Cardiac surgeons at Elche´s Hospital del Vinalopó have successfully performed the first aortic valve repair in a patient of 48 years of age, affected an aneurysm (dilation) of the ascending aorta and severe aortic insufficiency, a procedur...
Cardiac surgeons at Elche´s Hospital del Vinalopó have successfully performed the first aortic valve repair in a patient of 48 years of age, affected an aneurysm (dilation) of the ascending aorta and severe aortic insufficiency, a procedur...
Following the announcement this week that the finance department of Torrevieja town hall has reduced its debt by 8 million euro, and the subsequent discovery that they could have made a lot more, if not for the 16 million euro paid out in “land-g...
Residents of Orihuela and the Orihuela Costa are invited to attend a football match this weekend, with Elche CF offering you free admission to their game against Real Betis Balompié.
The match starts at 12:00 on Sunday the 16th of March, at the Martínez Valero stadium. With this match against two of the main players in Spanish football, it´s no wonder the clubs own website has a starting ticket price of 35 euro, but you can enter for free, thanks to their collaboration with the Orihuela town hall.
In order to get your tickets, you must be a registered resident however, and there is a simple form to fill in with your details, available at the town hall, and put your form into the box available there. Once submitted, all you then have to do is collect your tickets at 11:00 on the Sunday morning, an hour before the game starts, and then you can be part of this monumental battle of sporting wills.
Your entry must have been received before Friday of this week though, so you will need to hurry, but with the weather forecast for a bright and sunny day, this could be the free day out for you and your family, surrounded by an atmosphere of drama and excitement, as only one team becomes victorious.
For more information, call into the town hall, where the international office team will be happy to help. The tickets are subject to terms and conditions and limited availability.
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After 14 months of talks the situation regarding pirate taxi's operating from Alicante-Elche Airport is still to be resolved and in the light of a lack of progress in discussions with the Department of Transportation and Elche City Council the Association of Auto-Taxi's Elche have announced a strike that will begin on Thursday until 17 March.
A spokesman for the Association said there have been 10 meetings between his union and representatives from the Department of Transportation, the City of Elche and airport management and as yet no decisions have been reached despite promises from the authorities that the matter was being treated seriously.
There is still not a regular police presence checking the taxi's at the airport, and neither are there are control measures being applied through the car park barriers. Implementation of both of these measures was promised over a year ago.
As such the Association of Auto-Taxi Elche has decided to close the Radio Taxi service and at Altet Airport from Thursday 13 - 17 March due to the "lack of support from the local administration." "We feel cheated, the City does not support us despite being professionals who have always been willing to work with them, we have been waiting a long time.
We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience that our action will cause to users but the authorities leave us with no way out, "they said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Filed under: http://www.theleader.info/article/42942/The former mayor and current councillor of Elche, Alejandro Soler, was found not guilty on Monday, of threats and abuse against his ex wife.
The acquittal was handed down by the Court of Criminal Elche 1, according to a judgment, which had been referred by the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community (TSJCV).
The judge argued that the allegations "were neither creditable nor proved" and did not consider the alleged victim's statement as sufficient proof of such actions being carried out.
The former mayor was charged with four crimes of violence against his ex wife, two of threats and another two of ill-treatment. The prosecution asked for a sentence of 38 months in prison, while his lawyer asked for an acquittal.
Soler denied all the allegations at his the trial which was held on February 20 and explained that the complaints made for sexist violence were all due to his former wife's attempts at gaining her "revenge" for economic disagreements.
Filed under: http://www.theleader.info/article/42939/Children attending the Ciudad de Oviedo school on Tuesday morning found they had been locked out by an anonymous act of sabotage. Facing closure in the next academic year, with the children having to be relocated, the school has been the scene of a nu...