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NINETEEN Moroccans were arrested for defrauding Social Security of €350,000 on the Costa Blanca. The case came to light after the owner of an Orihuela construction company lodged a formal complaint against the gestoria that handled his official paperwork and engaged his workers. He had detected discrepancies and irregularities, he…
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FOUR Albanians were remanded in custody for housebreaking in Alicante, Valencia and Madrid provinces. Although charged with 32 robberies, they are believed to be responsible for at least 100. The investigation began after a wave of robberies from villas in exclusive Villaviciosa de Odon in Madrid. All took place at…
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INGENIOUS scientists looking for an eco friendly way of dealing with seaweed-strewn beaches are processing it ready to turn into bio fuel. They have developed a machine to wash, dry and compress seaweed into fuel pellets right on the beach. The 2,000 tonnes of seaweed washed up overnight at Playa…
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UNREGISTERED residents lose La Nucia €1.1 million each year. The town has a population of 19,135 residents according to national statistics institute INE, entitling the town to a yearly transfer of €3.3 million from the central government. The true number is nearer 30,000, the town hall believes. If La Nucia…
COSTA BLANCA MOUNTAIN WALKERS SCHEDULE Saturday 25th May a) Dos Ermitas. Moderate, mostly good tracks. Small "party" after. 12 kms, 5 hours, 450m ascent. No dogs. Peter 669 873 159. b) Llosa leg stretcher. Moderately strenuous, some rough terrain. 12 kms, 5 hours, 560m ascent. Dogs on leads at rear.…
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OOPS! This lorry driver decided he knew better than the warning sign. Hoping to squeeze under this railway bridge in Altea he was left with a red face when he got stuck. And it took Local Police to divert traffic away and clear a path before the driver could extricate…
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THERE will be 100 fewer beds at Elche General Hospital during the summer months. Sixty beds will be unavailable in July, August and September in addition to 30 removed from service since the summer of 2011. A further 10 beds in different medical units will also remain empty during…
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A BRITISH fugitive said to be violent and dangerous has been arrested in Calpe, Costa Blanca after a six-year search in both countries. Andrew Terence Moran, 32, from Salford, near Manchester, was arrested after he and his accomplices held up a Royal Mail Post Office security van carrying the day's…
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A 13-STRONG group of travel agents from Saint Petersburg and Kaliningrad visited Benidorm last week. All represent leading firms in Russia and they spent the three-day break touring the resort and learning what it has to offer. This was the first time they had visited this part of Spain,…
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APRIL 30 was the 150th anniversary of the lighthouse at Punta Albir. The history of the lighthouse, built in 1853 and still vital to shipping in the area, is told in a new documentary. Forty people recall its past in a documentary which begins and ends with an interview with…
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ALTEA’S old Guardia Civil post is getting a facelift. It is situated on a small headland at the end of the Corredor Verde pedestrian and cycle path running from the Algar to La Olla. Built in the early 1900s, it was the coastguards’ station until the 1940s when the Carabineros…
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APPROXIMATELY 80 per cent of Valencian Community rental properties are unregistered. This is more than in any other Spanish region but the same pattern is repeated throughout Spain and the central government has now decided to take action. Legislation has been modified so that owners of unregistered properties are…
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CLIENTS at Benidorm’s Hotel Poseidon can watch their weight despite being on holiday. All the food in the hotel buffet is labelled with its nutritional values, and that includes calories. The Poseidon is the first hotel in Spain to take this step. The innovation was presented to the public by…
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TELITEC raised €524 at their most recent fund-raising event. The communications company hosted a ‘Do Something Funny for Money’ event, in aid of Red Nose Day in March, where stalls, a charity recycle bin and sales of red noses boosted the final total to more than €500. There were also…
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HOLLAND’S Paralympic athletes are currently training in Alfaz del Pi. The team, which is visiting Alfaz for the first time, is headed by Kenny Van Weeghel and Malou Van Rhijn, who each took gold and silver medals in last year’s Paralympic Games held in London. They and approximately 20 other…
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