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south EDITION Police standoff with protesters
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Dream home horror
24 FEB-01 MAR 2012
Police resorted to chasing students and schoolchildren around the streets of Valencia on Monday, wielding batons in an effort to control demonstrators throwing bottles. p4
Employment opportunity in Germany The city of Alicante is supporting young people in their efforts to find their first job, even if that job is elsewhere in Europe. 36 candidates are to travel to Germany on a two month training contract. p6
by louise clarke
Improve your garden with trees If you need to improve your garden evaluate the stock of trees and decide which you want to keep and those that can be dispensed with. p34
RTN Special Offer Fancy a luxurious cruise this year? Why not book on RTN’s exclusive Royal Caribbean cruise. p38
Is Dan the man?
Danny Cipriani is on his way back from the Melbourne Rebels to play for Sale. p70
This year’s carnival promises to be bigger and better than last year
Carnival time on the coast
THIS SATURDAY, 25th February, sees the second Orihuela Costa Carnival. The parade, which will start at the top of Calle Nicolas de Bussi in Playa Flamenca, will involve more than 300 people of all ages, including children from the local primary schools. Read the full story on page 44.
IMAGINE BUYING your dream home in the sun and paying for it in full only to have it re-mortgaged by a rogue builder before being repossessed? This nightmare scenario is a reality for more than a dozen homeowners who bought properties on Bosque del Lomas III from Tecnologia Urbanistica. RTN met with Iwan and Jill Williams last week, who arrived for a half term break in the sun to be greeted with a two foot high pile of official documents on their doorstep; papers from the Orihuela Judicial Court stating their property was to be repossessed by the CAM bank as part of their lawsuit to reclaim €4,885,000 in debt from the owner of the now defunct property developers. According to the document, Iwan and Jill’s house had been remortgaged by the owner of the company for €77,000 - accumulated to €132,883 with interest that is increasing daily. 61 other properties in the community 15 of which were paid for in full were ‘remortgaged’ by the rogue developer. Iwan explained: “We bought the house in 2004 for €150,000 through the estate agents, Atlas. They recommended Aroca solicitors and we gave them power of attorney to deal with the purchase.” Continued on page 3