ISSUE NO. 1409
WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
5 - 11 JULY 2012
FRONT EXTRA
Lights out in Elche AN accident involving two vehicles damaged the traffic lights on the avenue Juan Carlos I in the centre of Elche. The area was without electricity for five hours. CALA PITERAS: One of Torrevieja’s 27 beaches awarded Q for Quality flags.
Torrevieja’s beaches all set for summer By Keith Nicol Q FOR QUALITY flags are now flying high on all of Torrevieja’s beaches. The town was awarded 27 different flags that certify the quality of services provided in each and every one of the resort’s beaches. Councillor for Beaches, Antonio Boix, said that in recent years Torrevieja has become one of Spain town’s with the highest number of flags which certify the proper care and maintenance of
Tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana. Over the past two weeks Torrevieja’s beaches have also received a boost from the Beach Renovation Plan. A total of 600 tons of sand was added to the city’s beaches. Fifty trucks brought sand to boost the quality of the beaches even further on Los Locos, Los Naufragos (Naufragos South San Roque) and Cabo Cervera. All the services are now in place for the summer season, which started on Monday, July 2.
its beaches, 365 days a year. For 2012, Torrevieja has 27 flags, one more than in 2011, which is an additional quality flag for La Mata: 6 ISO-9001 Quality, ISO-14001 6 Environmental Management by the Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (AENOR), two Ecoplayas flags on the beaches of La Mata and Naufragos, four flags Blue (La Mata, Los Locos, Naufragos and Cala Piteras), three Q for Quality Tourism, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, and six Qualitur of the Department of
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Vandal wanted POLICE are following a lead to find the person who painted along the old castle wall in Orihuela. The ‘artist’ could face more than just a fine, since there was destruction of property.
Less fish TORREVIEJA fishermen end their first season with a disappointing catch of 1,066,027 kilos of fish, half of what they caught in 2011. As a result, last year’s earnings of €1,607,437 were slashed to €790,963 this year.