If we take stock and we look back, this 2014 bid farewell today leaves us undisputed protagonist: fire. If last September 11 were attending astonished to 439 calcining hectares of Natural Park Montgó where he is remembered as the fire but in recent years, fire has been unfortunate protagonist in 2014.
The second worst fire took place in May at the end of Jesus Pobre, when an intentional fire It calcined 39 hectares in residential area that made alarm bells ringing. But the fire did not give truce in addition to these two major fires during Dénia has lived with small frights Fire in the Camí de Sant Joan, In the Las Marinas road or entrance to the city.
The good news is also news: luck has touched us very close
This 2014 will be remembered as a good year in terms of prizes in gambling, as Dénia has distributed almost 3.000.000 euros in different drawings. The fattest prize was handed out in October, the lottery number 2 (at Calle Pedreguer), with the sale of 50 tenths of first prize, the 44.386 He distributed 2.600.000 euros in prize money.
A couple of days before, The sealed in a particular ticket Xara EuroMillions by which 44.412,13 euros was.
In June, the lucky winner left one whopping 130.000 euros Primitiva Lottery, while the draw of the Christmas lottery left one particular 20.000 euros corresponding to a fourth prize sold in the administration Sort Colp.
Solidarity: the population generates hope among the weakest
If anything can boast Dénia is to be a united people, and good example of this is the important role that took place in April in I Carrera Solidarity in favor of the EEC Raquel Payà organized by this house. More than 700 people participated in the march through the streets of Dénia thanks to more than 2.500 euros that helped the school to purchase items necessary for the development of their students was raised.
During this year we learned that more than a thousand dianenses were aided Caritas 2013A report reveals that the number of Spaniards attended equaled that of immigrants and a worrying fact: 385 of these beneficiaries are minors, representing an 36% of the total.
And if we speak of social groups, we can not ignore the work of two. One is the Red Cross doing Dénia, which the day of the banderita managed to raise more than 5.000 euros in the city. The other, conducted by Condemned to Curb, this year, in addition to helping people with disabilities, He has managed to include five of those people in the workplace.
In 2014, Dénia has crossed borders
Dénia name has been heard during 2014, internationally. For several reasons, but one of them has stood out above all others: the candidacy Creative City of Gastronomy UNESCO. Finally it could not be but from the committee have encouraged Denia to continue presenting his candidacy because there are more than justified reasons for this distinction.
And the cuisine is our best ambassador. This year again, the chef Quique Dacosta looks three stars in his restaurant in Dénia, elevating the Olympus of the culinary gods and with him, the name of Dénia.
Today said goodbye this year was also the year in which Dénia He has hosted a cruise after several years. This is the ship MS Amadea, which landed a hundred passengers with an average age of 60 years and who did not finish to meet all the expectations of the hospitality industry in the city.
Interest in Dénia and the region has particularly increased in this 2014, year in which we learned that a group of Chinese investors are interested in buying property in the Marina Alta. This year, too, a Dutch promoter has shown her interest in the building luxury homes for retirees Nordic.
The names of 2014
Several names leaves us this year. Enrique Oltra, Javier Reyes and Carmen Piera, near the Evangélica Bautista Church, Creama or bloody tiger mosquito have been some of the protagonists of the year.
Enrique Oltra, Franciscan Father of the chapel Pare Pere, He will be named adopted son of Dénia next year. The Evangelical Church, meanwhile, met in this 2014 its centenary in Dénia with events throughout the year.
In September we cococimos the senior judge of Dénia, Javier Reyes, was recognized by the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) with First Prize for Best Practices in international criminal assistance, Created by agreement of its Standing Committee last June 3.
Meanwhile the midwife Carmen Piera was recognized in the Women's DayLast March 8 for his work throughout his career. An emotional tribute in which he was accompanied by some of the children who has helped bring into the world.
In 2014 we celebrated also 20 years after the creation of the Consortium for the Economic Recovery of Marina Alta (CREAMA), An anniversary that leaves us data like more than 5.300 jobs created.
And we can not stop talking about the names of 2014 without naming the great nightmare this summer has had us all on tenterhooks: the tiger mosquitoThat in the hottest months has forced some people to seek emergency care for their bites.
The curiosities of 2014
2014 has left us some other curious story, as the decision of a neighbor Loreto street de tombstones and coffins placed on the terrace in protest to the noise generated by a nearby restaurant.
And the rest of curious news comes to us from the sea. This summer the dianenses we have gone mad through social networks Legacy TibuA graceful way to challenge us to all get wet without purpose.
At sea we could see also whales on our shores, One of the most beautiful pictures we remember in recent years.
And finally from the sea we came another news that aroused the interest of readers: The Baleària shipping company acquired the ship Fortuna, Which belonged to the royal family for over eleven years.
