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16 MAR-22 MAR 2012
Robberies have residents up in arms
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy threw down the gauntlet at an EU summit in Brussels by saying this year’s achievable target was 5.8% of GDP p4
Power to the people!
In a move that has frankly surprised everyone the village of Entrenaranjos would be getting a doctor twice a week. p5
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by louise clarke
To celebrate their 25 years in business AJB Insurance is offering 25€ cashback on all new property insurances contracted from March 2012. See their advert on p15
It’s fiesta time - Elvis style!
The second annual Benidorm Elvis Fiesta returns to Town over the weekend of 30 March to 1 April p37
Regulations for carrying in the back seat Recent changes in Spanish regulations prohibit the carriage of anything in the rear seats p60
The market starts tomorrow (Saturday)
Medieval Magic PILAR DE la Horadada will play host to an amazing Medieval Market this weekend. With more than 40 stalls, traditional medieval displays, workshops and entertainment as well as lots of activities for kids, the event promises to be great fun for all the family. The market, the likes of which have not been seen in the town since 2008, will be located in the streets of the old town and lasts for three full days; starting tomorrow Saturday, 17th March. Read the full story on page 38.
VEGA BAJA farmers and rural residents are demanding more rural policing and better justice after dozens of robberies have occurred in the municipalities of Catral, Callosa del Segura and Dolores during the last two weeks alone. Fed up with the wave of robberies that they are suffering, the residents of the rural areas of the Vega Baja, have had enough and have told reporters that they plan to deal with the problem themselves. It is believed that thieves have ransacked 70% of the rural homes in the three municipalities and according to the disgruntled residents these thieves have stolen everything from farm tools to the taps in their bathrooms as well as vehicles, livestock and televisions. A spokesman for the residents said: “The thieves steal and destroy everything, the residents complain to the police, those responsible get caught but then are released within a few hours to do it all over again.” The residents are demanding that justice be tougher with those responsible especially as these thieves don’t seem to even care whether or not anyone is at home. Many residents have found thieves in their homes and have been threatened with physical violence whilst watching the perpetrators plunder their own property. Continued on page 3