Bruce Willis films in Jávea

By Samantha Kett
BRUCE Willis is make a guest appearance in Jávea next Tuesday and Wednesday to shoot his new film, The cold light of day, in the Granadella bay.

Campaign fails to halt sea deaths

By Dave Jones
A TOTAL of 23 bathers have died along the Murcia Region's short coastline so far this summer.

Council cleaners' strike threat

By Alex Watkins
CLEANERS of schools and public buildings in Orihuela have announced they will go on strike from September 9, coinciding with the start of the school year because they have not been paid since July by the company that employs them.

Support pledge from ambassador

By Dave Jones
"WE are aware of a huge number of cases in which people have had problems with their property in Spain."

Catching up with The News

British ambassador Giles Paxman took time out at Hotel Meliá during his visit to Alicante last week to find out what was happening on the Costas by reading his copy of CBNews.

Photo D Jones

Joining forces

News Staff Reporter
BRITISH Ambassador to Spain, Giles Paxman, and President of the Diputación of Alicante, Joaquín Ripoll, have announced a new initiative, an online Partnership Directory, to help British nationals in the Alicante province.

Tourist recovery in July

By Tom Cain
THE BAD news on the tourism front which has blighted the industry on the Costa Blanca for the past two years is slowly being turned around as occupation figures for july show an almost four per cent rise over the same period for 2009.

Firemen work to rule

By Tom Cain
THE MARINA Baja central fire station operated with just eight firemen on duty on Tuesday due to a refusal by officers to not work overtime and cover the shortfall in manpower due to people being off work sick or on holiday.