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Tapas Fair in Castellon

The 11th National Tapa Fair is to be held in Castellón de la Plana from 18th to 22nd October.
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Anti-corruption evidence offered by Torrevieja Socialist

Angel Gimenez, the Socialist spokesman on Torrevieja Town Council, yesterday stated that his party was presenting ‘ a series of new details’ over ‘possible influence peddling by Torrevieja mayor Pedro Angel Hernandez Mateo’.
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The Biggest in Europe

The administrative council of Aquamed yesterday approved the contracts granted to build three new desalination plants: in Torrevieja, Aguilas in Murcia Province and Bajo Almanzora in Almeria Province.
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Romanians Arrested

Police in Torrevieja have arrested two Romanians after it was discovered that they were attempting to sell a girl of two.
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In Trouble

It would appear that almost the entire Torrevieja Municipal police force is now under investigation, after the head of the Force, Alejandro Morer, was sent to court on charges that the force under his control tortured detainees, created false documents and failed to investigate crimes.
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Spilling Over

The court enquiry into the behavior of the Municipal Police Force in Torrevieja has now spilled over into the political arena after two members of the town council – Pedro Valero, the Security Councillor and Hipolito Caro the Health Councillor - were also issued summonses to appear in court.
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A Broken Relationship

It would appear that the court case opened against the Municipal Police Force in Torrevieja has had one extremely undesirable side effect: the practical breaking-off of the relationship between the local force and members of the local barracks of the Guardia Civil.
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'No Comment'

Francisco Camps, the President of the Valencian Community yesterday visited Torrevieja accompanied by Ramon Luis Valcarcel, the President of the Region of Murcia, and told journalists that ‘justice should run its course’ in the case of Orihuela mayor Jose Manuel Medina.
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Four Arrested

The Guardia Civil in Torrevieja have arrested a four-member gang amongst whom is a serving soldier for carrying out an assault on a local businesswoman.
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A Sinister Discovery

The Guardia Civil of Torrevieja are investigating the death of a woman, whose body was discovered near the Buddha Disco of the town early yesterday morning.
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Assurances

The Guardia Civil union AUGC was at great pains yesterday to underline the legality under which a member of the Corps is directing the various enquiries into possible allegations of mistreatment of suspects by the local police of Torrevieja.
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Search Over

The search was on yesterday for a 30-year-old Romanian who decided to take a swim in the sea off Torrevieja and had not been seen since.
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Not Allowed

The Torrevieja Judge investigating presumed aggression by the local police against a suspect yesterday refused to hear arguments from the lawyers for the policemen, who had demanded that the prosecutor be replaced.
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Garda Investigates

The Irish police force – the Garda – has opened an investigation to determine the whereabouts of John McKeown, a Torrevieja resident who has been missing for ten days.
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The Tops

According to the Guardia Civil Union AUGC, Torrevieja has a greater crime rate than that of Madrid.
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Torrevieja Concert

It was revealed yesterday that Columbian-born superstar Shakira will be performing in Torrevieja on March 31
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Stop or Else

Esteban Gonzalez Pons, the Conseller for the Territory, yesterday stated that unless the Environment Ministry presents the Valencian Government with the documents it has requested over the environmental impact of the Torrevieja desalination plant in five days
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Works Stopped

Works were finally stopped on the Torrevieja desalination plant yesterday, but not as a result of the actions of the Conselleria for The Territory, but rather due to the orders from Jose Ramon Garcia Anton, the Conseller for Infrastructure.
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'A Slight Administrative Slip-Up'

This was how Antonio Serrano of the Environment Ministry described the situation between the Madrid and Valencian Governments over the construction of a desalination plant – the biggest in Europe – in Torrevieja.
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Zapatero Taking the Community to Court

In what may be the last episode in the bitter and angry relationship between the Valencian Government and the Socialist Government in Madrid that began with the canceling of the Ebro River Diversion
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Calling a Halt

In another part of his press conference yesterday, Mr. Gonzalez Pons also revealed that the Government was ‘finally’ agreeing to stop all works on the Torrevieja desalination plant.
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Torrevieja Visitor

It was almost seven o’clock last night when a whale suddenly beached itself on the La Mata area of Torrevieja.
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The Torrevieja Desalination Plant

It has been revealed that the construction of the largest desalination plant in Europe in Torrevieja will be allowed to go ahead despite the Constitutional Court admitting that it will hear the case brought about it over the competence of the Valencian or Madrid Governments to have the ultimate say in the matter.
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'It's OK by me'

Stavros Dimas The European Commissioner for the Environment has stated that the desalination plant that is set to be built in Torrevieja
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Torrevieja Couple Arrested

A Spanish man and a Romanian woman, who normally reside in Torrevieja, were arrested in Madrid yesterday, after police believe that they were jointly responsible for the death of their fifteen-month-old daughter.
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Torrevieja May Fair

The Feria de Mayo, takes place in Torrevieja from 5-9 May 2010.
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