TWO British people will take their place on San Fulgencio council, after the Partido Popular were routed in last Sunday´s local elections. Ex-PIPN party members Samantha Hull and Darren Parmenter were part of the PSOE Socialist slate that came top of the poll, winning six seats with 41 per cent of the vote in an area that includes the La Marina urbanisation. José Sampere Ballester will...
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ORIHUELA council will almost certainly continue to be led by the Partido Popular and mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, despite losing two seats in Sunday´s local elections. The PP, amidst local divisions concerning the mayor, still topped the poll, but will have to renew their previous coalition with the centrist Ciudadanos party, who boosted their representation from three to five. The PSOE...
TORREVIEJA homeless charity, Reach Out, got a welcome donation of 300 euros from the Rojales Pantomime Group, as part of the money raised from this year´s production of Camelot. Mike Smith, president of the panto group is pictured with members handing over the cheque to David Young of Reach Out. The charity´s drop in centre in Torrevieja provides, food, showers and laundry facilities for the...
A GRANADA household has got to the bottom of why a buzzing noise was keeping them awake at night for the last two years. Bee-keeper Sergio Guerrero discovered that 80 thousand bees were nestled inside the couple´s bedroom wall, after Granada council in the Andalucia region advised them to call in an the expert. Despite the buzzing, and theories that the noise was coming from an electrical source, it...
BRITISH residents across the Vega Baja and Mar Menor regions have their chance to cast a vote this Sunday in the local council elections. Elections take place every four years, and so long as expats have registered to vote, then they can take part in choosing a mayor and team to run a local area. Turnout in Spanish local elections is vastly higher compared to the UK, with municipalities having a load...
AN OFF-DUTY Torrevieja police officer intervened in a street assault which saw a British man attacking his brother, before both tried to resist arrest. The fight on the narrow Calle Caballero de Rodas in Torrevieja city centre took place on Sunday May 12th at around 10.00 pm,.with the victim lying on the ground, as he was punched by his sibling. By-standers videoed the incident on their...
620 EUROS was raised for the Huntington´s Disease Association, Costa Blanca, at a recent BBQ and Sangria afternoon in El Banet, Almoradi. 80 people got dressed up in purple and green clothing to an enjoy an afternoon of good food and drink in the May sunshine. Entertainment provided by musician Glen Mills, whilst chefs Jo and Sarah from T.J.´s Restaurant in Benijofar dealt with the...
WORK on renovating the historic bridge in Rojales along with the weir and water wheel has been suspended due to an extra 100 thousand euros needed to be spent on buying extra granite. Rojales mayor Antonio Pérez has terminated a 659 thousand euro contract with contractor Aitana, who according to the Informacion newspaper, are willing to finish off the work, but not with the specific...
TORREVIEJA Hospital´s Urology department is badly under-staffed, according to the CSIF trade union, who claim that the facility has just one urologist. The union says that posts are not being filled in the department, with staff leaving for better working conditions. The department originally was designed to have five urologists. A CSIF spokesman said:- “A single urologist is simply not enough...
A LIFT is to be installed at Guardamar´s Santa Ana industrial estate as part of a 200 thousand euros project to improve access to people using the car park to go nearby amenities. The lift will accommodate six people, and along with a new set of stairs, it will link up with the estate´s car park, providing easier pedestrian access to the weekly market or local health centre. The 200-space parking area...