Archive : News

The Velvetones will soon resume practice sessions once more, following their summer break. Wednesday September 8th will see the ladies refreshed and eager to recommence rehearsals at 10am at the Hotel Cabo Cervera, La Mata, Torrevieja. So come on Ladies if you are looking for a new hobby, if you love to sing, or just want to meet new friends and have a great social life, come along to have a go, or just listen to our fun loving chorus. They sing Pop, Swing, musicals, classics and many more. [...]

Crescendo will start rehearsals again for their Autumn and Winter concerts on WED. SEPT 9th at BAR OASIS in TORRETA III from 6-8pm. As always the Musical Director is CHAS SMITH and choir accompanist is SUE TRICK. New members and visitors are always welcome. Crescendo is a friendly group of approx 60 members which includes several husband and wife couples. There are social events throughout the year including meals and parties. There are several concerts lined up including Los Montesinos where they [...]

The Garden Club of Vega Baja will hold its first meeting of the autumn on MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6th from 2-4pm at the Restaurante Los Rosales on the Lemon Tree Road (same venue as before, but different name) The speaker for the month will be Dennis James talking about the joys and problems of BEEKEEPING. As always there will be a question and answer time. Members are invited to bring produce for sale e.g. fruit, veg, preserves etc. Membership costs only one euro each time you come to cover overheads…..there [...]

Mar Azul International School had reason to celebrate this week having smashed its previous year's records and surpassing all expectations with some amazing IGCSE results. The school opened its Secondary Department in 2005, thus 2010 was the first exam year for pupils that had completed all of their Secondary Education at the school. The School is very proud to announce that including pupils who took IGCSE exams early the pupils have achieved a 74% pass rate grades A -C in English Language, [...]

The Gota Fria, the phenomenon when the heavens open and torrential downpours flood normally dry areas in a matter of minutes, looks set to appear in style this year, and forecasters are predicting that we should be expecting very heavy rain between September 15th and the end of October. The main ingredients necessary for the “gota fria” to form are: cold air at high altitude (5km above the ground), and warm, damp air on the surface of the earth. This is a normal phenomenon, which [...]

Three youngsters and an adult managed to stop a violent thief from running off last Sunday in Alicante. The robber had tried to grab a lady's bag as she was walking along, at about 7pm in the evening. The victim fell over in the struggle, banging her head, which left her disorientated. Three youngsters who were walking by at the time, ran to the aid of the lady, then sped after the thief. They kept shouting “thief, thief (ladron, ladron) as they sprinted along the pavement after the fleeing [...]

It will be held AT TORRE PACHECO THURSDAY 21st OCTOBER in aid of the Royal British Legion Poppy appeal. The event is open to men and women, with or without handicap. Meeting points will be either the HOP bar La Zenia at 12.15pm or Torre Pacheco golf course 1.00pm. Play will begin at approx 1.15pm in groups of 4. Prizes will be given to the group of 4, that takes the least putts on the whole course. The cost for the day will be €20 which will include a round of golf, a glass of beer, or soft [...]

A fire has ripped through the heart of a popular bar in urbanisation La Marina. The blaze started at around 4.30 Tuesday morning at the much loved Chief O'Neills and the flames quickly took hold. Hours later as the sun rose, from the outside there was little sign of the ruin that lay inside apart from the police tape which surrounded the Irish bar. Owner Miguel was understandably too shocked and upset to comment at the time but the owner of a neighbouring business said when he arrived to work at [...]

Following the huge success of his visit last May, horse whisperer Adam Shereston is returning to the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, Rojales. Adam will be staging a demonstration on September 10th from 10am to 2pm. There is a suggested donation of five euros for those attending the event, which will go toward supporting the work of the centre. Adam is also holding a two day course to teach natural horsemanship on 11th and 12th September. The course will also be open to spectators for a suggested [...]

The demonstration last year against the construction of a platform for merchant containers at the port of Cartagena, which ended with eight activists chaining themselves to the gates of the main port area of the town, hits the news again as the activists face trial. They are being charged with blocking the entrance to the port, and each protester is faced with a fine of 1,000 euros. When they refused to pay this amount the Spanish Tax Office blocked their current accounts. Having approached the [...]

The loveable Lynda Bellingham has been impressing audiences in Moraira, with her one woman show to help raise awareness and funds for the Costa Blanca Samaritans of which she is now proud patron. Following the two nights on stage, Gemma Quinn had her own audience with the ‘loose woman.' Meeting at the Albir Playa Hotel, dressed in cool white with bright, fashionable turquoise jewellery, Lynda Bellingham is every bit the welcoming persona that you would hope her to be. Cheery and chatty, she [...]