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The Local Government Board held this morning has approved the drafting and construction management for the construction of a sports court in the Plaza de Oriente, where the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is located.

Following the communication received from the Generalitat Valenciana and the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FVMP), in which it is indicated that there will be no more stockpiling of humanitarian material destined for Ukraine, given that the warehouses arranged by the Generalitat are To the maximum of its capacity, the Department of NGOs and Volunteers of the City Council of Torrevieja communicates that the premises set up to receive the aforementioned material, attended by volunteers from 22 of the local NGOs, on Calle Clemente Gosálvez, nº 24, pass to have a new schedule.

This morning, the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, has held a working meeting at the City Hall with the General Director of Water of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition, Manuel Aldeguer. The meeting was also attended by technical teams from the two administrations and from the AGAMED water joint venture.

The Cultural Association of Radio Amateurs CQ Torrevieja has signed a collaboration agreement with AGAMED to give visibility to the global need for water. In the agreement, which has been developing for five years, the Torrevieja City Council collaborates through the Municipal Institute of Culture "Joaquín Chapaprieta", and has a clear objective: to raise awareness about the global water crisis, through the waves, contacting people from all over the world.

The Councilor for the Elderly of the City Council of Torrevieja, Inmaculada Montesinos, informs that today, Wednesday, March 16, the list of around of 100 applicants for the single payment aid to a vulnerable group due to age (year 2021), the so-called "paguicas" that must correct deficiencies in their application and provide documentation that is deficient in their file

This morning a work meeting was held at the Torrevieja City Council to finalize the Reception Plan for people arriving from Ukraine and the details of the administrative processes and available services.

The Councilor for Sports of the Torrevieja City Council, Diana Box, informs about the celebration this coming Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19, of the International Rugby Tournament “Touch N' Tapas”. This is the first international championship of this modality, which will take place at the Nelson Mandela Rugby Stadium in Torrevieja from 09:00 to 18:00.

The II National Amateur Theater Contest "Raúl Ferrández", which will take place between March 21 and 25, both inclusive, at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Center, at 8:30 p.m. (free admission until full capacity) has announced the groups selected for this edition, having presented 26 companies from all over Spain, being among all the following selected:

In total there have been around 4,000 kilograms of material that has been donated and delivered to the local municipality coordinated by the Department of NGOs and Volunteers and the Association of Ukrainians of Torrevieja, together with components of 22 local NGOs. The responsible mayor, Concha Sala, has personally accompanied this first shipment that has been made in vehicles that the local company, Tabisam, has altruistically donated. Canned food, medicines and medical supplies in general, children's products, toiletries, and warm clothing, among other things, have been part of this first shipment of donations received. The Department of NGOs and Volunteers has announced that, according to indications from the Logistics Center for Humanitarian Aid in Alicante, donations of clothing will not be accepted from now on, except for thermal clothing, blankets and quilts. The opening hours of the humanitarian aid collection point for Ukraine at the municipal premises located at Calle Clemente Gosálvez, nº 24 (low), are from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. , from Monday to Saturday.

The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, has announced that next Saturday, March 19, at 8:30 p.m., the Charity Gala "Torrevieja for Peace" will be held at the Municipal Theater of Torrevieja. A gala with a great solidarity purpose aimed at raising funds for Ukrainian associations in Torrevieja and, in addition, you can enjoy the performances of great local artists such as: Lucía España, Nuria Maddaloni, María Ortigosa, Shani Ormiston, Municipal School of Dance , Sette Voci, Jesús García, Zhinoviy Harvat, Quique Montes and many more surprises. The cost of admission is €10 and the proceeds will go entirely to these associations. Tickets, at a single price of €10, are now on sale at: www.entradasatualcance.com

The Councilor for Education of the City Council of Torrevieja, Ricardo Recuero, together with representatives of AGAMED, the ARS CREATIO association and students from 16 to 18 years of Professional Training in Agricultural Gardening and Floral Compositions from the IES MARE NOSTRUM, have participated in the heritage recovery project of the vineyards in La Mata, which has been developed this morning in the Natural Park of La Mata in front of the cemetery of this district of Torrevieja.

The subsidized services are the following: -Acquisition of electric vehicles. -Acquisition and installation of charging units for electric vehicles. -Complete digitization of the urban transport service. -Transformation of existing stops and central interchange.

In a meeting held this Thursday morning at the Torrevieja Town Hall, chaired by the mayor of the city, Eduardo Dolón, and the Councilor for Social Welfare and Equality, Tomás Ballester, the last two winners, Encarnación Rebollo and María Teresa Sáez, the journalist Melania Sala on behalf of the local media, as well as Josefina Nieto as a representative of the cultural field and Antonia Albentosa, a housewife, acting as secretary María Isabel García, proceeded to the election of the MUJER awards 2022 on the occasion of the celebration next Sunday, March 8, of "International Women's Day". After reading all the proposals received by the Department of Social Welfare and Equality, it has been decided unanimously:

The poster for this second edition will bring together artists of the caliber of KASE.O, together with the band Jazz Magnetism, Ayax and Prok, Omar Montes, Fernandocosta, Juancho Marqués, Marc Seguí, Hens and Marlena.

Representatives of 22 local NGOs have participated in a meeting convened by the Torrevieja City Council to coordinate the reception of humanitarian aid that is going to be sent to the Ukrainian people, who are suffering from the current armed conflict. The Councilor for NGOs and Volunteers, Concha Sala, together with the councilors of International Residents, Gitte Lund; of Citizen Participation, Inmaculada Montesinos and Social Welfare, Tomás Ballester, has announced that the City Council is going to provide a place in which the arrival of all the material that is delivered for this purpose will be centralized and that it will be attended by volunteers from the different NGOs ´s of Torrevieja.

The Councilor for Education of the Torrevieja City Council, Ricardo Recuero, informs of the opening of the pre-registration period for the Specialist in Communication and Digital Marketing course organized by the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche. This course is the first of the activities that the UMH is going to launch in our city after the signing of the collaboration agreement with the City Council of Torrevieja.