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January 6th, 2011 8:13 pm - Comments Off
The Torrevieja council have put out to tender for 25 stalls in the newly modernized indoor market “La Plasa”. Submissions are welcomed from people who would like to bring...
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January 1st, 2011 5:51 pm - Comments Off
From the 2nd January, a new law comes into force across Spain, banning smoking in enclosed public places. Although the law had already been changed to ban smoking in many bars and...
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January 1st, 2011 5:48 pm - Comments Off
As the year 2010 came to a close, so did the Spanish government´s grants to mothers, which saw them given 2,500€ since 2007, in an attempt to boost the birthrate in Spain. Now,...
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January 1st, 2011 5:46 pm - Comments Off
The Spanish government has started it´s new scheme of privatization by starting the process of selling off 13 Air Traffic Control Towers currently operated by the national...
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December 30th, 2010 11:15 pm - Comments Off
In addition to the recent news that Torrevieja hopes to be served with a direct bus link to Alicante Airport, plans have also been approved for the construction of a new bus...
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December 30th, 2010 11:13 pm - Comments Off
A blueprint for a direct bus service between Torrevieja and Alicante airport has been submitted for approval before the transport ministry. The service will provide a direct link...
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December 30th, 2010 11:12 pm - Comments Off
The three main parties of the city of Torrevieja, the PP, PSOE and the LV have jointly tabled a notion to the regional government to have Torrevieja included in the development...
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The Spanish Government have announced that they are to slash their subsidy to solar power by a staggering 30% in 2011, a move which is expected to save them around 750 million...
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December 30th, 2010 11:08 pm - Comments Off
The Spanish House of Representatives has rejected new legislation under which hundreds of so called “file-sharing” websites could be shut down. This is considered a major...
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December 30th, 2010 11:05 pm - Comments Off
Sales in new cars plummeted 25.5% in November, compared to the same period in the previous year, as the Government´s cash for scrap scheme comes to an end, marking a worrying...
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December 30th, 2010 11:04 pm - Comments Off
Official figures estimate that between 300,000 and 500,000 women, mostly immigrants, are engaged in the practice of prostitution in Spain, and although it is neither legal, nor...
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December 30th, 2010 11:01 pm - Comments Off
The recent cold snap across Spain has entirely destroyed crops of artichokes in the most abundant production areas for the vegetable in the Campo de Cartagena and Lorca (Murcia)...