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A spectacular opening to the Volvo Ocean Race in Alicante
The Volvo Ocean Race Village in the start port of Alicante opened to the public on Friday evening with a spectacular ceremony before a crowd approaching 20,000 people. Light, sound, hundreds of performers and the best sailing crews on the planet all came together on Friday evening to inaugurate the Volvo Ocean Race Village. The gates opened to the public at 19:30 and the crowd poured in as the sun set over the purpose-built Race Village ringed around the inner harbour of Alicante. The public was given time to walk around the Village, to test the attractions, and soak up the atmosphere. Among the highlight destinations was the interactive Volvo Ocean Race Experience, comprising the Ride, the Dome, the Pool and the Grinding Challenge. The Ride is a simulator that gives users the sensation of what it is like to be at sea on a Volvo Open 70 in extreme conditions. The Dome is a cinematic representation of life on board during the race, whilst the Pool allows participants to show their tactical skills on scale model Volvo Ocean Race boats during an Œin-port¹ race. The Grinding Challenge is a test of strength, showing just how physically demanding the boats can be.
Then, the volume was turned up as crews for the eight competing teams were paraded into the harbour aboard their race yachts to the pulsing beat of their team theme songs before each squad was ushered on stage in turn, escorted to the platform by dozens of performers. Commenting on the Race Village, Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, paid tribute to the efforts of the city, saying, ³We are very pleased that the start of the race will take place in such beautiful surroundings. Alicante set their goals high to stage a magnificent send-off for the race. Looking around tonight, I can only say that they¹ve exceeded all expectations.² The evening concluded with a bang; several bangs in fact. Over 1,000 kg of fireworks were detonated to put an emphatic stamp on the opening ceremony. The Volvo Ocean Race village will remain open to the public seven days a week through the start of the first leg to Cape Town, on October 11th. Gates open daily at 10:00 each day and close at midnight. On concert nights the opening will be extended until 02:00. The Volvo Ocean Race begins with the first in-port race day on October 4th.
Calpe Oktoberfest opens its beer tent next week pic
FOR a boozy night out, head for Calpe from October 2-12 for its 21st annual Oktoberfest. At least 1,600 people – not only Germans, but beer-lovers of all nationalities - are expected to turn up to the big marquee to quaff gallons of authentic Paulaner beer brought over from Bavaria. The largest beer festival outside of Germany, Calpe Oktoberfest has always attracted an international following from far and wide. .jpg "Image")
Live music will be staged, as well as fun stalls and games for those still sober enough to participate. The tent will be set up behind the tennis club in the Gargasindi area on Thursday, October 2 and officially opened at 20.00hrs.
For the next nine days, the beer tent will be unzipped from 18.00hrs onwards.
The First ever Oktoberfest in Denia will take place in the Torrecremada district from Oct 3-11. Anyone who cannot make it, or who is still suffering a hangover from the smaller-scale Oktoberfest in El Verger last month, can catch the action on line at www.info-costablanca.com.
Girl, 22, confesses to expat’s murderTHE 22-year-old killer of a Gandia expat has confessed to the crime.Police say the girl had been on the run for three months, lying low in various parts of the province of Castellón. She said she stabbed 47-year-old Portuguese national, Victor Manuel Da Silva, through the heart with a kitchen knife in June.They had been arguing in the doorway of a house in the Santa Anna district of Gandia. Officers say along with several others, killer and victim had been invited to a barbecue by the woman who lived in the rented house. But a heated discussion over drugs broke out, ending in tragedy. DNA tests on the blood-stained clothes of the murder suspect, who had hidden them in the house, proved conclusive. Guardia Civil officers have been on her trail ever since. Following the murder of the labourer, a father of several children, they took three people who were at the scene of the crime in for questioning.One of these was the main suspect’s 30-year-old husband, and a married couple in their early 20s. They say the body was found in an area of Gandia that is a well-known drug-peddling hotspot. The victim, who had lived in Gandia for some years, is said to have an existing police record for robbery.
Living life on the edgeHOMEOWNERS of clifftop houses in Jávea are fearing for their safety and their properties now that the town council has revealed the rock-face could crumble into the sea. Those living on the top of the La Caleta mountainside, overlooking the sea, have been told there is a grave danger of coastal erosion.Local authorities have already taken steps to make the cliff safer, but more detailed studies are needed before work can begin. They also need to decide who is legally responsible for the cost of the work. This could be either Jávea council, or the regional government. The Caleta cliff was made 51 years ago as part of a stone quarry, when materials were needed to build the fishing port. No reinforcements were put in place.Following last October’s heavy rainfall, the rock-face has weakened and residents fear that if extreme climatic conditions occur next month, their homes could fall into the sea. Already, tree-roots are starting to show through the side of the cliff.To date, however, the council says it has not had any formal complaints from residents. But it stresses, “if the local authority is responsible for the costs of repair, of course we will bear these.”
Lliria Town hall clamp down on the sale of rustic land Lliria City Council has started a campaign in a bid to prevent scammers from selling rustic land. Unsuspecting buyers buy plots of land with the intention of building properties but rustic land cannot not be built on. The council has placed posters throughout the area warning that the sale of rustic land for building purposes is against the law. Urban councillor Reme Mazzolari (PP) warned "Before buying land, you should look into it, check that the plots have already been built on or have building permission.” Selling rustic land as a future building plot is easily done and many buyers do not take the time or the expense to check that building will be permitted.
Flights Diverted due to heavy rain fall Strong winds and intense rainfall has affected flights at Alicante airport as well as closing major roads and flooding hundreds of houses in the Alicante area. At least seven roads were closed as heavy rain fell. Flights arriving from Madrid, Stockholm, Oslo and various UK airports were diverted to alternative airports as the weather made it impossible for aircraft to land safely. A further two flights leaving L’Altet were suspended. The intense rainfall, which in some places reached 50 litres per square metre in just half an hour, trapped motorists in their vehicles and the fire brigade had to rescue several drivers including a woman and two children. The N-340 was closed at Elche along with five other roads in the town practically cutting the area off.
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