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Source:   Murcia Today

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The Costa Azul bus network has announced the launch of a new direct service between Playa Flamenca and Alicante airport, which will run in addition to the express service that also operates from Torrevieja.

The service, which starts operations on the 1st July, will also collect and drop off at La Marina and Guardamar and will offer 4 services each way until 31st August.

The bus to the airport will depart the Mercadona roundabout at Playa Flamenca at 08:00, 10:30, 15:00 and 17:30, picking up at the bus station in Guardamar at 08:30, 11:00, 15:30 and 18:00, then at the Mercadona roundabout of La Marina at 08:40, 11:10, 15:40 and 18:10, before reaching the destination of Alicante´s El Altet airport at 09:10, 11:40, 16:10 and 18:40.

The service from the airport will depart at 09:15, 11:45, 16:15 and 18:45, taking around 30 minutes to reach La Marina, 40 minutes to reach Guardamar and just 70 minutes to reach Playa Flamenca.

This provisional service will be welcomed by many a resident and tourist alike and will provide a much more cost effective service from the airport, without the risk of using unlicensed and illegal taxis, which are also going to be facing further crack downs during the summer as licensed taxis from Orihuela city will be allowed to operate on the coast for the first time.

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Viva TV is delighted to announce that two videos shot for the British Foreign Office have now gone live on Consular websites all over Southern Europe. Since he became the British Consul in Alicante Paul Rodwell has worked closely with Viva TV filming a number of the consular events which were then posted on their website giving many more expats access to the information. It was quickly recognised by Paul and his team that this was a very effective way of circulating important news and information to holiday makers and British residents in Spain.

So the Foreign Office decided to use this method to head a new video campaign about the importance of looking after your passport, and earlier this year commissioned Viva TV to produce the films.

Every year hundreds of British holiday makers lose their passports or have them stolen and the British consulates are keen to show how not looking after yours can lead to a ruined holiday. The two videos called "Lose Your Passport, Lose Your Holiday" give advice on how to keep your passport safe and show the possible consequences if the worst happens.

With a very tight deadline of just two weeks Viva TV had to come up with the concept and script, locate actors, source film locations, film, edit and then present the two films. Viva TV were delighted when the Foreign Office in London passed on their very positive comments and the videos are now going live on the consular websites throughout Southern Europe and are being made available to newspapers, holiday travel companies and any other related tourism businesses and organisations to use on their websites. 

Director of Viva TV Richard Haywood said. "We were over the moon when Viva TV was asked by the British Government to produce these video casts. With such a tight deadline it was a testament to the professionalism and talent of our team that we could produce such a quality product on time and within budget". 

Last week British Consul Paul Rodwell took the opportunity to showcase both videos at a meeting with representatives of major tour operators in Benidorm and asked for help to promote the message. He said that throughout the summer the Consulate can issue up to 20 emergency passports per day and is confident the videos will reinforce the message of how important it is to look after them.

Viva TV’s work has now caught the eye of another British government department and they have been approached to produce another project, this time based in Malaga.

Mr Rodwell said: “As British Consul for Alicante, I am delighted that Viva TV, a local British business, was chosen to produce these video clips and it was great to see them produced in such a professional way and in record time.” 

viewing links

www.vivatv.es/video/dont_lose_your_passport.mp4

www.vivatv.es/video/consulate_etds.mp4

Source: Coastrider

Confusion has been surfacing about the scheduled opening dates, as the President of the region seemed to move the goalposts and start talking about an October opening for the airport, having said not long ago that it would not open until next summer.
 

However, the government ministry with responsibility for granting the licences has today confirmed that the process of defining the airspace is "complex" due to the fact that the airport is hemmed in by four military zones with the Military airbases of San Javier and Alcantarilla almost on top of Corvera airport, and that it is "premature " to be talking about opening dates.....
 

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Halifax is raising fees for customers who are deep into their overdraft.

The hikes, which come into force on 2 November, hit those struggling already, who are £2,000 or more overdrawn. It will mean a doubling of charges for many.

Someone permanently £2,000 overdrawn currently pays £365 a year but will be faced with a £730 bill under the new regime. Anyone £3,000 overdrawn will see charges rise from £730 to £1,095 a year.

Anyone overdrawn by up to £2,000 continues to pay £1 per day, up to £365 a year.

MoneySavingExpert.com understands sister bank Lloyds TSB will announce changes to its current accounts next week.

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