Last Friday ETA assassinated the National Police Inspector in Arrogorriaga in the Basque country.On the Costa Blanca town halls paid homage to Sr Garcia with five minutes silence.

In Benidorm the Mayor made it quite clear that they reject ETA’s action calling them assassinswho have killed in a democratic country to  justify their aims.

Councillors in Torrevieja in their condemnation said that they wanted to show their repulsion against the brutal murder.The same sentiments were repeated across the Costa Blanca as hundreds turned out to show their solidarity.

In Altea on Saturday afternoon residents joined with Mayor Ripoll and the council in their five minute vigil.Sr Ripoll said that the town totally rejected violence and that it had no place in a democratic society.He called on ETA to end this armed struggleand allow peace in both the Basque region and Spain.

In Alfaz del Pi a similar ceremony was held to show their rejection of ETA and its latest barbaric act They also wanted to show solidarity with the family of the victim.At the end of the vigil the crown applauded Sr Puelles Garcia.

Tennis Europe and La Manga Club in Murcia have announced a three year partnershipagreementwhich will recognise the club as an “official partner’of the European tennis Federation.

This deal opens up the possibility of La Manga hosting a number of Tennis  Europe’s key conferences and other events in the coming years.Tennis Europe’s chief executive has said that this was their first partnership with a leisure  resort’and that La Manga was very attractive for players of all ages and levels.

They feel that La Manga is the leading resort of its kind in Europe and that Tennis Europe was proud to recognise that .The location,facilities and the experience that they have makes it the perfect place for their conferences.

The La Manga Club general director stated that they would take full advantage of this opportunity to extend their existing relationships with national federations and the tennis community in general.European tennis will be helped because of this partnership.The agreement comes into effect on October 1.

Alicante council has made its second 200 euro fine against people who permit their dogs to foul pavements,in one week.The councils special team of local police and inspectors is targeting zones where the fouling of pavements with dog excrement is deemed out of control.The special unit is actually filming the people who allow their animals to defaecate on the pavements,as evidence.They then issue the fines.

The clearing of dog excrement by the council is costing about a million euros a year and this has to stop.It only involves about 5% of the dog owning population but it now requires drastic measures to remedy it .On top of this there is the 200,000 euro bill for installing and maintaining the plastic bag dispensers that have been set up all over the city.Consequently the motto is that whoever decides to make the city dirty will pay to have it cleanrd.The council is also providing special areas where owners can take their animals to the toilet They will be clearly signposted.How it can be beyond an individual to carry a plastic bag with them to pick up their animal’s excrement is beyond comprehension.Keep fining them Alicante .The risk of disease is also another major consideration to consider for the Alicante council.

The body of  a woman who went missing in Pedreguer on the Costa Blanca ,on June 20 ,was discovered on Monday last.The 70 year old was discovered by the Guardia Civil helicopter team who were out looking for her.She was found in a rocky area on the edge of the town.The lady owned property in Pedreguer but was a resident of Javea.

Benidorm National Police have arrested an Algerian man in connection with a series of 21 robberies in the townsince the end of 2008.A search of his home in Villajoyosa revealed stolen jewellery ,watches,cameras,cash and other articles.The man was already the subject of an outstanding arrest warrent and he had previously been charged with document forgery.

Thecase against one of Calpe’s former councillors and five others in connection with alleged corruption in their dealings with the town’s water network is to continue.A judge has decided that the case will not be filed and has ordered Aguas de Calpe to provide details on Laurent Stagghe who has been indicted as a witness in the case.Prosecuters are investigating allegations of bribery ,abuse of power and misuse of public funds.

Many in a certain part of Alicante feared that a bomb had gone off last Tuesday eveningwhen a huge explosion rocked an apartment block.What had happened was that a hut which is used by workmen who are building the AVE high speed rail link into Alicante,had exploded and caused the authorities to halt rail traffic as fire crews battled with the flames.

It is now thought that children set fire to scrubland in an area near the railway line and that this fire engulfed the hut in which there were containers of flammable fuel.The smoke from the explosion could be seen all over the city and initial reactions were to suspect a bomb.Rail traffic was suspended for almost two hours as firefighters not only tried to put out the burning fuels but also the scrubland.

Residents said that their apartment blocks shook with the blast and many thought that it was a bomb and that they would be evacuated from the zone.Once they knew that the likely cause was children playing,unsupervised ,with fireworks,then the situation calmed down.During fiestas many parents still allow their children access to fireworks without supervision .