Caught in Calpe

TWO wanted men were arrested in Calpe on Wednesday, July 19, after Guardia Civil officers noticed them acting suspiciously inside their car.

On Tuesday, June 20, while patrolling a local shopping centre, the officers observed the pair, who appeared to be watching shoppers from their car. Noticing their suspicious activity, the officers asked for identification. The officers found that the Algerian pair, aged 44 and 46, were wanted by the courts for their involvement in a series of robberies, and had long criminal records.

BENIDORM has once again increased aid to its three music schools by giving them a grant of €15,000 each.

“With this new economic injection we have raised the maximum amount that the schools can ask for by €3,000, which will now be €15,000,” said the councillor for Vulture, Jaime Jesus Perez.

The 44-year-old was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the Belgian authorities for an armed robbery, committed in Belgium in August 2022.

The 44-year-old was subject to an extradition order, while the second individual was being sought by an arrest warrant issued by a Torrevieja court in May 2023. The pair were subsequently arrested.

During the search of their vehicle, officers found several items that could be used to disguise their identities, including hats, caps, and a wig.

Music to their ears

He explained the three music bands are made up of around 600 students.

“These grants, which were created in 2016, contribute to financing the expenses of music schools and students, the acquisition and repair of instru - ments and computer equipment, and travel related to their activity,” said Perez. “The grants are aimed at music schools and their students, and the amount given to each depends on criteria such as the number of students, staff members and the annual calculation of expenses linked to the school,” he concluded.

THE Association of Chronic Fatigue and Fybrmyalgia of Calpe received the first prize in a street decoration contest held in the historic centre of Calpe.

‘Art al Carrer’ is a contest aimed at associations registered in Calpe, which this year had the motto ‘The Colours of the Mediterranean’, and was organised