The UK Government has published essential Brexit information on the rights and status of UK nationals living and travelling in the EU. Thanks to a member of our Urbanisation we have the link to the
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Coming Up : Torrevieja Easter parade & other events
Our local tourism website www.torrevieja.com has published details about the forthcoming Easter procession in Torrevieja as well as details of many other events.
Torrevieja Processions From 25th
Holy Week in Orihuela
Courtesy of the Orihuela Tourist information office we have information about the Holy Week of Orihuela, Declared of International Tourist Interest, and the different tourist activities and special
Water supply and blocked sewer
I am pleased that as yet our urbanisation has been spared the loss of water supply which we were warned about last night. I understand that some other parts of Orihuela Costa have not been so fortunate.
Water will be off in Orihuela Costa tomorrow !
I cannot verify this information, but I have been informed that the water supply in Orihuela Costa will be off from 8am for possibly as long as 14 hours tomorrow, Wednesday 14th March.
As a precaution
Donate unwanted furniture & items to charity
Today someone had a major house clearance, leaving a large amount of furniture and unwanted items beside one of the bins in Calle Nicholas de Bussi.
This quickly attracted the attention of the “looky-looky”
Events coming up : Dog walk, Theatre & Tours
From the tourist information office Orihuela Centro here are some events coming soon :
TOURIST ROUTE TO THE CONVENT OF SAN FRANCISCO: On Saturday, 24th February. A guided visit to
Balustrade painting in progress
The comprehensive urbanisation painting programme is progressing extremely well. All of the interior water and electricity boxes have been repainted and are looking good. Just a few finishing touches
Repainting programme progressing well
The 2017 AGM approved a repainting programme for water and electricity boxes and balustrades which are Community property. I am pleased to report that this programme is progressing extremely well despite
Committee Newsletter
Proposal to merge Housing and Garage Communities
At a recent urbanisation committee meeting members considered the possibility of a merger between the housing and garage communities. One community making
Spanish property price rise expected to continue
The average price of a property in Spain is expected to increase by 6.1% according to the Property Outlook report published recently by the IPE. The National Statistics Institute’s housing price index
Brexit Official to visit local area
Alicante province will be hosting a series of events with British Consul Sarah-Jane Morris to talk about Brexit and how this affects British citizens living in Spain.
Mrs Morris will be visiting the
Driving in Spain
If you give somebody permission to drive your car in Spain it is recommended that they carry a document confirming you have given them your permission. A copy of this document can be obtained from the
Winter dinner held at the Chinese restaurant
The urbanisation held a winter dinner at the New Golden City Chinese restaurant on Saturday January 27th. Numbers were down this year because there are fewer owners living permanently on the urbanisation
Beware of car vandals
Our urbanisation committee have been advised that there have been a number of car vandalism incidents recently. Owners have returned to find cars’ bodywork scratched, probably by a key.
If you
Free legal aid in Spain
The Spanish Constitution states that justice will be free to those who can prove that they do not have sufficient resources for litigation.
A document explaining the procedure and how to apply has been
Brexit update for Brits in Spain
We have received the following information about the current state of play concerning Brexit from a property owner on our urbanisation and which we think could be of interest to British home owners.
46,000 Brits in the Netherlands are suing Amsterdam and the Dutch government to get an answer to the question whether they can maintain their EU Citizenship and rights. The provisional hearing in the Netherlands was today (Tuesday) and it is expected to have an immediate referral to the ECJ. Should they win, then this will go for all 1.2 million Brits in mainland Europe (and should also help EU27 national in UK too). The case will have to be heard by ECJ before Brexit is finalised. There are several other court cases around Europe relating to various aspects of protecting rights. Also another attempt to get the voting rights of Brits who have been abroad for longer than 15 years being reinstated. To clarify over web sites, the Gov.uk site has official forms and information (although not always everything eg CSI info was only added a few months ago despite being required for many years – but there is now a legal challenge to that going on anyway as well!), but the Number10 web site is party political and not necessarily accurate. Although the UK government has stated the rights of EU27 in UK and Brits in EU27 have been sorted that is not strictly true, nothing has been signed and sealed and there are many issues not yet clarified or even yet considered. The advice being given out is that everyone should seek to be ‘legal’ in their present situation as they possibly can be (easier to do for Brits in Spain than in the UK for EU27 nationals strangely!) so if anyone has any doubts that they are following the rules they should seek legal advice. Concerning Brits in Spain not using the NHS – the recent rule change concerns pensioners only, so not for those below state pension age. This means that under certain circumstances pensioners can but they must make it clear that they are Spanish residents when doing so and not lie by pretending to be a UK resident.
Next Committee Meeting : Items for discussion
The next housing committee meeting will be held on January 27th, when, under discussion, will be what to do about improvements to the wall underneath patios above garages; general painting works of
Festive Community meal on 27th January
Before Christmas we arranged to hold our annual post Christmas dinner on January 27th at 6.30pm at our local Chinese Restaurant, the New Golden City.
So far I have received acceptances from only seven