The building is almost 2000 square metres and will house 22 members of staff..It has cost almost 4 million euros to build.

The idea of building this town hall has been in place since 2005 and has been made a reality by the funding from central government,their Plan E investment grant to all towns throughout the country.

The building is three storeys high and includes a basement and an attic.There are of course a variety of offices,meeting rooms and of course a council chamber.It will also house La Mata Tourist Office.

La Mata residents will no longer have to travel to Torrevieja to carry out all of their administrative tasks from now on.All documentation will be available at the new town hall.

There will be another satellite town hall in the ols Semana Santa Museum.This will happen once the new Semana Santa building has been completed.

These statistics were produced by the Frontier Tourist Movement Survey ( FRONTUR) and drafted by the Tourism Studies Institute of the Ministry of Industry,Tourism and Trade.

This is the second consecutive increase in the number of tourists arriving in Spain.There was an increase of 1.1% in May.

In the first 6 months of 2010 approximately 23 million tourists visited the country and this was 1.8% fewer than in 2009.It is thought that this figure reflects the effects of the volcanic ash cloud.

In June there were more positive trends from countries such as Germany,France ,Italy and Holland.People coming from even further afield also increased.

All of the major tourist destinations registered an increase in June and those that didn´t only saw a slight decline.

Tourists staying in hotels in June accounted for 68% of the total with an increase of almost 10% at the same time last year.

Air Berlin has operated from Murcia Aiorport for 4 years and will be keeping its direct flight between San Javier  and Palma de Mallorca from November 1st until April 11 2011.It is expected to continue operating next winter´sconnections to 16 cities in Germany as well as Innsbruck and Linz in Austria and Basel in Switzerland.

A spokesperson for Air Berlin has said that the stance taken by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is incomprehensible and that the government in Murcia obviously could not see the importance of these air links.

Last week it was Ryanair that cancelled flights from San Javier to British airports and for very similar reasons.

There were 68 votes in favour of the ban and 55 against with 9 abstentions.The new law will come into effect from January 1st 2012.

A group which calls itself the People´s Legislative Initiative collected almost 200,000 signatures from the general public.These people wanted bullfighting to be banned.It was because of these signatures that the topic was brought to a vote.

The Partido popular all voted against the ban and they are now working to get this new law annulled by the Madrid Congress.

Statistics show that fewer people in Spain are watching bullfighting.Lat year almost 11,000 animals were slaughtered in the name of fun and enjoyment.

The fact that this is a first step for Spain is a wonderful indication of a country which is growing in maturity.

Aqualandia which is another theme park nearby,which as its name suggests is a water park and a very successful one too.Now it is going to rent Terra Mitica for 1.8 million euros annually.

Terra Mitica was the brainchild of a former President of the Valencia Community.He had the idea for it in the 90´s.Since its inception it has never been as popular as Disney World in Paris and has had fewer visitors.It was facing bancruptcy.The interest on the loans alone is 1.8 million euros annually  and Aqualandia has signed a lease for 10 years.There is also an option in the deal to eventually buy the theme park.

Aqualandia which is another theme park nearby,which as its name suggests is a water park and a very successful one too.Now it is going to rent Terra Mitica for 1.8 million euros annually.

Terra Mitica was the brainchild of a former President of the Valencia Community.He had the idea for it in the 90´s.Since its inception it has never been as popular as Disney World in Paris and has had fewer visitors.It was facing bancruptcy.The interest on the loans alone is 1.8 million euros annually  and Aqualandia has signed a lease for 10 years.There is also an option in the deal to eventually buy the theme park.

It is a very brave thing to attempt and it does take nerve but it is very safe.The professionally arranged event will take place on September 18 when they will decend a Moraira cliff face.

This is the next important fund raising event.The activity will be organised by Active Life and they will ensure that everyone knows exactly what to do and to do it safely.Every participant will be harnessed and fully covered by insurance.

They are hoping that every participant will take a sponsor form and raise a minimum of 50 euros to cover the cost of the event and to donate to local charities.Forms can be obtained by emailing bobspokes@gamil.com

The Spanish Minister of Defence and the Managing Director of the Hospital Sant Joan de Deu in Esplugues de Llobregat ( Barcelona) have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the undertaking of activities within the framework of the “Programa Ciudam” ( We Care Programme) which has the objective to guarantee access to specialised treatment for sick children in disadvantaged countries where the governments there are unable to provide it .

This agreement will remain in place until December 2012.The Ministry of defence will cooperate in bringing the children back to Spain in those countries where Spanish soldiers are deployed.The children will be treated in Barcelona.

Programa Cuidam was started in 2004 to enable sick children from any country in the world to recieve the treatment that they require.This is done on a charitable basis.

The previous Mayor it seems has been questioned over the alleged manipulation of a document which awarded the contract to supply fresh water to the town.

It is the present socialist mayor who has filed the complaint with the Guardia Civil.Then the judicial police has become involved to see if a crime has been committed.It has been stressed that this has nothing to do with another alleged corruption case in Orihuela.

In Los Alcazares there are other allegations of fraud,money laundering and bribery within the Town Hall and a municipal architect was arrested and imprisoned for misappropriation of public funds amounting to 4 million euros.He was not the only one to be imprisoned.The former Mayor and Town Clerk have been released on bail in this case.

A German woman could face charges of negligent homicide after her son was discovered dead last week.The child died from heatstroke and dehydration.This caused multiple organ failure and death.

The woman was on holiday with her son and they were seen fishing fishing at a reservoir prior to the incident.

The mother reported her son missing and was herself in a disorientated and bruised state when she did this.She has been released with the charges still outstanding.

The body of the boy was found next to two rucksacks and an empty bottle of water.The rucksacks were adult and child sized.

Could this be a tragic accident or is it possible that it was negligence on the part of the mother.