ISSUE NO. 1430
29 NOVEMBER - 5 DECEMBER 2012
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THE Municipal Conservatory of Music and Dance in Catral has been inaugurated and officially opened by the mayor.
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Million visits SHOPPING centre Zenia Boulevard on the Orihuela Costa recorded more than a million visitors in its first month of trading.
Tapas route THIS year, the Tapas Route of Torrevieja has registered a record 78 eateries taking part in the event, producing more than 300 tapas dishes. The event continues until Sunday.
SALES ALREADY: Prices lowered to attract Christmas shoppers.
Festive rush as shops cut prices BARGAIN BUYS are already being made by shoppers ahead of the Christmas rush as traders reduce prices. This will be the first Christmas in decades that 900,000 public employees in the region will not get extra pay in December and, as a result, retailers are seeking out strategies to counter the effects. Traditionally, workers
have enjoyed double pay in December, but this year in a bid to reduce expenditure during the tough economic climate, bonuses have been curtailed. Traders and retailers who rely on the holiday season boost are worried at the uncertainty caused by this blow and, in response, have begun a bidding war and aggressive campaigns to prevent falling sales.
Death-crash probe A CYCLIST has died after being involved in an accident on the La Marina to Elche road. The cyclist and a car collided on the CV-853, a few miles from La Hoya. A 48-year-old Bolivian national was declared dead at the scene. The sole occupant of the car was unhurt. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Antonio López-Tena from ANGED (Association of Large Distribution Companies) says: “What we’re doing is lowering prices to make them attractive to consumers and they do not have to give up some Christmas items.” Department store El Corte Inglés started its campaigns two months before the Christmas season with deals including 15 per cent discounts on toys. “We trust that the possible drop in consumption by the loss of the extra payment is offset by the desire of people to spend a happy Christmas,” said Pau Pérez-Rico, Regional Head of Communications and External Affairs at the company.