REGIONAL health officials have announced that a free 24-hour telephone service has been set up for anyone who thinks they may be suffering from swine flu . Read more…
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A MAN from Teulada-Moraira has died after contracting swine flu. It is the first death caused by the virus in Alicante Province and brings the total of deaths from swine flu in Spain to five.
The victim was an Algerian man resident in Teulada, who after contracting the virus, deteriorated rapidly.
The …

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180 000 Leute finden:  “Est reicht”
Tierschützer in Spanien wollen erstmals mir einer Parlaments-Petition ein Verbot van Stierkämpfen im Land erreichen.  Die Bürgerinitiative Prou sammelte nach eigenen Angaben vom Montag rund 180 000 Unterschriften, um im Regionalparlament von Katalonien eine entsprechende Gesetzesänderung durchzusetzen.
Zu den Unterstützern der Aktion zählen Intellektuelle …

Two-thirds of homes empty all year round
A whopping 66% of Denia‘s houses are left empty all year round, research has revealed.
The last census shows that Denia’s year-round inhabitants total 44 035, and its number of houses 41 149.
Although this gives a total of 0.93% properties per inhabitant, in reality, with …

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La Sella resort will soon have the largest golf course on the hole of the Costa Blanca.  The existing course, part of the Marriott Hotel and la Sella Golf residential complex, will be extended to 27 holes.  Nine new holes will be added by December, once …

The group falsely inflated several companies’ capital to attract victims’ investment
By Oliver McIntyre
Two people were arrested and 20 others named as formal suspects in a major Guardia Civil operation last week against a group that allegedly scammed some 65 million euros from hundreds of Britons by offering investments in bogus …

Exchange rate increases holiday budget by 20 per cent
By James Parkes
THE COSTA Blanca tourism sector fears the worst after major tour operators warned this week that the weak pound has seen holiday prices rise by up to 20 per cent for British tourists.
The euro to pound exchange rate in June …

DEALS ON WHEELS
Government expands Plan Vive car-buying assistance to used vehicles
By Oliver McIntyre
Anyone thinking of trading in their old clunker for a newer set of wheels – but perhaps balking at the price of a brand-new vehicle – got good news from the Spanish government last week.
The cabinet approved modifications …

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