Paraglider arrested drunk on beach in Salou

Salou local police arrested a man on Sunday for paragliding with visible signs of intoxication on the beaches of the Salou. He was seen by swimmers and officers, flying near buildings and electrical wiring and making low flights over the sand. The offender, a local man Segrià 42, was arrested for not following the rules of conduct for gliders.

Gravel and Asphalt for the Catalunya Rally

The organisers of the Catalunya Rally have announced a mixed-surface opening day and a final day which includes two runs through a 26-mile stage.

The October 22-24 event, which is based in Salou, will start with an opening day comprising two stages which run on gravel and asphalt, and one completely loose surface test.

For the first time in the history of the modern era of the World Rally Championship, the teams are likely to start Friday with a car in gravel specification and finish it in asphalt trim.

The Saturday and Sunday stages are all asphalt. The pre-event shakedown has been moved closer to Salou and altered to reflect the split nature of the event. The 1.8-mile stage is now part-gravel and part-asphalt.

Clerk of the course Aman Barfull said: "We are and we want to continue being an asphalt rally, but we have included a mixed day. This new rally concept benefits the show, both for spectators and for the media. And it follows the guidelines of the FIA, requesting organisers to provide for novelties and to contribute in order to raise the interest in the WRC.

"The rally consists of eight stages run twice in three days, totalling 792 miles, of which 220 are competitive."

Salou and Cambrils house prices and rental costs one of the highest in Catalunya

The figures in the report submitted by the fotocasa.es real estate portal, one of the most important market are clear. Cambrils, an increase of 4.9% over last April, was the Catalan population in which more increased the price of rented housing. Salou, with 2.7%, was the second. The two municipalities of the Costa Daurada are followed Sant Boi, Cornell and Calafell, in the latter case, an increase of 1.9%.
Figures contrast with the general trend Catalunya lives in recent months. The same report notes that in one year, in Catalonia there has been a decrease of 7%, and Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Gava and Lloret de Mar, among others, the municipalities that experienced the greatest decline in April.
Barcelona remains the most expensive on the average price of rental housing, to 12.92 euros per square meter, followed by Castelldefels. At the opposite extreme is Reus, with an average price of 6.67 euros per square meter.
In high season
It is expected that in the coming months, coinciding with the peak tourist season, the price of rent in the Costa Daurada continue to grow. Nevertheless, both Cambrils, as Salou, have significant surplus of rental housing, which draws attention in light of this growth. The car also has become one of the formulas currently used by owners unable to sell their homes.
According to data provided by the Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitge of the Generalitat of Catalonia, between 2008 and 2009, Tarragona was the city that grew most rental contracts, doubling in number. In the case of Cambrils, went from 483 to 593 contracts on the same date. The trend showed a decrease in the average rental price, which stood at the Camp de Tarragona, around 698 euros, in 2009, almost twelve per cent less than in 2008, returning data to contrast with the growth has occurred in the heart of the Costa Daurada.
Reports produced by the Generalitat, or even the IESE fotocasa.es also reveal another reality, the increase in the number of evictions for nonpayment.
This grave situation is precisely that causes a significant number of non-inhabited dwellings on the market, due to fear of their owners, include the same studies.