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 19
Dec 2018 |
EDUCATIONAL
CASES WILL HELP SCHOOL LEARN
ABOUT MARINA ALTA FIESTAS
Young people in Xàbia
will be able to learn and understand more about traditional
Valencian festivals, especially those of this region,
thanks to an initiative by MACMA, the Marina Alta Cultural
Community association. The group presented councillor
Quico Moragues (Culture) which the first "educational
suitcase" which they have prepared to recover and
teach about the traditions, fiestas and activities deeply
rooted in Valencian culture.
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 17
Jan 2019
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SCHOOLS
GET INVOLVED IN 'NO EXCUSES'
DOG CAMPAIGN
Councillor Kika Mata (Services)
has been visiting the schools of Xàbia to encourage
the students to get involved in the 'No Excuses' campaign
recently launched by the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia
to appeal to dog owners to clean up after their pets
in the streets and public areas of the municipality.
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16 Jan 2019 |
MARINE
BIODIVERSITY MURAL CAMPAIGN
LAUNCHED IN XÀBIA
Large photographic murals have
appeared across Xàbia as part of a campaign to
raise awareness of marine biodiversity and the need
to conserve marine ecosystems in the waters of the municipality.
A photo of a seahorse some 14m high by 9m wide has appeared
on the side of the Hotel Parador de Xàbia in
the Arenal zone whilst an image of an octopus - 4 metres
high by 7.5 metres wide - can be seen on the side of
a house adjacent to the parking zone of Restaurante
El Trinquete on the approach to the historic centre..
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 15
Jan 2019 |
BULL-RUNNING
RETURNS TO THE HISTORIC CENTRE
THIS WEEKEND
The fiesta season continues this
weekend with the celebrations which honour Sant Sebastià,
the patron saint of Xàbia, a programme which
includes bull-running around the church square in the
heart of the historic centre. Representatives from the
fiesta commission of Sant Sebastià and the Asociación
Cultural Taurina (ACT) presented the programme of events
to councillor Toni Miragall (Fiestas), a packed schedule
which includes the bull-running, discos, storytelling
for children, parades and a special mass in honour of
the saint.
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 14
Jan 2019 |
PRIZES
HANDED OVER TO WINNERS OF CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING CAMPAIGN
The business
associations of Xàbia Històrica
and Xàbia Port have handed over
the prizes to the winners of
the special Christmas draws
made from those who participated
in the special shopping campaign
over the festive period. In
total prizes worth some
3,500 euros were distributed
by the two associations.
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 13
Jan 2019 |
CD
JAVEA 2-0 L'OLLERIA CF
A brace from Lucas Bou secured
a first win for new boss Juan Carlos Signes
and a first victory for CD Jávea since the
end of November. It wasn't a particularly
inspiring game for the 'rojiblancos' but
it was a fairly comfortable win, notching
up the first double of the season after
an opening day 2-1 win in Ollería, and promising
a much more determined side for the
second half of the campaign.
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 11
Jan 2019
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RESIDENTS
TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLEANING
UP AFTER THEIR PETS
The Department of Services at
the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia has launched a new
campaign of awareness for residents with pets with the
challenge of convincing them that 'there is no excuse'
and that it is their responsibility to clean up after
their pet in public spaces. The campaign addresses the
problem of indiscriminate urination on top of faeces
whilst the council has also announced the opening of
a second dog park in Parque Montaner.
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11 Jan 2019
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ALICANTE
PORT AUTHORITY WILL TRANSFER
LIGHTHOUSE TO XÀBIA
The president of the Alicante
Port Authority, Juan Antonio Gisbert, travelled to Xàbia
this week to visit the two lighthouses within the municipality,
those on the headlands of Cabo de San Antonio and Cabo
de la Nao, along with mayor José Chulvi, Port
Authority director Carlos Eleno and a number of authority
technicians. And amongst the discussions made during
the visit, they spoke about the transfer of the lighthouse
of San Antonio to the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia so
that the local administration can start work of the
project to turn the building into a visitor centre.
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10 Jan 2019
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XÀBIA
PREPARES FOR SAN ANTONIO CELEBRATIONS
Hot on the heels of the long
festive season, the feast of San Antonio
Abad, the patron saint of animals amongst
others, kick off this weekend. The
celebrations will be opened by El Tiraset
equestrian centre with the traditional burning
of the pine tree to warm up a chilly night
and the parade of horse and carts down to
the port and back whilst the Penya La Burrera
will be opening the traditional Sant Antoni
funfair. Both groups will be organising
the blessing of the animals for which the
fiesta is most known.
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14 Dec 2019
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PROJECTE
XÀBIA ENDORSED BY MINISTRY FOR
ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION
The Ministry for Ecological Transition
has given its support to 'Projecte Xàbia'
developed by the 'Fundación Oceanogràfic'
by selecting it as one of more than 160 projects throughout
Spain and granting a subsidy to carry out activities
in the field of terrestrial biodiversity, marine and
coastal biodiversity and the promotion of environmental
information.
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10 Jan 2019
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COUNCIL
TO APPROVE PUBLIC CONSULTATION
OF MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL
PLAN
Next week Tuesday 15th January
the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia will be holding an
extraordinary plenary session to approve the public
exhibition of the modifications inserted into the Preliminary
Version of the General Structural Plan (VP-PGE) after
completion of the public participation phase. The
General Structural Plan (PGE) is the document that determines
how municipal territory can be used and occupied.
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|  08
Jan 2019
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XÀBIA
LAUNCHES PACKED CULTURAL PROGRAMME
FOR 2019
The Department of Culture has
launched a packed cultural programme for the first few
months of 2019 which offers something for everyone.
Councillor Quico Moragues (Culture) highlighted the
fact that there is something to enjoy every weekend
from now until May, except those which are already scheduled
for the annual fiestas such as San Antoni, Sant Sebastiá
and Carnaval.
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07 Jan 2019
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ARENAL
RESIDENTS DEMAND SOLUTION TO
NOISE POLLUTION IN THE ZONE
Last summer a group of residents
living in the southern stretches of the Arenal zone decided,
through a representing solicitor, to file a formal
complaint with the Síndic de Grueges,
the Ombudsman responsible for the Valencian region,
about the noise pollution which they have been suffering
for some years, mainly due to the music from certain
commercial establishments in the beach area.
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07 Jan 2019
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FURTHER
STEPS TAKEN TO REFORM AVENIDA
JUAN CARLOS I
The long-awaited reform of the
pavements of Avenida Juan Carlos I, the main road which
links the historic centre to the port, has taken a
step towards reality which mayor José Chulvi
signing off the compensation proposal of some 22,186
euros for the appropriation of the last 126 square metres
of private land which is needed to carry out the project.
The
Department of Works, headed by councillor Paco Torres,
confirmed that it is ready to carry out the renovation
of the crumbling pavements thanks to a credit reserve
of some 140,000 euros and that work should start as
soon as possible.
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20 Dec 2018
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XÀBIA
INVESTS IN PORTABLE FIRE DEFENCE
SYSTEMS
As part of the continuing efforts
to reduce the risk of forest fires in the municipality,
the Ayuntamiento de Xàbia is to invest some 21,895
euros to purchase a dozen Sideinfo portable defense
systems, a type of sprinkler system that can be mounted
quickly to reduce the impact of a fire from a distance
without the physical presence of fire-fighting personnel.
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 20 Dec
2018
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XÀBIA
SEEKS TO APPROPRIATE LAND FOR
ROUNDABOUTS ON GATA ROAD
The Ayuntamiento de Xàbia
has convened an extraordinary plenary session this week
to approve the public exhibition for the appropriation
on the land required to create two roundabouts on the
CV-734 Carretera del Gata. The projects have been promoted
by the Departments of Heritage and Urban Scene to improve
road safety and regulate access to the cemetery and
the proposed industrial estate of Catarrojes-Ramblars.
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19 Dec 2018
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CHANGE
AT THE HELM AT CD JÁVEA
CD
Jávea have revealed their new coach for the first
team after Antonio Villaescusa was dismissed on Monday
evening, less than 24 hours after the rojiblancos
recorded their tenth draw of the season. Former CD Dénia
coach Juan Carlos Signes was quickly installed at the
helm and took his first training session on Tuesday
evening as the club looks on him to turn those many
draws into victories to lift the club back into the
mix for the promotion spots.
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 19
Dec 2018
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CHILDREN'S
STORYTELLING RESTARTS IN JANUARY
January
will see the return of the weekly
children's storytelling sessions
in the public libraries organised
by the Department of Culture
and councillor Quico Moragues
(Culture) explained that the
schedule will be structured
as in previous years with the
sessions alternating between
the port and historic centre
buildings. Starting at 5.30pm,
the sessions will free to attend.
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