La Nucia - my home town which neighbours Benidorm, holds a record that any town in Spain would be proud of – they have had the same Mayor for the last 12 years. Bernabé Cano has been voted in for the last 3 elections and his PP party has the majority of seats on the council - so apart from his dashing good looks he must be doing something right.
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The Spanish Government is looking to freeze the minimum wage in 2014 at 21.51 euro per day, which works out to a mere 645 euros per month! They will be consulting with the trade unions and employee organisations and make a final decision later in the year - but how on earth can people survive on so little. With rent probably swallowing a hefty chunk of that it´s no wonder so many young are heading to the UK to look for work.
Do you long to watch some of the fabulous Benidorm acts but cannot stay up late enough? Well don´t worry because this Sunday,13th October you should head to Levi´s Showboat for an afternoon of wall to wall entertainment - and all in the name of charity.Once again the two fundraising legends of Benidorm - Wayne and Tad, owner of the Yorkshire Pride pubs have joined forces to raise some desperately needed funds for the Emaus childrens charity.
Yesterday evening Benidorm held the annual Moors & Christians festivities - its 25th anniversary since the town started celebrating, following in the footsteps of neighbouring town Alcoy, which holds the best and biggest parade.Both locals and holidaymakers lined the entire route and the Mayor, Agustin Navaro together with other Town Hall dignitaries and organisers of the parade sat in prime position to watch the parade pass by.
Following the successful Moors and Christians parade in Altea last month it is now the turn of Benidorm to put on the glitz. Festivities begin late tonight, 10pm Thursday 3rd October when the Moors march along the end section of the Levante beach front - at the Old Town end to attack the Christians! It is very theatrical and the groups take it all very seriously.Castle where the battles will take place...Tomorrow, Friday 4th October the battles
The revised completion date for the N332 road widening through Benidorm is now 2017! The project, which began back in 2009 had an initial completion target of 34 months to widen a a 5 kilometre stretch of road to 2 lanes in each direction, but as with everything in Spain targets are seldom met.
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Last night was a special Variety Night at Benidorm Palace and all for a very special cause - to raise funds for the Help for Heroes charity. The event was sponsored by Coastrider and Rioja Properties from Torrevieja and jointly organised by "Stevie Spit" - Torrevieja´s top Drag Queen and Evie Walker and VivaTV were there to record the show.
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Yesterday Benidorm´s top female singing duo Debbie and Emma, better known as Debnher tied the knot in front of over 200, friends, family and fans - many of whom had flown over from the UK especially for the occasion.The happy couple both looked very elegant and as tradition dictates, had not seen one another since the previous day.The guests started arriving from 2pm onwards to be seated in time for the 4pm ceremony.
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Albi Senior is one of the most talked about comedians on the Benidorm circuit - you certainly can´t miss him in his distinctive Union Jack attire. I met up with the man himself for a coffee and my first question was "is there an Albi Junior then"? He laughed as he explained how his name came about - as he finished his show his parting catchphrase was "I´ll be seeing ya" ... it took me some time for the penny to drop...
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Head down to Calle Gerona tomorrow, Friday 27th September for one giant street party - and it´s FREE! The Town Hall will be closing off part of the street, stretching from the corner of Lucky´s/Broadway up to Tiki City from 8am tomorrow morning until the end of the event.The event has been organised by Javier at the Marina Hotel, who are the main sponsors together with The Buying Group, San Miguel and Kopparberg.
Calling all brides... and grooms come to think of it, after all, you do make up quite an important part of the proceedings! Tomorrow, Thursday 26th September there will be a spectacular wedding fair at the Marina Hotel in the very centre of Benidorm.The event will take place in the grand hall, which is located downstairs - and potentially an excellent venue for a wedding reception! The day has been organised by Joy Parker in conjunction with
It was the turns of the Moors parade last night which started according to Spanish time keeping - late! The 8pm publicised start was actually nearer to 9pm, but then I should think that people would probably have been more surprised if it had been on time. The delay intensified peoples excitement and once the procession began it was certainly worth the wait.The detail of the painted faces was absolutely stunning
Yesterday was the third International Charity Day Fair held in the annexe to the El Cisne rastro. Organised by Pamela Dawson Tasker of the AECC cancer charity and Steve Ashley of the Samaritans in Spain the event was officially opened by the Mayor Agustin Navarro and British Vice Consul Elizabeth Bell.
Last night was the first of the two big Moors and Christians parades - and it was the turn of the Christians.In a similar vein to last year the 50 Shades theme continued, with a dress code of thigh high leather boots and shiny steel!It was a very warm and balmy evening which was just as well as many of the girls wouldn´t have been kept very warm from their costumes... and thinking about it, the boys weren´t exactly dressed for
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