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Local News for the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida from The Leader Newspaper
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Costa Life
AND ITS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUThe Alicante toy company Famosa is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of its most famous creation: the Nancy doll designed by Agustin Juan Aleixander in 1968.Over the years the company has managed top keep up with the trends in hair styles and dress, and Nancy is now one of the most widely-sold dolls in Spain.
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Houses Demolished After Eight Years
Calle Niagara in Orihuela Costa was the scene of demolition last Monday when 8 houses were ordered to be pulled down. Six of the eight houses have never been lived in as the owners were unprepared to accept them in their original condition. They showed cracks from day one, in 2001.
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Happy 90th Birthday Phyllis Toleman.
Four generations travelled from England to celebrate Phylliss 90th birthday on Thursday 13th November. Phyllis lives with her son Bill and daughter in law Crystal, who are well known to the bowling fraternity here on the Costa Blanca.
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Russians Tipped To Save Housing Crisis
Antonio Navarra, the president of Vega Baja Builders and Promoters, has commented that he believes the housing crisis is reaching rock bottom when it comes to residential tourism, and he suggests targeting sales at the Russian and Eastern European market.
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Valencian Community News in brief
It has been revealed that an act of sabotage took place last week in the reservoir of Elche when people broke in and allowed the water to run out at a thousand litres a second. Local experts stated that the water is flowing too strongly to enable them to stop the flow
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CROOKS CAUGHT WITHIN HOURS OF CRIMESTOPPERS LAUNCH
A phone call to the Guardia Civil just hours after the launch of the Crimestoppers campaign in Alicante saw two of the ten most wanted arrested in Benissa. Anthony Kearney and his partner Donna McCafferty were held after a neighbour recognized them from the pictures that have been well publicized since the start of the campaign.
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HITMEN TARGET HORSES
Twelve horses were allegedly set on fire after petrol bombs were put in their horse boxes by Colombian hitmen on the orders of three famous matadors a court in Toledo has been told.
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ORGANISED GANG ROBBING PETROL STATIONS IN ALICANTE
Petrol stations in Almoradi and Orihuela were targeted at the weekend by a hooded gang that is suspected of carrying out other similar attacks in the region.
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TIMESHARE CONMEN DEALT A BLOW
Timeshare crooks have been dealt a blow by the EU who have closed several loop holes that saw crafty salesmen relieving people, who often could not afford it, of their hard earned cash. The problem has always been that people either have too much sun, sangria or something else before entering into a legally binding contract and being stuck with a two week break to Guantanamo bay or similar
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News Bites 1 - 17 November
ISLAMIC LEADERS PROMOTE PEACE
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