Fiestas in honour of Jesus Nazareno

23rd April to 3rd May 2008 This fiesta is very special to Javea although celebrated throughout Spain. It is an assortment of events leading up top the return of the Naerino to its home place in the Calvario shrine in the ermita on the Montgo. Althou...

22/04/2008 | 353 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

Javea Schools Protest

This week two Spanish primary schools in Javea joined many others in the region to campaign for a change to the current school hours. 70 teachers from the Vicente Tena & Graull schools in the old town area of Javea, felt the need to support the p...

17/04/2008 | 364 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

NIE Idea When I'll Get It!!

For many Costa Blanca residents the task of applying for your NIE, DNI national identity cards and foreign resident certificate’s has been one fraught with problems and infuriating delays over the last 12 months. The introduction in 2007 of t...

09/04/2008 | 677 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

Farewell to Benidorm's Grandfather

Pedro Zaragoza Ortis is the man attributed with putting one of Europe’s biggest holiday destinations on the tourism map. This week at the age of 85 Ortis passed away, leaving behind him a legacy of change to his beloved Benidorm. In 50 years B...

04/04/2008 | 527 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

October Floods Still Causing Problems

For many the October floods will be something the people of this region will remember for a long time to come.  Even if you were one of the lucky few who were unaffected by this unique phenomenon, you will probably know at least ten others who l...

29/03/2008 | 434 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

Superior Court decision kills off Les Marines plan

An attempt to gain official approval for an 18,000 home development in the Les Marines zone of Dénia has finally been killed off by the Superior Court of Justice in Valencia. In 2003 the Asociación de Promotores Turísticos de D&e...

26/03/2008 | 428 Hits | Print | Email

Expats Report Break In Attempts

RESIDENTS in Jávea and surrounding areas were warned to be aware following reports to the Guardia Civil and local police regarding attempted robberies and burglaries. Costa Blanca News was contacted by an English resident after she and her fam...

26/03/2008 | 486 Hits | Print | Email

Valencia Formula 1 Grand Prix

Got a few hundred Euros spare, and want a trip to see the Grand Prix in Valencia this summer? Well hold on to your carburetors as the cheapest tickets for the first ever Formula One Grand Prix to be held on the roads of Valencia will set you back a s...

25/03/2008 | 412 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

Javea News Visit the Valencia Fallas March 2008

On March 17th we visited Valencia with some friends. The occasion being St Patricks day and middle of the fallas fiestas. We travelled by train from Xeraco and arrived at the station just as the parades of falleras were passing on their way to collec...

19/03/2008 | 394 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

Murcia to host Brit Pop Festival

On the 2nd and 3rd of May 2008 Murcia City is to play host to a number of top British bands for the SOS 48 Festival.  Top bands the like of Kaiser Chiefs, James, and the Chemical Brothers are to star in this first of its kind, 2 day concert, giv...

14/03/2008 | 547 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...