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SOUTH EDITION
Issue 597
25-31 MARCH 2011
Reach for the sky
Europe’s largest primark coming to Orihuela Costa read on for more details p5
relief for bars and restaurant owners as outside area fees decrease
AMENDMENTS TO Torrevieja’s fiscal laws this week means that hosteller businesses will receive a discount of 90% off the fee that must be paid for the occupancy of outside tables and chairs p7
the ten steps to selling your home WE ALL know it’s not the best time for selling but for some people it might be the only time p31
Walk the walk TAKE A ‘ Walk on the Wild Side’ at The MoonWalk London 2011 p48
maggots End
THE MATCH this week was the first round of the summer championship p63
Minister Jose Blanco (Second from right) and fellow VIPS at the opening
by Jack Troughton PASSENGERS WERE upgraded to Alicante airport’s new terminal yesterday (Thursday) as the 629 million euro building opened for business for the first time.
The first day of operations at El Altet’s new state of the art facility saw 143 scheduled flights – 73 arrivals and 70 departures - at a truly international airport handling
flights each week between 14 national airports and 75 foreign destinations. Just 24 hours earlier, Development Minister Jose Blanco officially opened the new terminal – capable of handling 20 million passengers a year. Amongst the 1,000 guests
at the ceremony were President of the Valencia Community Francisco Camps, Mayor of Elche Alejandro Soler, Mayoress of Alicante Sonia Castedo, and President of the Spanish airport authority AENA Juan Lema. Late on Wednesday night 126 people arriving from
Madrid made a little history -although they were probably unaware of their bit part – as they brought the curtain down on the old terminal buildings as passengers on the last flight to use the complex. Continued on page
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