JAVEA Town Hall has instructed the company responsible for laying the new pavements on Avenida Pla to rip up and replace those already completed as they used the wrong materials. The firm had already had a warning that their work was not as specified in the contract and on this occasion, the council decided to act, said Councillor Isabel Bolufer. The company said that the material they used was of the same...
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POSSIBLY brought in by the warm weather, several pods of dolphins were spotted close to the Denia shore last week. The University of Valencia were monitoring the waters last week and think that they are three separate family groups of the bottlenose genre. The university is studying the waters throughout 2020, monitoring for plastics, water quality and less common sea creatures. People coming across...
FOUR Dutch nationals were arrested after the National Police raided a cannabis club in Alicante City. The four men are aged between 44 and 56, and live in Alfaz del Pi and Alicante. Police seized more than 100 kilograms of cannabis, 550 cannabis plants, a firearm and a large sum of money. The men have been charged with drug trafficking, membership of a criminal organization, fraud, and the illegal...
The PSPV de Calp have accused their rivals in the Partido Popular of “ostentatious” spending during the recent local election campaign. They have submitted an official complaint to the regional Electoral Board claiming that the PP exceeded the expenditure ceiling. The left wing PSPV specified several specific incidents including the closing campaign party which featured a Beatles tribute act and meal...
Twenty youngsters from all over Alicante province participated in the XXIV Fogueres Xabia Chess Tournament for schools last week. All are members of chess clubs in their own municipalities, something the tournament aims to promote as both an extra curricular and school activity. There were five different age categories from under 8 to under 16 as well as one for parents with the winners being Francesc...
Denia´s long awaited Museum of the Sea opened its doors to the public last Friday at its site in the historic old fish market. 25 years in the planning and after several false starts, the museum was officially inaugurated in a ceremony attended by local dignitaries and members of the public. Architect Josep Antoni Gisbert thanked the local people whose donations make up much of the items on display. He...
FOUR fishing eagles (ospreys) have been introduced into the Pego-Oliva marshes this week, part of the longer term project of reintroducing the birds Jointly promoted by the town halls of Denia, Javea, Pego and Oliva along with the Montgo Natural Park board, the aim is eventually to restrore the species across the wider region. Two of the fledgling eagles were born in the Balearic Islands and the other...
The town council for l’Alfas del Pi has confirmed that the mediation programme aimed at schoolchildren in the town will be funded again next year The specially trained mediators coach kids as young as five in how to manage their emotions, communication skills and any conflicts. The aim is to improve the climate in the classroom and encourage coexistence while stamping out bullying and other issues....
Organisers of a recent charity rastro in Albir, received an unexpected boost, when another local charity gave one thousand euros towards their cause after reading an article in The Weekender. Despite a quiet turn out for the event two weeks ago, Rob Adema and Hardy Janssen, fundraisers for the Make A Wish Foundation, a charity set up to make dreams come true for children with life threatening diseases,...
A group of Costa Blanca Hotel chiefs met this week to discuss measures aimed at curbing unsocial behaviour caused by groups of drunken guests. The one day conference, organised by GrupoVía, took place at the MeliáVillaitana Hotel in Benidorm and was entitled Gran DebateHotelero. Concerned delegates, spoke of the need to use modern technology to filter out guests, who could cause potential disruptions to...