A dream comes true

FOR several years, dog rescue charity Akira has wanted to create a dedicated meet­andgreet space at its shelter where adopters and the dog can get to know each other in a quieter, less stressful place than the main shelter area.

The cost of such a project had proved prohibitive, but this month the dream became a reality with the opening of the Maggie Shuck Centre.

or experienced professionals, lack of technical skills specific to each job, and disagreements about job conditions.

“The idea of a meet­andgreet centre was inspired by a similar space at the renowned Woodgreen Animal Centre in the UK,” explained Billie­Jo Roberts, shelter manager.

“It will make a big differ­ ence: adopters won’t feel rushed to make what is a lifechanging decision and the dogs will be able to really show their personalities away from the hustle­and­bustle of the shelter. The centre will also help us rehabilitate nervous dogs.”

PRICES of holiday rentals in Benidorm have reached a record high.

The centre is named after Maggie Shuck, a founder member of Akira who helped raise huge amounts of money to build the shelter.

Akira Dog Sanctuary is located in La Pedrera Poligono Industrial (Benissa), telephone 657 689 567. For further information visit www.akira­ani mals.com , www.akira ­ an gels.org and ‘AKIRA Animal Sanctuary’ on Facebook.

Low-cost tourism?

One­bedroom flats on the first line of the beach are currently priced at €150 a day for the summer ­ which has not appeared to discourage visitors as up to 95 per cent of vacancies are already booked up for the first half of August.

Surprisingly, holiday flats in Alicante City centre are at the same price despite not being such a major international tourism magnet as Benidorm.

Meaning no-one is truly capable of living alone. We need human connection to be healthy. This orginated from a sermon by the 17th century English author John Donne.

Although the provincial capital is still behind the Marina Baixa town in numbers of bookings, it is expected that they will spiral as summer draws near, as many visitors reportedly choose to confirm their visit at the last minute and analysts predict that occupation rates will be 20 per cent higher than last year.

Spokespeople for the tourism rental sector insist that they have done all they can to contain the figures and that there is in fact a wide range of prices depending on the area and number of rooms.

Either way, the same sources predict that profits this year will be higher than before the Covid pandemic.

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS working at the Tossal de la Cala fort in Benidorm have discovered a human face engraved on a rock.

The 2,000-year-old sculpture is said to be a unique discovery in Roman territory and an exceptional archaeological event.

According to Jesús Moratalla, professor at the University