The Guardia Civil were doing a routine vehicle check in Bigastro near Orihuela when they noticed a car which slowed and then accelerated past them at great speed . Strangely the car then stopped about 500 metres from the police and a man got out of the car and ran away . Police checked the car and discovered over 900 grammes of hashish . Later , it appears the driver discovered that he had been identified and turned himself in to the police at the Jacarilla police station . The man was a 31

Denia has been full of confusion about the state of their hospitals . Now the new one is supposed to open its doors to patients on Monday December 1 . It has been incredibly difficult for doctors , consultants and patients , they haven’t know what was happening and where they should be from one week to the next . The opening date has been shrouded in mystery and consequently many staff have sought employment elsewhere because they have felt insecure . The opening will not be total on Mond

Spain has about 800 troops in Afghanistan and this week ore than a hundred of them arrived home at El Altet airport in Alicante . The plane was an hour late , causing concern for all of the family and friends who were waiting for their return . These soldiers had been on active duty for four months and they were the third contingent to return to Alicante . Many of the men were from the base in Murcia and others were from Madrid and Seville . The majority of the Spanish contingent are in Hera

They call her Tia Maria in Gata de Gorgos and last week she celebrated her 100th birthday . She is the first in the town to reach a three figure birthday . The church held a special mass and the village a special party . Tia Maria has two children , six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren and until recently she was sweeping the pavement outside her door . The mayor presented her with a special plaque and a bouquet of flowers and children asked her how she reached such an age . ” By g

The drama students at the Rojales municipal theatre are aged between 14 and 17 and their drama teacher chose the play to be performed without consultation with parents or the council , which funds the theatre . The play is called ” Foresteros ” by the Spanish playwright Belbel and it is deemed to have text which is totally unsuitable for young people of this age group . After there had been a couple of rehearsals some of the parents complained to the council who investigated the matter . The