APASA dog blessing

THE Asociación Protectora de Animales in Javea, APASA, welcomed the local parish priest to its facilities on Sunday, January 12 to bless the dogs currently in its care. This was also a fundraising opportunity for APASA and featured music with Charly, a raffle, a barbecue, smoked trout, and the usual fantastic cakes. These were all donated, and according to attendee Pauline Kershaw, they were “out of this world.”

Members of the public were invited to bring their own animals along to the kennels for a blessing. The atmosphere was lovely, making this a busy and well­sup­

LAST year was the hottest north Costa Blanca, and figures released by Alicante University and the Valencian Meteorological Association (AVEMET) show a clear trend to increasingly higher temperatures.

There were 130 nights classified as ‘tropical’ in the Marina Alta. Nights are considered tropical when the temperature is above