12 Jul 2018

FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO GRANADELLA RETURNS FOR SUMMER
A free shuttle service to Granadella beach has returned for another year as part of the efforts to regulate access to the popular cove during the busy summer months to avoid the incidents of overcrowding which it has suffered in recent years. As with last year a barrier has been installed at the top of the road which descends towards the cove (Calle Teuladí / Calle Verderol) which will be lowered when the parking is full. The restrictions became active earlier this week and will continue until August 30th.
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09 Jul 2018

FIRE DESTROYS SOME SIX HECTARES OF MONTGO SLOPES
Just a few days after the start of a campaign promoted by the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia to raise public awareness of the risk of forest fires during the hot summer season, around six hectares of the eastern flanks mountain of Montgó were engulfed in flames during a hot Sunday afternoon with thick smoke clearly seen from both sides of the mountain. Ground and aerial assets fought to control the blaze for some four hours. The cause is as yet unknown.
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04 Jul 2018

RESIDENTS LIVING IN FORESTRY ZONES LEARN ABOUT REDUCING FIRE RISK
Residents living in the forestry zones in Xàbia have been invited to attend workshops of the awareness campaign known as 'Stop Al Foc: Protege tu Vivienda y tu Urbanización' - 'Stop Fires: Protecting Your House and Your Urbanisation' - which has been promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Rural Development. The campaign forms part of a strategy which considers it essential to involve residents in the prevention of fires, especially in the forestry zones and showing them how they can be the first in doing everything possible to protect both their homes and the environment that surrounds them.
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04 Jul 2018

IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS REPORTED FOR ILLEGAL FIREWORK DISPLAY
The Ayuntamiento de Xàbia has opened an infringement notice against the owners of a villa located in the Ambolo zone who launched fireworks from their property which is surrounded by forest on the evening of Saturday 23rd June during a private celebration. The case will be referred to the Ministry of the Environment to open prosecution proceedings for such recklessness as it has been doing since 2015 in similar cases. The town has suffered two major fires in the past four years, infernos which destroyed great areas of natural environment, and the authorities are keen to avoid a future inferno being caused by irresponsible actions.
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04 Jul 2018

XÀBIA TO COME BRANCH OF DÉNIA'S OFFICIAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
Xàbia is to become a section of the 'Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Dénia (EOI Dénia)' from this new academic year which will mean that students will no longer have to travel to Benidorm for exams or to complete procedures in addition to making it easier for them to continue their studies at advanced levels. Councillor Montse Villaverde (Education) explained that the decision responds to demand from students and makes learning of languages easier in Xàbia, something essential for a town with such diversity in its community as well as tourism.
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04 Jul 2018

STUDY TO DETERMINE FUTURE EVOLUTION OF MUNICIPAL MARKET
The Ayuntamiento de Xàbia is to commission a technical study on the current situation of the Municipal Market that will service to act as a road map to determine a viable future for the building as well as advise in decision making and investment management. Councillor Tere Bisquert explained that it has been the vendors themselves who have requested the study to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the municipal market space and specify measures for traders to boost their businesses.
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03 Jul 2018

XÀBIA'S FAMOUS LIVING CHESS SHOW WILL HIGHLIGHT SCHOOL BULLYING
The 22nd edition of Xàbia's famous 'Ajedrez Viviente' - 'Living Chess' - will be taking place on Saturday 28th July and, after a couple of years of being staged inside the sweltering Pabellón Miguel Buigues, the event will return to the open-air with a special arena being erected in Avenida Lepanto. Admission will be free and available until the full capacity of the stands is reached. Donations will be welcome to support social causes.
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03 Jul 2018

COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING OF TOWN'S SPORTS FACILITIES DISMISSED
The Ayuntamiento de Xàbia has terminated the contract for the cleaning of sports facilities in the town which was awarded to 'Compañia Valenciana para la Integración y el Desarrollo SF (Grupo SIFU)' in December 2016. As a result, the council will be taking on the responsibility immediately and until the contract is up for renewal, maintaining the facilities at Mezquides football pitch, the changing rooms at the municipal football stadium, the trinquet, the sports area in the Arenal and covered sports centre of the port.
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02 Jul 2018

NEW TRIANA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN LATE SEPTEMBER
A new Triana bridge over the river Gorgos is soon to become a reality after the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia agreed a contract for its construction with Levantina Ingeniería y Construcción. The company, based in Alberic (Valencia), made the best economical offer of the eight proposals received, pledging to build the new bridge, an important infrastructure on the outskirts of the port area, for some 400,000 euros, a big saving on the original budget price of 567,000 euros, as well as proposing an additional feature on the original project design by including illuminated railings.
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02 Jul 2018

ARS NOVA MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY BY OPENING SUMMER CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
The arrival of summer in Xàbia will see the warm nights filled with culture and this month musica fans will be able to choose between several musical festival of different styles. One of the most established is the 'Música a l'Estiu' - 'Music in the Summer' - which has been associated from the International Chamber Music Course that began some 33 years ago and is directed by the prestigious oboist Thomas Indermühle.

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 01 Jul 2018

CD JÁVEA WILL CONTINUE IN GROUP III FOR 2018/2019 SEASON
CD Javea will continue in Group III of the Regional Preferente for the forthcoming 2018/2019 season after the Federación de Fútbol de la Comunidad Valenciana (FFCV) confirmed the composition of its top three levels for the next campaign with will begin on Sunday 2nd September.  And they will be joined by Pego CF, who won promotion finishing top of Group 7 in the Regional Primera to return to the Preferente and provide the second big Marina Alta derby along with CD Denia who - sadly - didn't win promotion to the Third Division through the play-offs.
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30 Jun 2018

XÀBIA PREPARES POPULAR COVES FOR BUSY SUMMER SEASON
Xàbia has been preparing the popular coves for the busy summer season, work to try and alleviate the huge traffic problems that plague the areas as the temperatures rise and the tourists arrive. These measures implemented by the Department of Services headed by councillor Kika Mata include remodelling of the end of the road in Cala Barraca to improve traffic flow and the transfer of the parking zone for the Granadella free shuttle service.
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30 Jun 2018

STREET THEATRE RETURNS TO XÀBIA THIS SUMMER
Street theatre returns to Xàbia for the summer, a season of performances organised by the Department of Culture in conjunction with the Circolio Association throughout the months of July and August in the Arenal and Port zones of Xàbia. Although the performances will be free, the audience will be able to reward the artists with donations into a hat that will be passed around after each one. Be generous; they will be performing for no money!
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29 Jun 2018

MOORS & CHRISTIANS RETURNS NEXT MONTH FOR 40TH EDITION
The popular fiestas of the Moors & Christians 2018 will return to the port of Xàbia next month, filling the streets with intense colour and noise for another year, celebrations honouring Sant Jaume but also remembering the long struggle between faiths for control of the Iberian Peninsula. The presentation of the official souvenir book and the programme of events for the festivities take that place between Saturday 14th July and Sunday 22nd July were revealed during a special evening this week.
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28 Jun 2018

FIESTA PROGRAMME: MOORS & CHRISTIANS 2018
The programme of the 2018 edition of the popular Moors & Christians fiesta has been published and promises to bring plenty of colour and noise to the port area next month. The celebrations will be kicking off on Saturday 14th July with the formal presentation and sneak peek of this year's colourful costumes for the gala parades which will be taking place over the weekend of 21st/22nd July. In between there will be the fiesta music concert, the visits to the Arenal and the Town as well as the invasion and re-conquest of the castle of Xàbia.
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18 Jun 2018

BARÇA CUSTODIAN ADRIÁN ORTOLÁ HEADS GOALKEEPING COURSE IN XÀBIA
Xabiero Adrián Ortolá, goalkeeper at current league champions FC Barcelona, will be returning to the ground where he started his career to head the first goalkeeper training course in the region, a programme which has been designed specifically for custodians who want increase their potential and exploit their qualities to the maximum. The course has been limited to 35 students aged between 8 and 17 years old and all spaces have now been filed.
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