Vehicle Thefts Out of Control The theft of a motor vehicle is one of the most distressing and costly losses that an owner can suffer, not only because of the fact it can affect anybody, but because it can happen at any time and at any place. Like most countries, the theft of a vehicle is not considered a priority … Read More
Flooding Could have been Avoided with Proper Plans For year, residents on one area of Torrevieja have had to put up with severe flooding, whilst the rest of the municipality has foot the bill through taxes. Now, it looks like both of the problems could have been avoided if the previous government had ensured that proper plans were in place, or at least listened to the opposition (now … Read More
Water Firm Buys Electric Cars The Mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón of the Los Verdes green party , whose position also sees him sit as Chairman of the Board of the joint-owned water supply company Agamed, accompanied by the company’s manager, José Manuel Nadal, visited the new fleet of electric vehicles that the company has acquired, with the aim of reducing pollution. The company … Read More
Santa Pola Celebrates Its Pride on Saturday Night Many towns have been celebrating their own version of Gay Pride over the last couple of weeks with various activities including exhibitions, films, concerts and talks. And while this is all well and good, most people just want to PARTY and mingle! This Saturday evening, the coastal town of Santa Pola will be doing just … Read More
Man Arrested for Attempted Child Abduction at Alicante Bonfires A 51-year-old man, of Spanish nationality, has been arrested for allegedly trying to abduct a 10-year-old girl during the bonfires in Alicante, the National Police have reported. The events took place around midnight yesterday during the Hogueras fiesta, when the man, taking advantage of the fact that the city is celebrating the parties, told the … Read More
Bike Parking in Torrevieja Torrevieja town hall has installed 50 new bike parking stands in the town, and provided extra security for pedestrians near the port area. The mayor, José Manuel Dolón of the Los Verdes green party, in his capacity as head of the Department of Traffic and Transport, has said that the creation of these fifty stands is intended “to provide facilities … Read More
Football Tournament Success Members of the Guardia Civil traffic department and the N332 Project visited the Elche Children´s home again last week, partly in the interest of road safety and partly to get a thrashing from the children in the latest football tournament. Read More ... Read More
See You on St Patrick’s Day Thursday the 17th of March is St Patrick´s day, and some of the N332 website and Facebook teams will be at the biggest and best “Paddy´s Day” party in Spain, at Cabo Roig on the Orihuela Costa. Look out for Read More ... Read More
New Start for CLARO Orihuela C.L.A.R.O’s 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 13 November was well attended and positive, adopting innovative plans for the future and electing a new President. The first debate in the meeting was on the results of the municipal elections in May. Although not as good as hoped for, the AGM stressed that for the third time C.L.A.R.O. had won the … Read More
Orihuela Costa Preparing for Wednesday Party Orihuela local police will have a stronger presence on the coast on Wednesday, with support from the Guardia Civil, in preparation for a situation that many of the local residents dread. On the first Wednesday of August, thousands of partygoers from all across the local descend on the area for a beach party, leaving their […] Read More
José Manuel Dolón is the new mayor of Torrevieja José Manuel Dolón of the Los Verdes green party is the new mayor of Torrevieja, having received the majority of votes, ousting the Partido Popular after 27 years in power. As one of the politicians instrumental in bringing countless cases to court, fighting against the corrupt elements of the PP, José Manuel Dolón has ousted Eduardo Dolón from the top … Read More
SPANISH SENATE REJECTS HOMEOWNERS BID TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF THE LAND REGISTRY Land Registry still not obliged to record existence of planning irregularities or demolition orders Homeowners associations from across Spain failed in their bid to persuade the Spanish Senate to vote in favour of an amendment to the law regulatin... Read More