Denia Boxing Club

THE Denia Boxing Club has been running for just over a year now and they have excelled in their goals in getting their small Denia Boxing club onto the world stage.

Their achievements have put them in second place in the Valencia Region and they have produced three boxers who have competed in the Valencian national championships.

The incredible 16-year-old Enrique Dross’ achievements are off the charts and he is the Valencian national champion of 2022, silver medallist in the Spanish championships this year and gold medallist of the open Marvila championships in Portugal 2023.

The club has grown in strength in terms of its volunteer and paid coaching staff and they are proud to announce that Julian Klykotskyy will retire from competing and transition onto the coaching side and will offer classes to the younger and vulnerable members of Denia and the wider community.

THey are offering their services to any schools out there that would like to bring a class to work with them in teaching the discipline of the sport.

For further information please email martinbrennan 100@yahoo.co.uk

Gastronomy session

STUDENTS from the Gastronomy and Culinary Arts degree at Alicante University met in Denia last week to discuss ideas to revolutionise the food industry and to receive a master class from leading local experts. Among the ideas discussed were proposals to create school canteens that makes children’s diets more appetising and healthier, a gastronomic fashion show, a beer tasting and production workshop and the organisation of an international gastronomy festival in China, among others.

Participants in the ‘Gurmeet’ session also heard about the personal experiences and received advice from Denia-based Michelin star chef José Manuel López and traditional ice cream manufacturer Álvaro Verdú.

Another major topic of debate was the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle, its importance from a health and environmental perspective and the fact that many young people are abandoning it in exchange for other less healthy options.

The students, gathered in groups, have developed projects throughout the year with the aim of “learning by doing’ and “showing their research, innovation and creative skills,” according to teacher Rosa Torres.

Hosbec has published the occupation figures for Benidorm and the Costa Blanca for May. Benidorm registered an occupation rate of more than 81.5 per cent during the second fortnight of the month, higher than the first half but slightly below the figures for the same period in 2019.

However, the analysts suggest that the main reason for the figure not being higher is the heavy rain registered over the second half of the month and which discouraged more visitors, especially from other parts of Spain, from booking lastminute stays.

Regarding nationalities, the British market lead the charge representing more than 50 per cent of the total number of visitors, followed by Spanish (35.5 per cent), Belgians (3.2 per cent), Dutch (2.8 per cent), Irish (2.8 per cent) and Portuguese (1.2 per cent).

The rest of the Costa Blanca registered occupation rates of 73.7 per cent during the second fortnight of May - 4.6 per cent higher than the same time in 2019.

Spanish visitors led the ranking followed by British, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian, French and German.

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