EXACTLY 166 youngsters from Javea took part in last week’s three day “Mini Jocs de la Marina Alta”, coming away with a total of 18 medals in the three day Olympics style event. These were achieved in a variety of events including athletics, swimming, gymnastics, table tennis, karate, badminton, padel, volleyball, football and basketball. The football and basketball teams both narrowly missed out on...
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DENIA Hospital has about half the number of hospital attendants (warders) as neighbouring facilities based on the number per patient. Often overlooked in the smooth running of a hospital, their role is vital with one of their main duties being the mobilisation of patients around the centre and lack of warders can disrupt the way the whole hospital is run. Denia has 35 attendants for 220 beds, a ratio of...
QUESTIONS have been asked as to why through traffic has been barred from the street the mayor of Benitatxell lives on, just a few days before he stands for re-election. Barriers have cut off Calle Calistros although there has been no technical report submitted and the Local Police have not approved the actions. Mayor Miguel Garcia said that people on the street are “bothered by the cars” but failed to...
A team of four female students from the IES Gabriel Ciscar school in Oliva won third prize in the eleventh “Robot Challenge” competition organised by the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. The category that Irene Cañamas, Claudia Mansanet, Marta Caudeli and Mireia Sanchez entered was “Robot Dance”. Fellow pupil Derecho Granadal also picked up third place in the Sumo fighting...
AS the weather warms up and people turn to outdoor activities, just a reminder that Albir is one of the places lucky enough to hold their market at the weekend. The Sunday market is held at the large car park about halfway down Bulevard dels Musics and along with local fresh fruit and vegetables there are bakery stalls, charcutarias and a selection of cloths and household goods. There are also plenty of...
JAVEA Rotary Club along with their counterparts in Denia and Benissa-Teulada have organised a musical evening to raise money towards a special multi-sensory classroom for the La Xara Occupational Day Centre. On the programme for the night are the Coral Benissenca, Coro Cadenza, Cor de la Rectoria, Conservatori Tenor Cortis, Conservatori Mestre Berenguer and Conservatori de Xabia, all choirs and groups from...
AFTER the landslide caused by the heavy rains last month, residents on part of the Balcon al Mar urbanisation have said that up to 35 properties are “in imminent danger of being buried due to landslides, much of it caused by construction that has undermined the cliffs.” On 22 April huge boulders, stones and mud slid down the cliffs, blocking Calle Pierre Boulez, the only exit point for 45 properties...
A 30 year old Romanian man has been arrested in connection with two shop burglaries in the early hours of last Wednesday morning, both at locutorios. A routine National Police patrol noticed the windows of one establishment had been broken and the alarm was sounding. They entered the premises and,seeing it had been raided, alerted other patrols to look out for suspicious activity. Meanwhile 091 operators...
IN poorer parts of the world bad eyesight can sometimes be a matter of life and death and often means total dependence on friends or family. The charity organisation Hahatay, which develops co-operation between Spain and Senegal, is collecting old glasses for sending off to the West African country with 20 businesses in Javea taking part. They all have collection points where unwanted glasses can be...
THE Alicante Provincial Council have agreed to a project to construct a new roundabout to ease the problem with the jump in traffic where Javea meets Benitatxell after a private school opened last year. Locals in parts of Benitatxell had complained about the extra number of vehicles passing through after the 1,100 student school opened in Cumbre del Sol at the start of this school year. The new 18 metre...