| NEW MAGAZINE JAVEA.COM |
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It is with great pleasure that we announce the publication of a new magazine, with the contens of our website, in all languages. If you wish to collaborate, please click here
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| The Moli Blanc rediscovers the best of the night of the 80´s |
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Font: Xabia al día.es Fuente: The Moli Blanc opened again its doors on the day of the “Quintás”, after been closed for five years. The expectations of the
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| The DGT (Department of Traffic) are to install speed cameras in the A-7 tunnel at San Juan. |
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Madrid, 2 feb (EFE).- The department of Traffic will install one of the first six radars in the A-7 tunnel of San Juan. The president of the Association of Victims of Traffic accidents, Francisco Canes, believes that these types of radars, the first one of which began to working yesterday in the AP-6, in the tunnels of Guadarrama of Madrid, are a good solution to
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| Xàbia Volleyball Club presents its teams for this season |
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On Sunday 17 January the Xàbia Volleyball Club brought all the categories to make their formal presentation of the 2009-2010 season.
After an exciting match in which the senior women's team won by a 3-1 team worked Finestrat, ranked 2nd in the league, thanks to the encouragement and support from parents and other club volleyball players, the presentation took place category of
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| SNOW ON THE MONTGO |
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Friday, January the 8th. This is the look of the Montgo at 12.00h. this morning. 
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| Expat denied swine flu jab |
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www.costa-news.com By Nikki Luxford
BENISSA resident Charles Svoboda, the vice-president of well-known Costa Blanca association AUN which fights for the rights of property owners, experienced how a local health centre denied him the swine flu vaccine and cut up his SIP health card. Mr Svoboda explained that as a Canadian he is not eligible for any European public health plan, therefore has
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| Conflicting information about whereabouts of kidnapped Spanish aid workers |
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 By:www.thinkspain.com
Pictures:www.20minutos.es Conflicting reports about the situation of the three Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Mauritania on Sunday continue to abound, with Spain "neither confirming nor denying" that it knows of their whereabouts. During the course of the day yesterday, various reports were released
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| Nadal clings on in Paris |
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 By:ThinkSpain Friday,November, 13,2009
Rafael Nadal, the former world No 1, who has had more than his fair share of success in Paris over the past few years, had to save five match points in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Bercy against Nicolás Almagro on Wednesday, and he came within two points of defeat against another Spaniard, Tommy Robredo, yesterday. Number 14 seed, Tommy Robredo, who took a 0-5 head-to-head record with Nadal into the contest,
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| Andy Murray triumphs at the Valencia Open 500 |
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 SCOTSMAN Andy Murray is the champion of the Valencia Open 500 tennis tournament, which finished yesterday.
The event, which was the first-ever to take place at the futuristic new Ágora stadium at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, saw Murray knock out
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| GM decision not to sell Opel puts Zaragoza plant in jeopardy again |
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 General Motors' Administrative Council decided in a meeting in Detroit yesterday, not to sell it's European brand, Opel, to the Austro-Canadian consortium, Magna International after all.
The decision once again puts the future of the Opel plant in Figueruelas (Zaragoza) in doubt and has prompted an emergency meeting this afternoon between trade union leaders, the Ministry of Industry and respresentatives of the Regional Government of
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| Zombies invade Javea Town for a day |
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Last Saturday at Javea's "Centro histórico" a Halloween festival was held, an event wich is every day more and more popular in spain. It was enlivened with a "Terrifying Theatrical Route" played by the theater company "Amanida de Projectes", that is also in charge of playing
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| Al-Azraq the last Moorish lord of the Marina mountains |
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By Mary Sears  Here are some details I've gleaned about the Moorish uprising led by the commander known variously as Al Azraq, Al Zaraq, or El Drach.
Azraq was born in the village of Alcalá de la Jovada, sometime between 1210 and 1215. His full name appears to have been: Abu Abd'Allah Mohammed ibn Huydhal or, if you prefer, Habuadele Yuan
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| Iberia strike leads to flight cancellations on Monday and Tuesday |
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By: thinkSPAIN , Saturday, October 24, 2009
IBERIA has cancelled over 400 flights due to leave on Monday and Tuesday due to its cabin crew strike. Those routes particularly affected are the ones that link Madrid with Andalucía, the Comunidad Valenciana, the Basque Country, Barcelona, Asturias and Galicia. Flights from Madrid to the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands are believed to be going ahead as scheduled at this stage. Anyone due on
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| Discover “THE TREASURE OF JAVEA” |
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A dramatized Tourist Route call "The Treasure of Xabia" produced by theatre group Amanida Projects, offers residents and visitors an original and amusing opportunity to understand the history of particular places of interest in the town of Javea through the dramatisation of the search for Iberian treasure (found in 1.904) throughout
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| Discover the "Treasure of Javea" |
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A dramatized Tourist Route call "The Treasure of Xabia" produced by theatre group Amanida Projects, offers residents and visitors an original and amusing opportunity to understand the history of particular places of interest in the town of Javea through the dramatisation of the search for Iberian treasure (found in 1.904) throughout
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| Valencian Gov. will double the GATA - JAVEA road |
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 The Valencian Comunity "Conselleria de Infraestructuras y Transportes" has begun the process to double the GATA-JAVEA road (CV-734). These works will cost 259.000 € to make the acces to Javea safer, easier and faster.
The road will be widened for a dual carriageway and services road with central reservation and several roundabouts for access to industrial and residential areas. ![]()
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| Mauro Derqui hands out the X SUSANA RODRIGUEZ VOLEY trophy |
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 Mauro Derqui from JAVEA CARS RENT A CAR handed out the X SUSANA RODRIGUEZ VOLEY trophy during the celebration of the IV XABIA VOLEY CTLUB'S 12h. tournament.
The event was celebarated in Javea's Municipal Sports Hall last October 4th. see more : |
| JAVEA CARS opens its new office at ALICANTE AIRPORT |
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Since August 2.009 JAVEA CARS RENT A CAR, the leading Rent a Car Company in town, offers its services from a new office situated at ALICANTE AIRPORT PUBLIC CAR PARK, TOP FLOOR on bay Nº1606. JAVEA CARS RENT A CAR, also offers to the clients that prefer to go by their own car a PRIVATE CAR PARK SERVICE at ALICANTE AIRPORT in their own PRIVATE CAR PARK. The prices are realy reasonable!!! 
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| TV reporter found dead in his home |
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A REPORTER on national Spanish TV has been found dead in his flat in Madrid, according to police. They say the body of Andrés Montes (pictured), a well-known sports journalist and radio DJ, was discoverd by his wife last night. She called the couple’s nephew, who rang the police. Montes’ body shows no signs of violence, officers reveal, although an autopsy is due to be carried out to determine the cause of his death.
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| Federico García Lorca’s grave may have been found |
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 SIX possible common graves have been found in the Fuente Grande area of Alfacar (Granada), one of which is believed to hold the remains of spanish literary icon Federico García Lorca.
A radar used by the Andalucía Geophysics Institute has picked up the signals of the tombs, which will be immediately excavated. But at the express wish of Lorca’s descendents, his remains will not initially be formally
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| Bob Dylan’s new Holiday LP “Christmas in the Heart” |
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Bob Dylan's last "unpredictable" work was released last week. This time is a Christmas record for charity. It doesn't matter that he didn't get the Nobel price for Literature once again (for which he has been a candidate since at least the beginig of his famous NEVER ENDING TOUR)  more info :
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| Morairaway.com: A ghost agency swindle to hundreds of European with rents in the region |
Thanks to Internet as media and the coast of Alicante as tourist destiny. Half of Europe walks scandalized because of a swindle via cybernetics that could have affected hundreds of families, the majority British, but also of Ireland, Holland, Belgium, France, Finland, Holland, Russia, Switzerland and Poland. They are people to whom the holidays have left to them very expensive remembers. They rented through a Web Villas and apartments in Xàbia, Dénia or Moraira to spend the summer in the sun of the Costa Blanca, but weeks before the trip or when arriving, there are shortage that
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| Danger of demolition for a hundred of villas constructed in the coast of Xàbia |
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The new demarcation done by Coasts leaves small fisherman houses, villas and some swimming pools in public coast zone.
The department of Coasts has made the public proposal of defining of the terrestrial marine public properties in the South coastal strip of Xàbia. One is about 15,000 meters of coast, included between Cala de Fora or Cala Blanca and the limit with the border of the Poble Nou de Benitatxell. The defining affects 97 owners and includes some constructions that will have to be demolished in the future like the fisherman houses in
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| The EU audits the execution of the work |
The auditors of EEA EFTA (Financial Instrument of the European Economic Space) already are in Jávea to give an expert opinion on the execution of the revitalisation works that, thanks to their financing, have been undertaken in historical center.
According to the javiense mayor explained, Eduardo Monfort, the technicians arrived yesterday and dedicated all the day to review the documentation regarding the project.
As of today, they will step on the street. Its mission is to certify that the City council has made fulfill the terms anticipated in the concept, as well as that
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| Advice Centre Opens. 09/12/2008 |
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Charity volunteers packed into Javea’s new Cancer Care Advice and Information Centre to watch an idea become reality. The centre in Javea Park – which is also a boutique selling donated designer clothes – enjoyed a party atmosphere for its official opening last week. Bay Radio presenters Bob and Noelle were on hand to carry out the formalities and cut the ribbon, while the talented Costa Barber Singers performed a selection of melodies – including a selection of seasonal songs. Irene
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| Javea Official Language School |
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Javea Town Hall is promoting Javea as being a suitable place for the permanent quarters of the Official School of Languages so that students don't have to go to Benidorm for further studies. The Conselleria has already chosen Dénia for this purpose, but it is hoped that the school could be shared between both towns, since both have a similar demographic profile. The language most in demand at the Javea Official Language School is English, (235 students enrolled for basic and intermediate levels) The next most popular language was German (73) and French (27) source:
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| Looking For Help! 08/10/2008 |
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Dwain Chambers, who is organising the training camp has explored various venues in preparation for next years World Championships, but depending on financial conditions for the trip being met have settled on basing themselves in the Northern Costa Blanca area. Dwain Chambers himself is no stranger to the area being a regular visitor to Altea and was keen to express his desire to spend up to 8 weeks on the Costa Blanca next spring. “I love Spain and particularly this area. It is vital we arrive at the World Championships in peak form, and the weather in Spain during May/June will be very
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| Enjoy Retirement In Style. 08/10/2008 |
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In the hills above Calpe nestles a retirement village where residents enjoy peace of mind and security, with a real sense of community. Usually gift wrapped in sunshine, the Colina Club was established in 1991 to become the first continuous care centre for English speaking people in Spain. For the over-55s it has simply become a place to call home. Set amongst colourful manicured gardens, 50 apartments and the modern 20-bedroom nursing home enjoy stunning views across Calpe and its landmark rock, the Penon de Ifach. And adding to the relaxed and friendly village atmosphere are the central
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| Town centre revamp causes economic crisis. 03/09/2008 |
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THE SHOPKEEPERS and neighbours association of Jávea’s old town has issued a 10-point demand to the council, which includes compensation payments and a freezing of taxes for five years.
At a meeting held on Tuesday, members of the association agreed to pressure councillors in order to get them to support the package of measures designed to get the old town centre out of the crisis it is currently in.
In a letter handed to the council the association asks for its firm promise to help those affected and for its complete and immediate support
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| Spanair Flight 5022 Crash Leaves 153 Confirmed Dead. 21/08/2008 |
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The Spanish government has confirmed that 153 people have died after Spanair Flight 5022 crashed after briefly lifting off the Madrid airport runway before landing and swerving off the tarmac and bursting into flames. There was also a confirmation that 22 passengers survived the crash, accounting for all
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| Yacht's Illicit Cargo. 04/08/2008 |
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The Guardia Civil seized more than 4,000 kilos of hashish after boarding a rented yacht 10 miles off the coast of Javea this week. A cutter of the Guardia’s maritime service stopped the 12 metres long Malta Blue off Cap de Nao on Tuesday on suspicion the yacht was smuggling contraband. Officers discovered the hold was packed with drugs and arrested the Spanish skipper and five members of the crew. The rented yacht was then escorted back to its homeport of Alicante and a more detailed examination made, revealing 147 bales of
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| German man alive thanks to Jávea resident. 04/08/2008 |
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BRITISH Jávea resident Helen Philips is worthy of a special tribute after saving the life of another expat who was suffering a heart attack in his car. Helen left her apartment to collect her son from his karate class when she was encountered a woman screaming hysterically at her husband in the car. At first Helen thought that the couple were having a domestic dispute, but upon approaching the scene and seeing supermarket workers outside, she realised that there was something wrong.A trained nurse for 21 years, Helen checked the man sitting in the car for a
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| Kama Sutra On Sea |
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Exotic, erotic or plain pornography – a new exhibition of controversial sculptures has provoked fierce debate on the Costa Blanca. The nine pieces of art by celebrated Spanish artist Antoni Miro have been tagged the Marina Alta’s own Kama Sutra after the ancient Indian sex guide, named after the Hindu god of love. Displayed on the promenade at Javea Port above the Grava Beach, the saucy sculptures are the outdoor part of an exhibition at the old Cable House, which
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| Cancer Charity Center |
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The volunteers at the Cancer Charity Centre in Jávea are definitely our Golden Girls (and a few boys). This week they have placed their pledged 50,000-euro donation in the Costa Blanca News Breast Cancer Scanner Appeal Fund, which takes us very close to the final 300,000-euro target.
source: Costa Blanca
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