Last Friday ETA assassinated the National Police Inspector in Arrogorriaga in the Basque country.On the Costa Blanca town halls paid homage to Sr Garcia with five minutes silence.

In Benidorm the Mayor made it quite clear that they reject ETA’s action calling them assassinswho have killed in a democratic country to  justify their aims.

Councillors in Torrevieja in their condemnation said that they wanted to show their repulsion against the brutal murder.The same sentiments were repeated across the Costa Blanca as hundreds turned out to show their solidarity.

In Altea on Saturday afternoon residents joined with Mayor Ripoll and the council in their five minute vigil.Sr Ripoll said that the town totally rejected violence and that it had no place in a democratic society.He called on ETA to end this armed struggleand allow peace in both the Basque region and Spain.

In Alfaz del Pi a similar ceremony was held to show their rejection of ETA and its latest barbaric act They also wanted to show solidarity with the family of the victim.At the end of the vigil the crown applauded Sr Puelles Garcia.

Tennis Europe and La Manga Club in Murcia have announced a three year partnershipagreementwhich will recognise the club as an “official partner’of the European tennis Federation.

This deal opens up the possibility of La Manga hosting a number of Tennis  Europe’s key conferences and other events in the coming years.Tennis Europe’s chief executive has said that this was their first partnership with a leisure  resort’and that La Manga was very attractive for players of all ages and levels.

They feel that La Manga is the leading resort of its kind in Europe and that Tennis Europe was proud to recognise that .The location,facilities and the experience that they have makes it the perfect place for their conferences.

The La Manga Club general director stated that they would take full advantage of this opportunity to extend their existing relationships with national federations and the tennis community in general.European tennis will be helped because of this partnership.The agreement comes into effect on October 1.

Alicante council has made its second 200 euro fine against people who permit their dogs to foul pavements,in one week.The councils special team of local police and inspectors is targeting zones where the fouling of pavements with dog excrement is deemed out of control.The special unit is actually filming the people who allow their animals to defaecate on the pavements,as evidence.They then issue the fines.

The clearing of dog excrement by the council is costing about a million euros a year and this has to stop.It only involves about 5% of the dog owning population but it now requires drastic measures to remedy it .On top of this there is the 200,000 euro bill for installing and maintaining the plastic bag dispensers that have been set up all over the city.Consequently the motto is that whoever decides to make the city dirty will pay to have it cleanrd.The council is also providing special areas where owners can take their animals to the toilet They will be clearly signposted.How it can be beyond an individual to carry a plastic bag with them to pick up their animal’s excrement is beyond comprehension.Keep fining them Alicante .The risk of disease is also another major consideration to consider for the Alicante council.