04/10/2023
Meetings
Next AFPO Meeting
To be announced
New members are always welcome.
Last Meetings
General Meeting: 3rd October 2023
This meeting took place in the Diamante Beach hotel.
AGM: Tuesday, 2nd May
Also in the Diamante Beach hotel.
The guest speaker was Sara Munsterhjelm, the Vice Consul.
The minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
Calpe elections
New Council
The new Calpe Council has now voted. For the next 4 years (in principle) Calpe will be run by a coalition of 3 parties, and Ana Sala, the current mayor, will continue in post.
The party with the most individual votes, the Partido Poplular, who wanted to force Ana Sala out, have instead been forced into opposition.
Up-to-the-minute news, togther with detailed analysis of the results of the elections (held on the 28th of May) can be found in our members’ area.
Local News
New OAC hours
Monday to Thursday: From 8:00 to 4:30
Fridays: From 8:00 to 1:30
Saturdays: From 10:00 to 1:00
For information about the OAC and the Padrón, check our key information page.
From the members’ area
In this section, we provide extracts from the announcements, news items and updates which our former President, Keith Wildman, publishes every day. To read the complete posts, you need to join the Association.
Announcements
The Council announces the IX Christmas Fair from 6 to 10 December:
(Notice posted: Saturday, 30th September 2023)
It opens registration for merchants, hoteliers and associations The Council announces the celebration of the IX Christmas Fair that will take place from the 6 to the 10th of December. Merchants, hoteliers and non-profit associations of the municipality are invited to be part of this great event. Registration will be open from September 28 to October 29. All procedures […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Autumn festival at Teulada
(Notice posted: Friday, 29th September 2023)
This is the season of the Auditori Teulada Moraira of October-December 2023. Some other activities that will be held at the Auditori Teulada Moraira have also been presented, by local groups, The program will begin on October 21 where we will receive the group from Sweden, ABBA Generation, which is considered one of the greatest […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe train timetable
(Notice posted: Thursday, 21st September 2023)
Calpe is one of the stops of the TRAM of Alicante. Specifically, the route that stops in the municipality corresponds to Line 9 of the service and is the one that connects Benidorm with Dénia. From Monday to Sunday the train schedules from Calpe to Dénia are as follows: The first train that departs from Calpe is at 06:55h […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
Pet owners exposed
Wednesday, 4th October 2023
A cyberattack has exposed personal data of pet owners in the Valencian Community The incidence has occurred in the database of the Supranational Registry of Companion Animals The Generalitat has reported the facts to the police and is working to restore the security of the application The Generalitat Valenciana has already notified the incident to […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Could Britain do this?
Wednesday, 4th October 2023
Pakistan’s government has ordered all unauthorised Afghan asylum seekers – an estimated 1.7 million people – to leave the country by November. .Pakistan has blamed border crossing attacks on Afghanistan-based operatives – charges denied by the Taliban regime, but it has fuelled resentment in Islamabad, which on Tuesday announced a crackdown on “illegal” migrants.
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Out of my way
Wednesday, 4th October 2023
The Civil Guard is seeking the driver of a motorcycle for driving at 220 km / h in the Bus-HOV lane of the V-21 road, when the maximum allowed is 100, On Friday, September 22, the helicopter of the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) based in Valencia detected the driving of a large displacement motorcycle that was traveling at […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Mental health charity march
Wednesday, 4th October 2023
Amadem celebrates mental health month with its traditional solidarity march October 10 marks World Mental Health Day, a crucial reminder of the importance of prioritizing mental health care to achieve holistic well-being. Under the slogan Mental Health is a universal right, it aims to raise awareness of the need to promote a greater understanding of how […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Eat in Calpe
Wednesday, 4th October 2023
Calpe Council, with the collaboration of AEMCO, is launching the second edition of the BonoCome (good eating) campaign, an initiative aimed at boosting consumption in catering establishments in the municipality by promoting the economic reactivation of the hotel and catering fabric of Calpe.