Costa Blanca News Archive

22-Apr-2007

Spanish Land Grab Threatens to Undermine Second-Home Gold Rush (Bloomberg.com)
April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Linda Brennan and Terry Venables are making their last stand. Bulldozers await the green light to demolish part of their century-old house in Spain's Valencia region, so they never leave the property unoccupied.

Luxury Condos to Rise in Costa Rica (Multi-Housing News)
APRIL 18, 2007 -- Punta Leona, COSTA RICA -- Beach One Developments, a joint venture between Punta Dominical and the Gordienko family, has announced its plans to build Viva Punta Leona, a luxury condominium community on the shores of the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by a tropical rainforest in Punta Leona, Costa Rica. Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2007, Leslie McKerns of the ...

20 ideas for a family holiday (Times Online)
What, you stil haven't booked the big holiday this summer? No worries - we've 20 hot tips for getaways

�8m lottery winner's spending spree (Daily Mail)
After hitting the jackpot, lottery winners these days tend to be a bit sensible. Not Jennifer Southall, however. The 43-year-old, who had never before tasted champagne or been on an aeroplane, has just one ambition - to spend, spend, spend

"Trovador" Nicho Hinojosa to perform Thursday (El Paso Times)
Mexican singer and guitarist Nicho Hinojosa will give a concert at 9 p.m. Thursday at the Capital Concert Hall, Lincoln and Coyoacan avenues.

Ahoy there... it's Ray's navy pin-up (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
COVENTRY mum Dawn Keylock fondly remembers her modelling career - and so does a retired Navy officer now living on the Costa Blanca! For the stunning image of a then 22-year-old Dawn still lingers on in 73-year-old Ray Martin's mind after they posed together for a photo 20 years ago.

As Hotel Prices Rise, a Villa May Be a Bargain (New York Times)
Selecting among the growing number of European villas can be more daunting than making hotel reservations. Some tips for navigating your way to the Tuscan sun, or close to it.

HIGH AND DRY ; Warning As Spain Holiday Homes Are Built With No Water (RedNova)
By MICHELLE O'KEEFFE THOUSANDS of Irish sun-seekers snapping up Spanish holiday homes were warned yesterday they could be left feeling parched. Around 300,000 houses being built in hotspots such as Valencia and Murcia in the Costa del Sol may not have a water supply.

In Europe, care for the elderly is being transformed (International Herald Tribune)
Society is aging and governments are trying to cut the cost of paying to care for older residents. As a result, a number of new ideas have emerged to service the market.

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