Recordbreaking

tional visitors come from the Valencian Community, Madrid, Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country. The head of the Alicante City & Beach Tourist Board, Mari Carmen Sanchez, confirmed: “The Castle of Santa Barbara continues to be one of the most visited monuments in the Valencian

Community and this Easter, in line with the excellent tourist figures recorded in the city, has once again exceeded expectations.”

Santa Barbara Castle continues to offer a wide range of cultural and leisure activities, designed for all audiences so that locals and national and international visitors can enjoy the monument and learn about the history and gastronomy of Alicante.

On the buses

PUBLIC transport companies in Alicante Province have launched a project to train and employ victims of do‐mestic violence, unem‐ployed workers aged over 40 and immigrants as bus drivers with the double goal of facilitating their access to the workplace and covering the lack of professionals in the sector.

Road improvements

BENIDORM will have a new roundabout and more bus stops in the Poniente area as part of the general overhaul currently taking place on the Avenida Armada Española. Work to transform the road into a low‐emission zone is nearing completion with the resurfacing scheduled to be‐gin next week.

Montgo fire

A FOREST fire broke out on the Denia side of the Mont‐go mountain on Sunday af‐ternoon and was finally brought under control on Monday morning, after the flames devoured up to 300 square metres of pine trees and undergrowth in the Pun‐ta Benimaquia area, near Jesús Pobre.

Bienvenue!

THE local music bands of Javea and Benissa were invit‐ed to take part in the spec‐tacular daily closing parade in Disneyland Paris last Mon‐day. The starry‐eyed musi‐cians were selected as part of the Disney Performing Arts Onstage programme aimed at promoting music and dance groups from all over the world.

Wine fair

VILLAJOYOSA’S Barbera dels Aragonés gardens will host the 17th edition of the ‘Mostra del Vi’ wine tasting fair on Saturday April 22. More than 50 bodegas and 10 local restaurants will offer their products this year, with the event opening to the public at 8pm.