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Special Commitments Unit ’] - so that their response to signs of illegal fishing will be much faster . These images can also be used as evidence in prosecution cases . For full story see : Javeamigos

Javea recycled over 100tons of clothing in 2016

The residents of Xàbia recycled some 112 metric tones of used clothing during 2016 .

According to data supplied by the NGO ‘ Humana Fundación Pueblo para Pueblo ’, the organisation that manages the 34 containers distributed across the municipality , a total of 112,612 kilos of clothing , footwear and home textiles during 2016 , a slight decrease compared to 2015 ( 113,570 kilos ). for ful story see : Javeamigos

Repairs to Port breakwater and Tango beach to be paid for by regional Government

Valencia ’ s Department of Infrastructure will pay for repairs to the outer wall of Xàbia Port breakwater and the concrete platform next to the Tango restaurant ’ s frontage . This is classified as emergency works to protect the safety of people and property . From : La Marina Plaza

Rental of tourist apartments up by 14 %

In 2016 , the Comunidad Valenciana was second only to the Canary Islands in overnight stays in tourist apartments . More than 10.4 million such rentals were officially recorded , an increase of 14.6 %. However , according to the tourist industry a lot of the growth is outside the law . The National Institute of Statistics ( INE ) records