ISSUE NO. 1431
6 - 12 DECEMBER 2012 FRONT EXTRA
Shut and then open MOST shops and businesses will be closed tomorrow (Thursday) to mark Constitution Day but shopping centres will be open on the bank holiday on Saturday.
10,000 visit TEN THOUSAND visitors attended Firahogar Home and Garden Exhibition at the IFA centre, Alicante.
Palm hope THERE should be a treatment to eliminate and control the lethal red palm weevil bug within three or four years, say palm tree growers, though the problem will not be eradicated.
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BRITISH residents and tourists in Alicante should take a zero tolerance approach to domestic violence. This has been spelled out following revelations that 198 British women have been victims of domestic violence in the province and are currently receiving police support. Around 30 per cent of all British national arrests in the Alicante Consular district last year were related to such violence. The local British Consulate and the Spanish authorities have now joined forces to help eliminate any stigma around the issue and to ensure local Englishspeaking families understand what support is available. The first objective of a conference at the AC Hotel in Alicante was to reveal that the authorities take a zero tolerance approach, and to ensure that British residents and
HELP AT HAND: (From left) Consul Rodwell with Paula Sanchez de Leon and Alberto Martinez. tourists take the same attitude. “We are fortunate Spain takes this kind of crime very seriously and I am impressed with the support available,” said British Consul Paul Rodwell, who opened the conference. He was joined on stage by the Government Delegate in Valencia, Paula Sanchez de Leon Guardiola, and Alberto Martinez, Government
Ryanair loses fight RYANAIR has lost its fight against the AENA airport authority to use stairs rather than covered walkways for passengers at El Altet airport. AENA is standing firm against Ryanair and now court judgments have backed its determined stance that passengers must use the walkways rather than compromise safety.
Sub-Delegate in Alicante. Addressing domestic violence support group representatives, British associations plus provincial court and Alicante national police heads, Consul Rodwell stressed: “We are not here to duplicate the system, but to learn from them and give signposts of what the system is.” Associations and groups present along with the authorities help strengthen the importance of this worrying trend where there are no rules as to who gender violence can happen to, he added. Women who feel in danger should call the emergency services 112 helpline or the national domestic violence hotline 016.