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22 Nov 2007 12:00 AM by PujaKush Star rating in Amazon Jungle 2nd Tr.... 51 forum posts Send private message

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November 2007

The Green Plan
Torrevieja’s Mayor, Pedro Hernandez Mateo, along with the councilor for contracts and human resources, Jose Antonio Sanchez, announced the Plan Verde or the Green Plan. A total of €25 million will be invested into the town´s green areas over the next ten years.
Each year €2.5 million will be spent on Torrevieja’s parks, gardens and recreational areas that totals 240 green areas throughout the town. The tender will be up for bidders and a decision will be made in January 2008 for the company who will create and maintain Torrevieja’s gardens. A massive €600,000 will be spent on creating and developing new green areas and this all comes at no additional cost to the tax payer in the town.




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11 Jan 2008 4:10 PM by PujaKush Star rating in Amazon Jungle 2nd Tr.... 51 forum posts Send private message

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January 2008

Destination Spain - R/T News

The latest official statistics show that Spanish tourism had a good year in 2006, with demand growing by 3.2 percent. The growth is described by the National Institute of Statistics as indicating that the year was a year of 'consolidation and recuperation'. The final statistics for the 2006 year were only released last month. Much of the growth came from internal tourism, with Spanish people also travelling more as incomes rose with strong economic conditions.The official statisticians said that tourism represented about 10.8 percent of the GDP of Spain in the year. Spain was in second place in the world rankings of international tourism destinations in 2006, with 58.5 million visitors, which was about seven percent of world tourism and 13 percent of European tourism.

 




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21 Apr 2008 3:30 PM by PujaKush Star rating in Amazon Jungle 2nd Tr.... 51 forum posts Send private message

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Hi Everyone,

I came across this site (you may already know it) - Its got some useful tips and information on Torrevieja and surroundings.

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Spain/Comunidad_Valenciana/Torrevieja-252392/TravelGuide-Torrevieja.html

Enjoy !




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14 Jun 2008 10:24 PM by PujaKush Star rating in Amazon Jungle 2nd Tr.... 51 forum posts Send private message

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June 2008

http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/8590.html

THE city of Orihuela has been awarded seven blue flags for 2008.  Orihuela’s Mayor, Monica Lorente, was present when the flags were hoisted to mark the beginning of the 2008 tourist season. 

The coveted  flags were awarded to beaches at Playa Flamenca, Cala Capitan, Playa de Cabo Roig, Playa Campoamor, Barranco Rubio and Mil Palmeras. Also recognized was the sports harbour at Cabo Roig.

Blue flags are awarded not only for the quality of the water at the designated beaches but also for the infrastructure which is required to meet with ISO standards 14001 and 9001.

Mayor Lorente revealed that the beaches have been improved at great expense, with 115,000 euros being spent on a new lift and access ramps for disabled beach-goers on Punta Prima, 48,000 euros to renovate a stone wall and steps there and 54,000 euros to replace hand-rails on the promenade.

Parking facilities have also been improved with additional spaces and clearly designated areas being provided for disabled parking.

A total of 60,000 euros has also been invested in erecting information boards as well as repaving work in Campoamor and extending the contract with the Red Cross lifeguards. A total of 3,300 blue flags have been awarded worldwide this year but, in Spain, the total number has fallen by 49 to 527. All-in-all, it makes for a happy, clean and safe summer on Orihuela Costa.



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28 Apr 2009 9:58 AM by PujaKush Star rating in Amazon Jungle 2nd Tr.... 51 forum posts Send private message

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http://www.roundtownnews.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19043&Itemid=34

Mayor Unveils New Bus Route

24 April 2009

 

The Mayor of Orihuela, Monica Lorente visited the coast on Wednesday to unveil a new public bus service for the area.

Accompanied by almost all of her PP council, Ms Lorente explained how the Town Hall had been planning this new route since June 2007 and now, thanks to the close relationship that has been developed with bus company, Autocares Costa Azul SA., as well as the close consultation with residents groups to develop the routes, it has now come into fruition. She told awaiting journalists that the new service has been put on as a direct result of the demand from residents on the coast and to entice tourists to visit other parts of the coast.

There will be two different routes used by the 18 seater, air conditioned buses and almost the whole of Orihuela Costa is covered by one or the other route. The bus company has paid over 150,000 euros for the two year contract for the two routes and as well as the introduction of a new route, the frequency of the existing route, which currently runs every two hours from Los Altos to Torrevieja Hospital, will be increased to hourly. This route has also been extended to include a wider area.

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Both routes will meet at the Town Hall in Playa Flamenca to ensure that all residents have easy access to the services and facilities that are offered there and tickets are priced at one euro 15 cents. All the buses are wheelchair or pushchair friendly as they have an electric access ramp and as well as seating 18 passengers, they can accommodate 11 people standing. Ms Lorente said that it was extremely important to facilitate the needs of the disabled and mothers with small children, especially as it is they who feel the most isolated in not being able to travel from one part of the coast to the other.

The blue bus route will stop outside the Cabo Roig Medical Centre, meaning that anyone who does not drive and who needs to visit the doctors, will no longer have to rely on friends and relatives to take them. From Monday 27th April, this route will also run every hour from the Playa Flamenca Town Hall and will stop at 20 designated stops around La Zenia, Villamartín, El Presidente, El Galan, Las Filipinas, La Cuerda,  Aguamarina, La Regia and Campoamor.

Night Bus
Following the short press conference, which also included a brief overview from the bus company’s Deputy Managing Director, José Pedro García, the council members, other senior members of the bus company and journalists were all invited to take a trip on the bus, to witness the new route first hand. Ms Lorente said; “This has been a real team effort, with the whole council team working towards connecting the urbanisations on the coast.”

According to the Mayor, leaflets detailing the times and stops of the two bus routes will be delivered to every household in the area and she also promised that there will be a night bus service during the Summer months of July, August and September to accommodate the needs of the tourists visiting the area. She said that she hopes that this will also reduce the incidences of drink driving on the coast. Finally, she added that once the ‘difficult and complicated’ task of finalising the PGOU has taken place, it is hoped that the coast will get its own ‘strategic and logistical transport centre’ which she said would co-ordinate and improve access to and from Orihuela Costa.



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06 May 2009 9:45 AM by PujaKush Star rating in Amazon Jungle 2nd Tr.... 51 forum posts Send private message

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Just seen this in the UK papers......

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/99200/Holiday-cheer-as-your-pound-soars

HOLIDAY CHEER AS YOUR POUND SOARS

6th May 2009

 

BRITISH holidaymakers were handed a huge boost yesterday as the pound spectacularly bounced back in value against the euro and the dollar.

The knock-on effects for families could see hundreds of pounds slashed off the price of summer breaks.

On a day of a wealth of good news on the financial markets, share prices soared, the pound hit a five-month high against the dollar and cost of living rises slowed dramatically.

Business and consumer confidence shot up during the last month, according to the latest figures, with some experts predicting that the worst of the recession is now over.

The bounce-back by the pound saw sterling break back through the 1.5 dollar mark. It also clawed back value against the euro, rising by almost 1per cent alone yesterday, to 1.13 euros.

The fightback has seen the pound rise dramatically against the euro in recent weeks.

Hard-hit families holidaying abroad in Europe can expect to pay about 10 per cent less than the start of the year. Breaks in the US have similarly become better value.

According to travel association Abta, Spain, France and the USA are now the top three overseas destinations for Britons.

Abta spokeswoman Frances Tuke said: “Obviously this will give people a bit more optimism that they will have some more money in their pocket when it comes to buying things abroad. Hopefully it means people will have that little bit more to splash around when it comes to meals and shopping. This is a bit of bright news in the gloom.”

Mike Greenacre, managing director of The Co-operative Travel, the UK’s biggest independent holiday retailer, said: “We have been watching the currencies carefully for the last three months and it is very pleasing to see positive movement.

“We anticipate this will have a very positive effect as we come into the late bookings market where our customers can see that their preferred destinations – over 40 per cent of our customers go to Spain – will be much more affordable.”

Yesterday’s good news for the travel industry instantly saw shares in British Airways surge 12 per cent while Thomson owner TUI Travel also saw theirs soar by 7 per cent.

Buoyed by trade abroad, the stock market rose 3 per cent with the FTSE passing the 4300 mark, adding £31billion to share prices. It ended the day at 4336.94, up nearly 100 points.

Market analysts were delighted at yesterday’s jump in trading which they described as very encouraging.

Tim Hughes, head of sales trading at IG Index, said: “The FTSE has remained positive throughout the day, although down from earlier highs. Today’s high has seen the FTSE trade at levels not reached since January 14 this year and represents a 1,000 point bounce-back from March lows.

“With more than a few people expressing this is the start of the next bull market, momentum has been positive over recent days, with investors piling in, worried about missing out on further recovery.”

There was also good news for hard-pressed families as the British Retail Consortium reported a fall in the rate of shop price inflation.

While annual food inflation remained historically high at 7.9 per cent last month, this was much lower than the 9 per cent in March thanks to a more stable pound, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.

Stephen Robertson, BRC director general said: “Heavy discounting left non-food goods nearly two per cent cheaper than a year ago and annual food inflation has slowed for the first time this year.

“With food cheaper than a month ago, the worst of food price inflation may be over, thanks to a more stable value for the pound.”

Clothing and footwear saw the biggest price falls in the non-food sector, down 7.1 per cent on a year ago, while electricals dropped 3.9 per cent.

In addition, consumer confidence rose at its fastest rate for two years during April as people felt more optimistic about the future of the economy, research showed today. Nationwide’s consumer confidence index rose by eight points to 50, the biggest monthly increase since May 2007.


 



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05 Aug 2009 11:55 AM by PujaKush Star rating in Amazon Jungle 2nd Tr.... 51 forum posts Send private message

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Who changed the title to this thread, it was "LOCAL AREA NEWS"

but somehow its been changed to Driving a spanish car on uk licence.

My thread has nothing to do with cars/licence.

Wierd !


 



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