Local news for Wednesday evening

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, participated in the Alicante Plaza forum on the Real Estate Market together with leading experts and companies from the Alicante province. Among the topics addressed were the market situation after a year of the pandemic and the future that arises, such as the need to digitize the sector, bet on new, more sustainable materials, and what will be the trends in the coming years.

The “Joaquín Chapaprieta” Municipal Institute of Culture will celebrate International Day of Dance tomorrow, Thursday 29 April, with two shows programmed that have been awarded at various festivals and contemporary dance awards: “Mulïer”, on April 30 at 8:00 p.m., and “Vigor Mortis” on May 1, also at 8:00 p.m., at the Torrevieja Municipal Theatre.

The Municipal Theatre of Torrevieja will be the place chosen by the voices of Orfeón for its next performance, a Spring concert. The performance will be on May 30 at 8:00 p.m. The price of tickets is 10 euro.

The Orihuela Health Department has launched its new website orihuela.san.gva.es as an “agile and accessible communication tool aimed at users and patients as well as professionals.” This means, according to the Generalitat Valenciana, the creation of a new information source for the department that provides health coverage to more than 168,000 inhabitants in the Vega Baja region.

After 22 years, the IES Tháder de Orihuela school will have a remodelled centre, without portacabins, for the next school year 2021/2022. The Local Government Board of the Orihuela City Council yesterday announced the award of the expansion works for 2,694,961 euro.

After rejecting an appeal, the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) has confirmed the penalties of 14 and 18 years in prison for the couple who stoned a neighbour of Orihuela to death in mid-July 2017. The incident took place near the mouth of the Andarax river in Almería, in the El Bobar area.

As well as opening a new dog park, Bigastro Council begins an intense campaign regarding the possession of pets to combat faeces on public roads. A strict ordinance has come into force with significant penalties that can reach up to 3,000 euro to those who fail to clean up after their pets.

Crevillente town hall has launched the campaign “Què bonico és Crevillent, quan està net” to sensitise and educate citizens about the importance of their collaboration in maintaining the cleanliness and care of the streets, squares, garden areas and other public spaces in the municipality with the star of the campaign being a resident in the town.

A 41-year-old man was injured this morning when he fell from a scaffold in Elche. Emergency services were called at about 8:50 am to the construction site on calle Barrio de Sarabia. A paramedic ambulance attended and treated the man for multiple trauma before transferring him to the Vinalopó de Elche hospital.

Passengers on flights from the Republic of India to any airport located in Spain, must be quarantined for the ten days following their arrival, or during their entire stay in Spain if it is less than that period. This period may end earlier, if on the seventh day the person undergoes a diagnostic test for acute infection with a negative result. The Ministerial Order will take effect from 00:00 hours on May 1, 2021 for an initial period of fourteen calendar days, and may be extended if the circumstances that motivate it are maintained.

In the regional kickboxing championships held in Gandía, the Torrevieja kickboxing Club participated with 7 athletes and obtained 4 bronze, 2 silver and 1 gold medal.

Alicante Provincial Council will subsidise the Women’s World Handball Championship to the tune of 720,000 euro, which will have one of its main venues in Torrevieja.