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ORIHUELA COSTA-ORIHUELA
Orihuela´s Plenary Meeting turns down CLR´s suggestion to open “Social Dining Room" for families
The CLR spokeman at the Town Hall of Orihuela, Pedro Mancebo, believes that "this service would be a great benefit to needy families in our area, who through no fault of their own, in the majority of cases due to losing their jobs and the financial crisis, find themselves living on the or, in the worst case, below the breadline”.
Torrevieja
Meeting for British residents who wish to ensure their right to vote in the fortcoming UK General Election
Are you in danger of losing your right to vote? Are you concerned about the exchange rate or your pension? If you don’t register in the next 4 weeks you will not be able to take part in the most contested British General Election since World War II.
Other news
Ebro Valley water transfer could provide up to half a million jobs
Until the PSOE took over the mantle of power in Spain, the former PP government had proposed to redirect water from the Ebro Valley to the drought-ridden areas of Valencia and Murcia. The idea was two fold; on the one hand, the area around the Ebro, which has a history of flooding, would have a better water management program put into place while the drought ridden agricultural areas on the coast would have a plentiful supply of water.
Other news
Midsummer to be the end of smoking in Pubs in Spain
Midsummer’s Night 2010 may well be the last time that the Spanish, residents and visitors, can enjoy a ‘smoke’ inside a public space in Spain, without fear of prosecution. June 22nd, 2010 is provisionally the day that Spain’s anti-smoking laws are expected to change, according to articles in the Spanish Press and TV.
Other news
Sneak preview of San Javier Jazz announced
Last week the mayor of San Javier, Pepa García and the director of Jazz San Javier 2010 Alberto Nieto, presented the poster and a preview of the programme for the XIII edition of the San Javier International Jazz Festival.
Torrevieja
Local Lions raise 10,000 euros for Haiti
At the quarterly zone meeting of local Lions Clubs, held in Los Alcazares and attended by representatives from Torrevieja Costa Lions, Torrevieja Suomi Lions and Mazzaron Bahia Lions, it was announced that the aggregate sum of the fund raising efforts of the three Clubs had raised in excess of 10,000.00 euros, around 14,000.00 US Dollars.
Torrevieja
Torrevieja’s new Harbour Plan revisited
Back in August 2008, Torrevieja’s Mayor, Pedro Hernandez Mateo, presented an ambitious plan for a new Harbour Front project that would completely revitalise the City’s seafront. This project is designed to be a joint venture between public and private developers with investment exceeding 130 million euros. The project will transform the entire seafront of the city. However, since the plan was announced, Spain has been in ‘Crisis’ mode and thus developers and investors with the necessary seventy-million euros or so, required to build from the private sector, have been few and far between!
Torrevieja
Noisy mopeds and scooters to be inspected by local Police
Noise pollution caused by mopeds and scooters, is a major form of complaint throughout towns and cities in Spain. With only 50cc to play with many young motorcyclists are tempted to try and boost their meagre horsepower and the noise that their bike produces.
Sport
Cricket comes out the winner as Torrevieja Cricket Club play their first game
Torrevieja Cricket Club finally managed to play their first ‘real’ game on Sunday 28th February at Torrevieja’s athletics stadium. Although greeted by a rather damp morning, newly-formed Torrevieja cricket club took on the might of Alicante cricket, in the form of Intellectuals Cricket Club.?
Torrevieja
Torrevieja to build 116 houses for young adults
The housing boom in Spain may have slowed down with houses selling at the prices they were bought for three or four years ago, but with the reluctance of banks to lend money, it’s still harder than ever for young people to put that first foot on the property ladder.
ORIHUELA COSTA-ORIHUELA
Baby Isabel´s heart operation
The parents of a baby born in Spain with Downs Syndrome and several holes in her heart are celebrating the success of life-saving surgery following a battle with health authorities.
ORIHUELA COSTA-ORIHUELA
PSOE to launch new contact point for Entre Naranjos
The PSOE opposition party is to introduce a new contact point for the residents of Entre Naranjos and Laguna Green which will open every Wednesday, starting 31 March, between the hours of 11am until 1pm. The new contact point will be inaugurated on Saturday 27 March at 11am when local residents will be invited to meet PSOE opposition councillor for Orihuela Costa, Rosa Martinez, as well as other members of the PSOE opposition party.
ORIHUELA COSTA-ORIHUELA
St. Patrick´s Day Festival 2010 in Orihuela Costa
This year the Ayuntamiento in Orihuela is pleased to announce that there will be a St. Patrick´s Day Festival.
Torrevieja
Torrevieja’s skyscrapers given their first green light
For the last three months, a group of overseas investment companies have been lobbying Torrevieja’s Town Hall for more information about the proposed building sites for luxury Hi-Rise 4 & 5-star hotels within the city.
ORIHUELA COSTA-ORIHUELA
The PSOE proposes medical consulting rooms for Orihuela Costa
PSOE Councillor Rosa Martínez is presenting a motion in the monthly plenary to be held tomorrow at the Orihuela town hall in which she will propose the creation of medical consulting rooms in various areas of Orihuela Costa, like those established in the majority of pedanías (districts) in the municipality.
ORIHUELA COSTA-ORIHUELA
Los Verdes present an official request for a Youth Centre in Orihuela Costa
Martina Scheurer, spokeswoman for the green party Los Verdes in Orihuela Costa, said that, according to the padron, around 1,500 young people between 14 and 29 years of age live in this area.
- Meeting for British residents who wish to ensure their right to vote in the forthcoming UK General Election
- Baby Isabel´s heart operation
- The Orihuela Town Hall offers free buses to visit the Medieval Market in Orihuela
- St. Patrick´s Day Festival 2010 in Orihuela Costa
- Orihuela Half Marathon "Ciudad de Orihuela"
- Orihuela´s Plenary Meeting turns down CLR´s suggestion to open “Social Dining Room” for families during the crisis
- The PSOE proposes medical consulting rooms for Orihuela Costa
- Ten million euros to be spent on upgrading many of Torrevieja’s streets
- Ebro Valley water transfer could provide up to half a million jobs
- Los Verdes present an official request for a Youth Centre in Orihuela Costa
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