New hope for illegal homes

By Nikki Luxford
OWNERS of some 300 houses built illegally in Llíber were given a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel this week after years of fighting to legalise their properties.

Bullseye!

TOP darts players are arriving in Benidorm for the Spanish Darts Trophy Benidorm 2012 that takes place this weekend at Hotel Meliá Benidorm on Avenida Severo Ochoa.

Readers have a chance to win free tickets with Costa Blanca News in collaboration with Bay Radio.

Former regional president innocent

By Dave Jones
A JURY has found former regional president Francisco Camps and ex regional Partido Popular (PP) secretary general Ricardo Costa not guilty following a six-week trial.

Costa schools in dire straits

By T. Cain, S. Kett & N.Luxford
FIFTY-EIGHT secondary schools throughout the region do not have sufficient funds to pay for their day to day running and the swingeing cuts being made to the pubic education system in the Valencia Region are making matters worse.

Shark netted by Moraira fishermen

Fishermen from Moraira got the fright of their lives recently they found a dead four metre-long thresher shark (tiburón zorro) caught in their nets as they trawled off the coast.

Return to sender

News Staff Reporter
BENIDORM council suffered anther setback recently when the post office suspended its service with over unpaid bills.

The making of...Benidorm

By James Parkes
BENIDORM is celebrating 50 years since its development boom in the 1960s.

To give residents and visitors and idea of what the resort looked like before and how the development took place, the council has organised the 'Benidorm. 50 años de urbanismo: 1961' exhibition that will be inaugurated on Monday (January 30).

Costa catches everyone's eye at Fitur

News Staff Reporter
Despite a greatly reduced presence at this years Fitur tourism fair in Madrid, the Costa Blanca still managed to get itself noticed as mayors from some of the Costas largest towns turned out to do their bit to promote tourism and trade.