Wage cuts help councils - but not enough

By Tom Cain and Alex Watkins
IN TERMS of major savings the amount of money town halls in the Valencia Region will shave off wage bills from June 16 is a drop in the ocean given the state of some of their finances.

Expats' benefits threatened

By Tom Cain
IN ITS bid to drive down public spending, the new Liberal Conservative government has turned its attention to vulnerable pensioners living abroad who are in receipt of the yearly winter fuel payments.

Glitz and glamour at the ball

GUESTS at the Vall del Pop U3A ball danced the night away in style in Pego last Friday.

Costa beaches at their best

By Tom Cain
BENIDORM'S Playa Levante has recouped the prestigious blue flag award exactly one year after the environmental education foundation stripped it of the award due to the quality of the seawater.

Benidorm development gets green light

By Tom Cain
BENIDORM council has finally approved the project that will see the town's Armanello zone developed.

Homeowners fight on

By Nikki Luxford
THE LLÍBER action group, AULN, held an informative meeting on Saturday ahead of their Monday court case.

Mayors to take a wage cut

By Tom Cain
MOST mayors in the Valencia Region are set to take a wage cut of between eight and nine per cent under a deal worked out by the Federation of Valencian Municipalities and Provinces (FVMP).