Archive for August, 2008
News - Altea, Costa Blanca Alicante Spain
A melanoma prevention campaign has been announced by the regional health officials and Altea council .
It will take place in Altea La Vella at the beginning of September and will be free of charge . They will take place between 10.30 and 14.00.
Melanomas can appear on any part of the body and represent only 5% of tumours but they account for 75 % of all deaths from skin cancers .
News - Denia, Alicante Costa Blanca Spain
The new Denia mayor has made certain changes to the town’s urban development department which has caused some criticism this week .
It appears that she has split the role of urban development into two by appointing a head of urban development services and then a head of a new department that will control , coordinate and evaluate development projects .
Opposition say that the two people appointed to the roles have strong links to the real estate sector in that both run or are part of companies that develop or carry out urban development projects .
News - Albir, Costa Blanca, Alicante Spain
Alfaz del Pi ’s Estiu Festiu programme on Albir beach will come to an end this weekend .
This open air cultural event has been running for 2 months and has included open air cinema , theatre , music and dance .
It has been used and supported by residents and tourists alike .
This Saturday there will be theatre for children followed on Sunday by African dance staged by Alicante dance group Actua .
News - Benidorm, Poniente, Alicante Costa Blanca Spain
An 8 month old dolphin was found stranded on the Poniente beach in Benidorm this week . Mundomar staff were called in to try and help the animal .
Plans were made to transport the dolphin to Mundomar theme park in a special tank but sadly the creature died before this could be done .
Local police cordoned off the area once the dolphin was spotted , to prevent it further distress . It was then put back in the sea and taken to the port where vets and biologists attempted to resusitate it but it was too weak and exhausted .
Holiday Rentals Spain News - Denia Alicante Costa Blanca
Las Rotas in Denia , backs on to Montgo and Cabo San Antoni and residents have reached a stalemate over what is going to happen to their neighbourhood .
In 2005 plans were drawn up to build another 250 homes in the area and it looked set to go ahead . Then it was thrown out after a petition with over 2000 signatures was presented to the council .
Now more than 400 do not want any more building while the residents association is looking for ways in which to reinstate the planning permission .
At the moment there is a ban on building swimming pools or refurbishing houses .
There are wonderful rural stretches still existing in the area and more building could endanger these .
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