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07 Aug 2017
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SPECTACULAR
FIREWORKS WILL BRING END TO
THIS YEAR'S LORETO FESTIVITIES
Preparations
are in progress for the explosive conclusion to
the fiestas of Mare de Déu de Loreto 2017 tomorrow
night (Friday 8th September), the iconic aquatic firework
display that also effectively brings an end to summer
in Xàbia.
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07 Sep 2017
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COSTA
NOVA RESIDENTS CONFRONT TOWN
HALL OVER GRANADELLA SCHEME
On
the evening of Monday 4th September some 50 residents
from the Costa Nova zone who have been seriously affected
by the Granadella park-&-ride scheme piloted by
the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia over the summer held
a second resident's meeting to discuss their opposition
to the scheme. And, after asking municipal officials
to stay away from the first meeting, this time the residents
invited mayor José Chulvi and councillor Kika
Mata (Services) to attend ...
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|  06
Sep 2017
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ALMOST
3,000 STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO
SCHOOL NEXT WEEK
Next
Monday 11th September, schoolchildren across Xàbia
will be returning to school after the long summer holidays
to start a new school year. According to provisional
registration figures provided by the Department of Education
some 2,862 children and young people will be in education
this year, 1,984 in primary schools and 881 in secondary
schools.
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29 Aug 2017
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MAYOR
MEETS RESIDENTS OVER PLANNING
CONCERNS TO SEEK SOLUTIONS
Mayor
José Chulvi and councillor Isabel Bolufer (Town
Planning) met with representatives from the homeowners
association of Camí Soberana as well as a group
of residents who live in Calle Italia, two roads which
stood be greatly affected in the draft General Plan
(PGOU) which is currently under public consultation.
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|  24
Aug 2017
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MAYOR
TO MEET CONCERNED RESIDENTS
OVER DRAFT GENERAL PLAN
Mayor
José Chulvi has agreed to meet concerned residents
and neighbourhood associations from Calle Soberana,
Calle Italia and Calle Cantallops next week to listen
to their opinions about the changes in the layout
of these roads that have been proposed in the current
draft of the General Plan (PGOU) which is currently
in the public consultation phase.
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23 Aug 2017
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CREW
OF CLAVE DE LUNA FINALLY RECEIVE
THEIR MEDALS
Nine
months have passed since the crew of the "Clave
de Luna", José Luis Martínez, Carlos
Aliño, Sergio Maestre and skipper Daniel Maestre
won the deep-sea fishing world championships in Mexico.
Since then, they have had to win another battle, this
time in court, to be recognised as champions after they
were declassified in a decision that has now been proven
to be baseless.
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 23
Aug 2017 |
TURTLE
CHIQUITI RETURNED TO THE MEDITERRANEAN
SEA
A
loggerhead turtle called Chiquiti was returned to the
Mediterranean Sea as part of an awareness campaign
promoted by Club Náutico de Jávea and
the Fundació de l'Oceangràfic de Valencia
this week. The turtle, numbered 297, was rescued
off the coast of Cullera in January after becoming caught
in the netting of a trawler and cared for by the 'Área
de Recuperación y Conservación de Animales
Marinos del Oceanogràfic de Valencia' - the 'Recovery
and Conservation Zone for Marine Animals at the Oceanographic
Centre in Valencia' - after suffering a gas embolism
during its accidental capture.
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 22
Aug 2017 |
"IN
THE END WE ALL WANT THE SAME
THING: THE BEST FOR XÀBIA"
Local
social media has been ripe with rumours and counter-rumours,
inaccuracies and allegations about a number of issues,
particularly to do with the draft General Plan which
has been available for public scrutiny since June and
the Granadella shuttle bus project which has enraged
many residents in Costa Nova. In response, mayor José
Chulvi offered to try and answer some of those queries
and questions in a special interview provided to javeamigos.com.
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 21
Aug 2017 |
POLICE
AND VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST PASSAGE
OF LA VUELTA THROUGH XÀBIA
The
Department of Public Safety has made the necessary preparations
for the passage of the 2017 edition of the world famous
La Vuelta a España through Xàbia
this Sunday 27th August. Like the 2015 edition, the
race stage, which is beginning in Orihuela at 1pm,
will enter the town via the Carretera de Gata and pass
along Avenida Palmela to the south of the historic centre
and then along the Avenida del Pla through the Arenal
to join the Travesía Cansalades through Pinosol
towards El Poble Nou del Benitatxell where this stage,
the ninth of the 21, will finish at the top of the mountain
of Puig Llorença above the Urbanisation Cumbre
del Sol.
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21 Aug 2017
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TENDER
AWARDED FOR RENOVATION OF AVENIDA
LEPANTO
The
Ayuntamiento de Xàbia has awarded the tender
for the renovation of Avenida Lepanto to Valencia-based
construction company Pavasal SA who had produced a bid
to complete the project for 72,000 euros, well below
the estimated budget of 109,000 euros. The work will
start in mid-September after the fiestas of Mare de
Déu de Loreto and should take about two
months to complete, although the company estimates that
it should only take half that time to finish the job.
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 20
Aug 2017 |
CARRETERA
DE JESÚS POBRE TO BECOME NETWORK
OF ROUNDABOUTS
The
Diputación de Alicante has revealed plans to
drastically change the layout of the Carretera de Jesús
Pobre CV-735 between Xàbia and La Xara by installing
a network of mini-roundabouts to improve safety along
a stretch of road that has become renowned for accidents.
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16 Aug 2017
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2017
PROGRAMME - FIESTAS MARE DE
DÉU DE LORETO
The
programme of acts for the fiestas honour Mare de Déu
de Loreto, also known as the "port
fiesta" has been released with a number
of changes and new additions as well as
the popular acts of the Bous a la Mar, the
float parade, the correfocs and the aquatics
fireworks finale on September 8th.
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 14
Aug 2017 |
PREMIS
9 D'OCTUBRE VILA DE XÀBIA WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
The
2017 winners of the Premios 9 d'Octobre Vila de Xàbia
have been announced after unanimous agreement
with ACNUR (the Spanish acronym for the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)) to receive the Solidarity
award and the Cofradía del Nazareno to be handed
the Civic Values award. The awards will be rubber-stamped
at the next Council meeting which will take place at
the end of this month.
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10 Aug 2017
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XÀBIA
BEACHES SUFFER DAMAGE AFTER
SUMMER STORM
A
summer storm which hit Xàbia yesterday and especially
overnight brought torrential rains and stormy seas which
has caused major damage to two of the municipality's
popular coves as well as personal property across the
urbanisations. Weather stations at Viveros Montgó
Verd and Cap de la Nau collected 143.4mm and 135.7mm
of rain respectively whilst many other stations including
the Port, Platja de l'Arenal, La Grandella and Freginal
collected more than 100mm. Stormy seas also battered
the coastline, causing damage in several places, before
becoming calmer throughout this morning.
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|  10
Aug 2017
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PORT
FIESTA TO WELCOME BACK DECORATED
STREETS COMPETITION
Decorated
streets are set to make a comeback at the end of the
month after the organising committee of the Festes Mare
de Déu de Loreto - aka the 'port fiesta' - introduces
the concept in its 2017 programme in collaboration with
the Xàbia Port business association of traders
and business people in the port area.
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 09
Aug 2017
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AYUNTAMIENTO
FINALISES TENDER DETAILS FOR
NEW AUDITORIUM
The
Ayuntamiento de Xàbia has finalised the details
of the tender for one of the most symbolic projects
of the current legislature: a new auditorium theatre
with a capacity for 524 people which will fulfill all
the technical and theatrical requirements to host concerts
and shows of a large format. This new infrastructure
responds to the constant demand of cultural groups in
the town.
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