Montgó over Easter: camping in
prohibited areas, parking on newly reclaimed burnt ground - A lack
of civic-mindedness among visitors
The Montgó Natural Park was the focus of a large influx of visitors over
Easter. Some of whom showed a
marked lack of civic-mindedness by
camping in prohibited areas, including in the Cova Tallada and parking
on areas which were in the process of
regenerating after the 2014 fire.
Not all the blame can be laid at the
feet of the visitors however, since
there is a lack of signs telling people
where certain activities are prohibited, and to cap it all, the toilets in the
recreation/ picnic area were locked
over the holiday period… From: La
Marina Plaza
Although barbeques etc are restricted to “safe” areas, some people
have proposed the total ban on fires
in forested areas during the Easter
holidays, just as during the summer.
From La Marina Plaza (Ed’s note: by
timely coincidence, a small fire in an
abandoned field in the Benimadrocs
area, near houses along the Jesus Pobre road was dealt with on March
29th XAD)
Best year for property transactions
since 2008
For the first time in 16 years, the number of property transactions in the
Marina Alta (4,902) has exceeded the
2008 figure (4,735), though it is nowhere near the 2006 boom figure of
10,904. In 2015 Xàbia saw 944 sales.
From La Marina Plaza
Negligence is a prime cause of Forest fires
Xàbia restaurants asked to collaborate to counter illegal fishing
More than 700 people have recently been mobilised in the Comunidad
Valenciana to prevent forest fires and
there have already been a number of
near misses, including in Gata.
Plans have been put forward to deal
with the problem of illegal fishing in
the municipality with restaurants and
bars across Xàbia being asked not to
accept seafood whose origin cannot
be traced through official documentation. Poaching has been difficult to
control along a coastline that stretches
some 27 kilometres but Xàbia Town
Hall aims to discourage the practice
with huge fines and seizure of equipment. For full story see: Javeamigo