NIBS EXTRA

Clocks go forward

DAYLIGHT Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at 2.00am. At this time, clocks will ‘spring forward’ as we welcome in the longer days and sunnier seasons of spring and summer.

Lottery jackpot

IT was a dream come true for one lucky lottery ticket buyer in Denia on Sunday, March 12. The fortunate player will enjoy a salary of €5,000 per month for the next 20 years, plus a €300,000 lump sum… dreams do come true.

Shop and win

SHOP in local stores in Benissa until April 4, and you will be entered into a raffle to win a basket of local products. Local businesses are participating in the free contest to persuade shoppers to spend and support local retailers.

Benidorm boom

THE Fallas and St Patrick festivities gave Benidorm’s tourism sector a boost, with occupation reaching 85 per cent last weekend. British visitors accounted for between 35­40 per cent of guests in the town’s hotels, and 1.5 per cent were Irish.

Nine trees per person

ACCORDING to a recent survey commissioned by the town council, there are 5,400 trees, many of which are palms, in public areas in Denia, La Xara and Jesús Pobre, equivalent to one tree for every nine inhabitants.

How happy?

SPAIN is ranked 32nd on the World Happiness Index. The top 10 countries are Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Israel, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg and New Zealand. Afghanistan is at the bottom.

FINESTRAT has opened a new dog park in the Balcó de Finestrat residential area, allowing dog owners to let their animals run about and socialise. The new 3,000­squaremetre facility is in Calle Oviedo. It is totally fenced off and even includes equipment for training in different doggy skills. There is a seesaw and a ramp, as well as a tunnel. There are also drinking fountains for people and dogs.

Local mayor Juanfran Pérez Llorca visited the dog park and explained that this is a new service for residents in an area with more and more