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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009A couple found shot dead in their Spanish home were from Hampshire, police in Madrid have confirmed.
David Rouse, 75, and his wife Heather, 58, were discovered in their home in San Fulgencio, near Alicante.
Police believe Mr Rouse shot his wife as she slept before turning the gun on himself.
A Civil Guard spokesman in Madrid confirmed [...]
Jelly Fish Alert
Sunday, June 21st, 2009Spanish authorities are already preparing defences to tackle the swarms of Mauve Stinger jellyfish; bright purple invertebrates which emit a yellow glow at night, that annually plague the eastern beaches of the country.
Each summer tens of thousands of holidaymakers are forced to seek treatment for minor stings. Scientists predict that the numbers of jellyfish [...]
Tourism slowdown in Alicante
Thursday, February 5th, 2009January numbers are 13.5 percent down on last year.
Hotels in Alicante have 2,800 empty rooms every day because of the current lack of clients. The latest data for January shows an average occupancy level of 31%, nearly 13.5% down on last year at the same time. The low numbers come despite the possibility of reserving [...]
Alicante AVE high speed train in 2012
Saturday, December 20th, 2008A new interchange centre for the high speed service will not need an environment study to be carried out.
The decision by the Ministry of the Environment that an environmental study is not needed for the new AVE high speed train interchange centre which is needed to be built at La Encina, means that the progress [...]
Police Arrest Most Wanted Criminals In Spain
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Kearney and McCafferty were arrested in Spain
Donna McCafferty and Anthony Kearney were at a cafe in the resort of Javea, a town an hour’s drive north of Alicante, when they were spotted.
They were recognised by a British couple sitting on a table next to them on Thursday.
The couple called police who then arrested the two [...]
British identity cards will be covered in EU symbols
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Britain’s first identity card in more than half a century was unveiled yesterday – and turned out to be covered in EU symbols to satisfy Brussels.
The plastic card, which will be issued to foreign citizens in Britain starting in November, marks the first stage in the Government’s ambitious scheme to issue biometric ID cards [...]
Santa Pola to host windsurfing world championships
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Santa Pola has been chosen to host the Formula World Windsurfing Championships in 2009 and the event will be presided over by Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia. The president of the Santa Pola Windsurfing Club, Vicente Germán MartÃnez, said that Santa Pola’s position as host showed how important and popular windsurfing had become in Spain [...]
Riviera Coast Fraud
Monday, September 22nd, 2008The Judge Fernando Grande Malaska has given the president of Riviera Coast Invest, Claude Roch Tabarot bail, which has been set at 60,000euros. The director of the company, Francisco Fernández, was also arrested. His bail has been set at 40.000euros. Another four employees , who were arrested at Alicante airport last week, have been released. [...]
Three fires a day this summer
Monday, September 22nd, 2008A staggering 184 fires were dealt with during the months of July and August alone in the Costa Blanca region, averaging three per day. With the heat wave showing no signs of abating, the fire authorities still have cause for concern.
Most of the blazes have been fought in the countryside where the vegetation is [...]
New Gran Alacant school
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Parents of young children in Gran Alacant breathed a huge sigh of relief last week, and not just because the little ones were returning to school, but also because they were to be the first kids to enter the new primary school that was completed over the summer.
The unimaginatively named Colegio Number 7 has [...]