Buzzing Around the Environment Although the occasional rains of summer may have been a brief but welcome break to the continual hot and dry spells of previous years, the rain has brought an unpleasant legacy along with it. The extra rain through August has added water to the ground, feeding plants and animals, it has added to the dwindling supplies in the reservoirs, and … Read More
School Council Approved Torrevieja´s Municipal School Council, chaired by the town´s Mayor José Manuel Dolón, met last week in an extraordinary session with the aim of renewing the board and welcoming new members who will oversee the educational needs of the municipal´s children. The first point agreed was that the presidency of the Municipal School Council will remain the same, a post held … Read More
Flooding Could have been Avoided with Proper Plans For year, residents on one area of Torrevieja have had to put up with severe flooding, whilst the rest of the municipality has foot the bill through taxes. Now, it looks like both of the problems could have been avoided if the previous government had ensured that proper plans were in place, or at least listened to the opposition (now … Read More
Water Firm Buys Electric Cars The Mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón of the Los Verdes green party , whose position also sees him sit as Chairman of the Board of the joint-owned water supply company Agamed, accompanied by the company’s manager, José Manuel Nadal, visited the new fleet of electric vehicles that the company has acquired, with the aim of reducing pollution. The company … Read More
José Manuel Dolón is the new mayor of Torrevieja José Manuel Dolón of the Los Verdes green party is the new mayor of Torrevieja, having received the majority of votes, ousting the Partido Popular after 27 years in power. As one of the politicians instrumental in bringing countless cases to court, fighting against the corrupt elements of the PP, José Manuel Dolón has ousted Eduardo Dolón from the top … Read More
TORREVIEJA EYESORE FINALLY CLEARED FOR DEVELOPMENT The Los Verdes green party of Torrevieja has praised the town hall for cleaning an area in the heart of a residential zone, although they do point out that the action has only just been auctioned after 12 years of complaints from the residents. The si... Read More
CRISTIANO RONALDO MAKES ORIHUELA NEWS THIS WEEK The councillor for markets, Manuel Gallud of the Los Verdes, has announced that the Thursday market on the Orihuela Costa will now remain in its current location, after an agreement was reached with the traders to keep the area clean. Concern over the ... Read More
CHRISTIANO RONALDO MAKES ORIHUELA NEWS THIS WEEK The councillor for markets, Manuel Gallud of the Los Verdes, has announced that the Thursday market on the Orihuela Costa will now remain in its current location, after an agreement was reached with the traders to keep the area clean. Concern over the ... Read More
WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS INCREASED BY SIXTY PERCENT IN TORREVIEJA The contract for collecting household waste, street and beach cleaning will cost Torrevieja city council 16.3 million euro per year, an increase of 60% since the contract was first awarded 10 years ago. According to José Manuel Dolón of ... Read More
LORENTE LOSES APPEAL IN CORRUPTION CASE The former mayor of Orihuela, Mónica Lorente, has lost a pre-trial appeal which she hoped would have avoided criminal charges for alleged irregularities in the award of a contract relating to building work at a plaza in the town of El Escorratel... Read More
INVESTMENTS, ROADS AND URBAN CLEANING IN ORIHUELA NEWS As part of their contractual obligations to the municipality of Orihuela, water utility company Aguagest provide funding to the town hall for infrastructure improvements, investment or repair. This year, the coastal zone will receive some 54% of the mi... Read More
IS THIS THE AGE OF THE TRAIN? A direct bus link from both Torrevieja and Benidorm to the High Speed Train network has been approved by the Ministry of Infrastructure. The initial plans show that the bus would run from both tourist rich towns to the newly built station at Villena, which has direct links to the coastal motorway network, but this is subject to approval by … Read More