19/04/2024
Meetings
Next AFPO Meeting
May 2024
Last Meetings
General Meeting: Tuesday 13th February
This meeting took place in the Diamante Beach hotel.
The guest speaker was Pamela Twissell-Cross MBE, the Welfare co-ordinator for the Royal British Legion
General Meeting: 3rd October 2023
Also in the Diamante Beach hotel.
The speakers were from CaixaBank, explaining their Proteccíon Senior facility.
There was considerable discussion of the new laws concerning animals and inheritance taxes.
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
AGM: Tuesday, 2nd May
Also in the Diamante Beach hotel.
The guest speaker was Sara Munsterhjelm, the Vice Consul.
The minutes of this AGM can also 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
Calpe celebrates this weekend the “Mig Any” events
(Notice posted: Thursday, 18th April 2024)
The Associació de Moros i Cristians Santíssim Crist de la Suor will celebrate this weekend the events of the “Mig Any”, the festive halfway point that will allow Calpinos to say goodbye to the festive positions of 2023 and welcome the new captains, flag bearer and ensigns. On Friday, the different “filaes” will have dinner […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Timetable for airport bus
(Notice posted: Saturday, 3rd February 2024)
Read more about this in the members’ area.
AKIRA
(Notice posted: Thursday, 25th January 2024)
Thanks to their generosity, the optician from Calpe has raised €468.42 for Akira Animal Sanctuary in Benissa. It has also collected sturdy toys, leashes and collars for dogs and has been a delivery point for donations for the sanctuary’s charity shop throughout the month of December and January. The funds raised for Akira will be […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
Water warning in UK
Friday, 19th April 2024
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Rail closure
Friday, 19th April 2024
Minister Pradas stresses that the three million euros of the Mascarat works are ‘fundamental’ for Line 9 of the TRAM d’AlacantThe Minister of the Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Territory has visited the emergency works that aim to minimise the effects of the fire that occurred in January. This action makes it necessary to offer a […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Denia Hospital
Friday, 19th April 2024
Dénia Hospital is a finalist in the MAPBM award for its good practices in blood management It has been recognized as a finalist in the award for “Best Hospital without Cardiac Surgery in transfusion management in Elective Surgery” The Dénia Hospital has just received the MAPBM (Maturity Assessment Model in Patient Blood Management) award for […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Grants available
Friday, 19th April 2024
Today opens the period to apply for aid for the payment of property tax (IBI), aimed at retired people, pensioners under 65 years of age as well as long-term unemployed. The purpose of these grants is to subsidise the IBI of the main residence of the year prior to the call so that it does […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Local fruits
Friday, 19th April 2024
The deputies of the PP of Alicante ask the Government to clarify how much money it has allocated to the campaign ‘The Markets Are Dying’ They consider that the campaign “does not help the countryside” and that it “discredits the citrus fruits of Alicante” César Sánchez: “We are going to defend Valencian agriculture from the […]