f you like a little bit of adventure then you may be interested to know that La Nucia Town Hall are collaborating with the Costa Blanca Flemish society and the Association of Businesses in La Nucia by holding a treasure hunt! But unlike the traditional children´s treasure hunts at say Easter time, when they have to find hidden chocolate eggs you have to follow a series of clues to find a hidden article,
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One of the main draws to Benidorm after the sun must be the nightlife - and I include drinking in that category! It is probably the entertainment capital of Europe such is the variety and diversity which can be found here.Whatever your personal taste in music you can virtually be guaranteed to find it in one of the many bars and clubs. You can hear and watch a selection of very talented people, but one name which consistently stands out is Pablo Bloom.
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On Sunday the sponsored charity bike ride took place in aid of Anémona - a Benidorm based breast cancer charity organised by Gary, who runs the Giving4Giving charity shop in La Nucia. The Downhill Bike Ride company very generously provided the bikes and helmets free of charge for this very worthy event.In total 30 participant took part - and let me tell you that age was no barrier!
Well I think that everyone who attended this years Benidorm Pride would certainly agree that it was a huge success. Events kicked off on Friday evening from the giant stage underneath the Town Hall with DJ Sammy Kruz warming everyone up with a fantastic selection of music - there followed a "Drag Queen" gala, some fantastic Spanish singers and one the most popular girl tribute groups, "Girls Aloud", performing to the delighted audience.However,
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For those departing from Alicante airport or arrived and waiting to be collected you can now visit the newly opened "Costa Coffee". In a smart move, the kiosk is located outside on the ground floor - departures level, which allows the smokers to be able to sit in peace and chuff away! There was a steady stream of customers either buying and sitting down or ordering a take away.
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Benidorm City Council have installed 4 new "traffic" cameras in the Rincon de Loix and yesterday the Mayor Agustin Navarro and several Councillors visited the operations room from where they are controlled - officially switching them on. The new cameras are all located in the area predominantly frequented by the British and bring the total number of cameras in the town to 50.
Benidorm City Council in conjunction with the Tourism Foundation have launched a photo competition to celebrate World Tourism Day - which will be held on Friday 27th September.The contest is being launched through the social network "Instagram" - which is an online photo sharing service. Technology is so fast moving these days... I have only just mastered how to text and in most cases it would probably be quicker to call
Well Im pleased to say that at very long last normality returns to Spain, well nearly, as primary school children go back to school today– albeit only half days… us mums are grateful for small mercies! (Secondary schools go back next Monday) That may sound rather harsh but if you had school aged children that had been off since the middle of June then Im sure you would feel no different.
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Starting on Monday the resort will host its third Benidorm Gay Pride – but the main events, which everyone looks forward to will be held on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th. It is the last of the Prides across Europe - they intentionally don´t all host them at the same time to enable people to enjoy more than one.
Yesterday afternoon was the "Benidorm Bites Back" benefit concert in aid of David Wenzel - one quarter of fantastically talented "One Vision"... and Benidorm certainly bit back!David suffered a fractured skull and two haemorrhages following a totally unprovoked attack by a Brit who was on holiday here and spent 10 days in hospital.
Many will it hard to believe but the age on consent here in Spain is 13 - however that is about to change as am amendment proposed by the Ministry of Justice will increase that to 16. The bill should hopefully go through by the end of this month - it has already had approval in the first round of voting in parliament and set to become law by late Autumn.
On Tuesday 17th September there will be a unique event combining a book signing and variety show to raise money for the AECC - the national Spanish Cancer charity. The evening has been organised by Pamela Dawson Tasker, who works tirelessly to fundraise for the charity and local broadcasting legend Vince Tracy. Originally from Liverpool, Vince has years of broadcasting experience, having started his career on Radio Merseyside
Last weeks blip in the weather has resulted in more than just disappointed holidaymakers. The torrential rain that fell last week in the province has has damaged wine grapes as well as other fruit and vegetables according to the farmers association BDA. At this time of the year the vines are almost ready to harvest and this will have consequences for the wine industry.
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Well fans of the Benidorm series were certainly out in force this morning. An orderly queue was already eagerly awaiting the arrival of actor Jake Canuso, aka Mateo at 10.30am outside Morgans Tavern, even though the signing wasn´t due to start for another half an hour. Morgans Tavern is the fictitious Neptunes Bar from the series.