Raquel Peña and her outstanding Flamenco Dance Company will be returning to The Capitol Theatre in Rojales on Sunday, May 23rd, curtain-up at 5:30pm. Tickets at €10. The charity chosen to receive a generous donation from this performance is the Alzheimers Association of Torrevieja.
Noise pollution caused by mopeds and scooters, is a major form of complaint throughout towns and cities in Spain. With only 50cc to play with many young motorcyclists are tempted to try and boost their meagre horsepower and the noise that their bike produces.
The housing boom in Spain may have slowed down with houses selling at the prices they were bought for three or four years ago, but with the reluctance of banks to lend money, it’s still harder than ever for young people to put that first foot on the property ladder.
Last week the mayor of San Javier, Pepa García and the director of Jazz San Javier 2010 Alberto Nieto, presented the poster and a preview of the programme for the XIII edition of the San Javier International Jazz Festival.
At the quarterly zone meeting of local Lions Clubs, held in Los Alcazares and attended by representatives from Torrevieja Costa Lions, Torrevieja Suomi Lions and Mazzaron Bahia Lions, it was announced that the aggregate sum of the fund raising efforts of the three Clubs had raised in excess of 10,000.00 euros, around 14,000.00 US Dollars.
After many months of rehearsals the Gilbert & Sullivan Society have the costumes, the makeup, the scenery and the anticipation of a great show. The Stage Director, Trevor King, the Musical Director, Cyril Willoughby and the Accompanist, Susan Brace Guest have worked with the cast to ensure this will be a remarkable show full of colour, dance and music.
Until the PSOE took over the mantle of power in Spain, the former PP government had proposed to redirect water from the Ebro Valley to the drought-ridden areas of Valencia and Murcia. The idea was two fold; on the one hand, the area around the Ebro, which has a history of flooding, would have a better water management program put into place while the drought ridden agricultural areas on the coast would have a plentiful supply of water.
Midsummer’s Night 2010 may well be the last time that the Spanish, residents and visitors, can enjoy a ‘smoke’ inside a public space in Spain, without fear of prosecution. June 22nd, 2010 is provisionally the day that Spain’s anti-smoking laws are expected to change, according to articles in the Spanish Press and TV.
Are you in danger of losing your right to vote? Are you concerned about the exchange rate or your pension? If you don’t register in the next 4 weeks you will not be able to take part in the most contested British General Election since World War II.
It’s not enough that Torrevieja is proud to have the world’s first International Cofradia but now, they even have their own tune to lighten the load. The Director of La Sociedad Musical Ciudad de Torrevieja ‘Los Salerosos’ has written a score that the band shall play as the 100-strong Los Casteleros carry the their float, Jesus en la Oración el el Huerto de los Olivos (Jesus in the Garden of Olives) through the streets of Torrevieja during the Semana Santa processions. Its first public performance shall be at Inmaculada Church on March the 26th.
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