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STORMS CLAIM LIVES IN SOUTHERN SPAIN

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-12 14:26:08

The Guadalquivir River burst its banks in Cordoba last weekend and was on the brink of overflowing on several other points throughout the Jaen and Seville provinces which are under high alert meaning ...

• LIGHTENING DESTROYS ROOF
• ELEVEN ROAD DEATHS OVER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND
• RBL ACTIVE AT "THIS IS SPAIN" (2008)
• THIS IS SPAIN (2007)
• THIS IS SPAIN SPARKLED (2007)

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COSTA´S MOST WANTED CAPTURED

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-12 13:35:03

Jody Flynn, from Merseyside, who had been on the run for over a year before he was captured last week as he attempted to enter the port of Dover using an alias, was one of the "most wanted" ...

• CROOKS CAUGHT WITHIN HOURS OF "CRIMESTOPPERS" LAUNCH
• CRIMESTOPPERS RELEASE DETAILS OF COSTA BLANCA'S MOST WANTED
• POLICE PLEA FOR COSTA CRIMINALS
• CRIMESTOPPERS' APPEAL TO FIND MISSING BRIT
• CRIMESTOPPERS LAUNCH APPEAL FOR BRITISH MAN WANTED FOR MURDER

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ETA CHIEF ARRESTED

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-11 14:28:06

Ibon Gogeascoechea Arronategui, 54, The presumed military chief of the armed Basque separatist organisation ETA was arrested last Sunday in northwest France, the Spanish interior ministry announced. H...

• ANOTHER MAYOR IS ARRESTED
• SICILIAN MAFIA SUSPECT ARRESTED IN MURCIA
• RUSSIAN ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER OF TORREVIEJA NOTARY
• POLOP MURDER - LOCAL TRADER ARRESTED
• SECOND MAN DETAINED IN POLOP MAYOR'S SHOOTING

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AID WORKER RELEASED AFTER 101 DAYS

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-11 12:37:56

Spain finally got some good news last Wednesday when the aid worker Alicia Gámez was released from 101 days in captivity. She returned home to Barcelona to jubilant cheers after being rele...

• RBL ACTIVE AT "THIS IS SPAIN" (2008)
• THIS IS SPAIN (2007)
• THIS IS SPAIN SPARKLED (2007)
• WIN A CRUISE AT "THIS IS SPAIN" EXHIBITION (2007)
• THIS IS SPAIN EXHIBITION (2006)

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OFFICIAL SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES NOW OPEN FOR ENROLMENT

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-11 12:28:06

The Councillor for Education of the Torrevieja’s Council, José Manuel Pizana, informed that from March 8 and up to April 14, 2010, the registration term for certification tests of levels ...

• DOGS TO COMBAT DRUGS IN ALICANTE SCHOOLS
• TONYS SOCCER SCHOOL - 24/10/2009
• 2,500 ELCHE PUPILS IN UNHEATED SCHOOLS
• SPANISH CLASSES IN ORIHUELA COSTA
• ONLY A GAME

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BRITISH CITIZENS – YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE UK GENERAL ELECTION.

Press Release / 2010-03-09 10:23:42

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...

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ORIHUELA COSTA TOWN HALL REJECTS SOCIAL KITCHEN

Press Release / 2010-03-09 10:17:54

The Plenary Meeting of the Orihuela Town Hall turns down suggestion to Open “Social Dining Room” for families during the Crisis (Comedor Social – Assístance for Needy Resident...

Features » People and Places

AN EVENING OF GOSPEL AND FAITH

Kevin Reardon / 2010-03-09 10:03:36

When, with my wife and friends, I committed to going along to the Torrevieja Christian Fellowship last Saturday night to take in an evening of gospel music and entertainment with Paul Jones and his wi...

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ORIHUELA COSTA TO CELEBRATE ST PATRICK’S DAY

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-06 15:32:42

From 16th to 18th of March there will be a St. Patrick´s Day Festival on the Orihuela Costa!   Saint Patrick’s Day is the annual feast day which celebrates St. Patrick, one of the p...

• STEFAN POKROPPA
• COUNCIL CIRCUS AMID ENVIRONMENTAL PROTESTS
• THREE MILLION TO BE SPENT ATTRACTING TOURISTS TO COSTA BLANCA
• COSTA BLANCA WELL REPRESENTED AT FITUR
• ECO - PUTTING ORIHUELA COSTA ON THE MAP!

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STREET CATS TO BE STERILISED IN ORIHUELA COSTA

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-06 11:58:52

On 20th March 2010 a team from INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE will be visiting Orihuela Costa to trap and sterilise feral cats in that and surrounding areas. They will be here for one week and the purp...

• STEFAN POKROPPA
• COUNCIL CIRCUS AMID ENVIRONMENTAL PROTESTS
• THREE MILLION TO BE SPENT ATTRACTING TOURISTS TO COSTA BLANCA
• COSTA BLANCA WELL REPRESENTED AT FITUR
• ECO - PUTTING ORIHUELA COSTA ON THE MAP!

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PARENTS FLEE TO SPAIN TO PROTECT BABIES

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-06 11:53:22

A mother’s instinct is to protect her child, and if there is any threat of that child being taken away, then the parents won’t just sit around waiting.  Two families from Suffolk ha...

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SAN JAVIER TO GET BRAND NEW CULTURAL CENTRE

Sally Bengtsson / 2010-03-06 11:50:05

San Javier will have a new cultural centre right in the heart of the town.  The new building will be modern looking and half covered in glass.  The brand new building will house two audito...

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MAR MENOR HARBOURS TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-06 11:48:15

More than 2,500 yachts which are moored in the eleven ports of the Mar Menor became isolated last Monday, when the only Access point into the Mediterranean, the lifting bridge, broke down.  The...

• THANK YOU TO A HERO
• FIRST FLOODS NOW PLAGUES OF MOSQUITOES
• JELLYFISH ON THE OUT
• SEA HORSES IN THE MAR MENOR
• JELLYFISH IN THE MAR MENOR

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URBANISATION PRESIDENTS - GOOD OR BAD? PART 2

Sally Bengtsson / 2010-03-06 11:28:00

The short article we published two weeks ago titled “Urbanisation Presidents Good or Bad”, has been the source of a lot of feedback from you readers. Your views are quite fairly divided, ...

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BRITISH EX-SPY PLAYS PART IN ALAKRANA RESCUE

Staff Reporter / 2010-03-06 11:11:22

A former British spy was the man given the job of handing over the ransom which brought the hijacked Spanish tuna-fishing boat Alakrana its freedom after 47 days in captivity at the hands of Somali pi...

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SAN JAVIER JAZZ FESTIVAL ACTS ANNOUNCED

Sally Bengtsson / 2010-03-06 11:03:29

The list of acts for this year´s San Javier´s Jazz Festival has been released, and jazz lovers are in for a treat.  Pepa Garcia, the Mayor of San Javier unveiled the programme last we...

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NEW PSOE CONTACT POINT FOR ENTRE NARANJOS

Press Release / 2010-03-06 11:00:41

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 1...

• PAQUI VICIANO ACCUSED OF MISUSING PUBLIC FUNDS
• MIGUEL HERNANDEZ OFF-LIMITS
• NEW LOCATION FOR TIP CAUSES PROTEST
• THE VIEWS OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT
• BRIBE SCANDAL AFFECT SPANISH ELECTION

Sport » Golf

KATIE REILLYS GOLF SOCIETY

Contributor / 2010-03-12 15:31:51

Greame Clark After seven long hard years of trying to achieve their ultimate goal, Katie Reilly´s Golf Society celebrated their first ever Vega Baja Premier Golf League winning season in fine s...

• GOLF COURSE REVIEW - MOSA TRAJECTUM GOLF CLUB
• GOLF COURSE REVIEW - PERALEJA GOLF CLUB
• SAN MIGUEL GOLF SOCIETY
• PEGO GOLF SOCIETY
• LEVANTE GOLF SOCIETY

Sport » Soccer » Santa Pola CF

MARCOS MORALE BOOSTER SINKS CAMPELLO

Kevin Rendall / 2010-03-07 18:52:41

SANTA POLA CF 1 - 0 CD EL CAMPELLO ...A well taken first half finish by midfielder Marcos extended Santa Pola’s unbeaten sequence to six and in the process earned his team three valuable points....

Sport » Soccer » CD Thader

AURELIO RESCUES POINT FOR THADER

Macer / 2010-03-07 10:37:18

We arrived to see the end of Jove's 1st team who lost to Catarroja 1-0. This is why the Thader game was at 1900 and on Saturday as there was a festival on the Sunday. Now whether it was the time or ...