On Monday 10th September Roman Jimenez, President of C.L.A.R.O, handed a 28 page appeal to the local Government against the unfair Orihuela / Orihuela Costa budget.
As he demanded Financial Autonomy
From our local tourist website www.torrevieja.com :
International Tapas Day : On Saturday 29th September in Torrevieja at all bars and restaurants. €2.50 for a tapas and drink.
MABS biggest fundraising event of the year will be on Sunday 30th September from 2.30pm. Gates open at 2.00pm. There will be a fantastic line up of acts.
Francis Symons
The British Embassy in Madrid has published an open letter on Brexit to British Citizens in Spain. It reads as follows :
“As many of you are no doubt aware, this Autumn will be an important period
The Chief of Orihuela’s Local Police, José María Pomares, hijacked celebrations to the Patron Saint, the Virgin of Monserrate, on Saturday, to warn of the threat to public safety as a result of
We have received this information from the charity, Help at Home Costa Blanca. It’s important for anyone who has an addiction problem or knows someone with one.
Health
From our local tourist office at www.torrevieja.com :
Paella contest : Sunday 9th September from 9am at Plaza Encarnacion Puchol in Torrelamata (in front the Church) … free entry.
The urbanisation committee met recently and have agreed to recommend to the AGM two items to be included in the capital budget.
The first is further tiling
Further to our initial post on Legal tips when buying or selling property, we received very helpful feedback from an owner on our Community who works in the industry.
“I just read the email this morning regarding selling/buying property . I am involved in the property business here for many years now and was surprised that properties were sold with community arrears in place, this harks back to the good old days of ten to fifteen years ago when notarys turned a blind eye to these things. All notarys are legally bound to be in possession of a community certificate which should come from the administrators of the urbanisation where the property is located ….. Over the past week I have heard of three separate cases of purchasers of properties on our urbanisation who have run into problems because work that should have been done by professionals has not been
HMRC tax meetings for British Nationals in the Alicante province:
On 4th September HMRC representatives from the UK are holding two sessions in the Alicante province to talk about tax issues.
HMRC
Following a number of complaints that people are being badly bitten by mosquitoes (there seems to be a lot of them this year and they pack a wallop) we have arranged for a fumigation to take place around
Following representation from an owner about the lack of notices on the gates of our urbanisation swimming pools I have yesterday placed an order for four notices to be made up in Spanish and English
From our local tourist office at www.torrevieja.com
Funk Concert : Saturday 2nd September at Cuevas del Rodeo de Rojales at 7:30pm. Free entry.
Over the past two days I have received reports about children using the eastern pool having what appears to be an allergic reaction after swimming in the water.
The urbanisation committee and I have
On September 1st the urbanisation committee will be holding a meeting. This is an important meeting because members will be considering items for inclusion on the agenda for the AGM on 26th October.
If
From our local Tourist Information Office at www.torrevieja.com :
Fiestas in honour of the Assumption of Mary will take place on 14th August and 15th August at La Zenia church in calle El Cano, 2. There