Hotels open up

HOTELS in Benidorm are increasingly starting to open up their restaurants and other services to the public as opposed to reserving them for guests.

Managers are diversifying menus to attract visitors and residents, and many have begun designing packages such as one ­ day experiences offering access to swimming pools, spas and other facilities to non­guests.

A growing trend is for hotels to swap their previous large dining rooms for restaurants with their own brand and

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Be safe

TEULADA Moraira Local Police officers last week gave a series of talks and practical examples on road safety to children at the CEIP Sant Vicent Ferrer public school in Teulada. Students were shown the rules of cycling, pedestrian regulations, police instructions and the meaning of traffic signs, among other vital information.

decoration, offering a la carte menus featuring their own creations.

Rooftop cafés and restaurants are rapidly becoming the in ­ thing in Benidorm, while others offer live music and unique experiences for customers.

Valencian hotelier association Hosbec explains that businesses are finding new ways to diversify and increase profit margins while clients are increasingly looking for new and original options.

collected from the seabed.

This year’s edition of the clean ­ up campaign also yielded a surprise discovery, as several archaeological remains were found among the rubbish, including pieces of amphoras and other ceramics that have been handed over to the municipal archaeology department to be dated and identified.

Teulada Moraira mayor and Local Police councillor Raúl Llobell explained that “it is vitally important to restore road safety education among young people, so that from an early age they are familiar with the correct functioning of the rules of the road, as well as becoming familiar with the work of the Local Police so that they know who they can turn to in case of doubt or emergency and thus avoid possible accidents.”

JACK STONE, a 28­year­old pottery worker from Stokeon­Trent went to the popular Costa Blanca resort of Benidorm in April to celebrate his birthday.

Tragically, he collapsed suddenly in the street on April 21