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Jewelry Hernández, Óptica Mar and Óptica Chantal, winners of the XVIII Christmas Window Dressing Contest 2021

17.12.2021
Jewelry Hernández, Óptica Mar and Óptica Chantal, winners of the XVIII Christmas Window Dressing Contest 2021
The jury was made up of: Noelia Lozano, member of the Acequión Merchants Association; Fernando Guardiola, member of Apymeco and Enrique Pacheco, member of the Association of Merchants of Zoa Street. The jury's deliberation has resulted in the following winners: -1st prize: € 1000 Hernández Jewelry -2nd prize: € 800 Óptica Mar -3rd prize: € 500 Óptica Chantal And the 5 second prize, valued at € 200 each, have been for: -Farmacia Fragata -Farmacia Mª Carmen Cayuelas Sanchis -La Media de Seda -Domti Next Monday, December 20, at 11:00 am, the awards ceremony will take place to all the winners in the Plenary Hall of the Town Hall .

The City Council has hired 156 unemployed people in 2021 through the different employment and training programs

17.12.2021
The City Council has hired 156 unemployed people in 2021 through the different employment and training programs
The Councilor for the Economy and Finance and head of the Local Development Agency (ADL), Domingo Paredes, communicates that the Torrevieja City Council has received throughout the current year 2021 a total of 2,650,770 euros in subsidies granted in terms of employment and training through different programs for unemployed people such as EMCORP, ECOVID, EMPUJU, EPLAYAS, FOTAE, ET FORMEN and FOTAV. Specifically, it has been possible to hire and offer dual training to a total of 156 unemployed people.

Presented the toy collection charity campaign "No child without a toy"

14.12.2021
Presented the toy collection charity campaign "No child without a toy"
The Councilor for Security and Emergencies of the Torrevieja City Council, Federico Alarcón, together with the Councilor for Social Welfare, Tomás Ballester, and the vice-presidents of the APM Ángeles Guardianes (delegation of Alicante) and the Brotherhood Motera “Dorsal Zero”, Juan Antonio Rodríguez and Andrés Cebrián respectively, have presented this morning the campaign "No child without a toy", a Moto Papanoelada that will take place on December 18, starting at 6:30 pm.

The Mayor attends the presentation of the British Empire medal to Maureen Payne, president of the Age Concern association, by the British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliot

10.12.2021
The Mayor attends the presentation of the British Empire medal to Maureen Payne, president of the Age Concern association, by the British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliot
The British Empire medal is awarded in recognition of meritorious military or civil service and its recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters “BEM”.

Tomorrow Saturday, at 8:00 p.m., the Municipal Theater hosts the gala tribute to volunteering

10.12.2021
Tomorrow Saturday, at 8:00 p.m., the Municipal Theater hosts the gala tribute to volunteering
Tomorrow Saturday, December 11, at 8:00 p.m., the Torrevieja Municipal Theater will host the Gala Tribute to Volunteering as a public recognition of the local NGOs and all the volunteers who have been involved in solidarity in the hardest moments of this health and social crisis caused by COVID-19.

Today the XIX edition of the Concert of Christmas Carols of International Residents is celebrated in the Plaza de la Constitución

10.12.2021
Today the XIX edition of the Concert of Christmas Carols of International Residents is celebrated in the Plaza de la Constitución
Today Friday, December 10, starting at 6:00 p.m., hundreds of Torrevieja residents of different nationalities, mainly of British and Scandinavian origin, will meet at the nineteenth edition of the Concert of Christmas Carols in English, called Carols in the Square, organized by the Department of International Residents of the Torrevieja City Council since 2002.

Since yesterday the Plaza de Waldo Calero has been hosting a sculpture commemorating the 50th anniversary of "Diego Ramírez Pastor"

09.12.2021
Since yesterday the Plaza de Waldo Calero has been hosting a sculpture commemorating the 50th anniversary of "Diego Ramírez Pastor"
The inauguration of the sculpture was attended by the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón; the Councilor for Culture, Antonio Quesada; the secretary of the “Diego Ramírez Pastor” Award, Gema Mateo; the Queen of Salt Victoria Magoñ Rodríguez, and her ladies Juncal Gómez Rivero and Marta Mesa Vizcaíno, as well as several of the winners throughout this half century of existence of the award and councilors of the government team.

The natural ice rink for skating in the port area opens to the public

07.12.2021
The natural ice rink for skating in the port area opens to the public
The Tourism Department of the Torrevieja City Council in collaboration with AGAMED, has installed a natural ice skating rink in the Torrevieja port area, next to the Levante Dike, which is housed in a tent to prevent the layer of yarn from be affected by the proximity of the sea.

Russian speaking community activities

07.12.2021
Russian speaking community activities
The Mir Odin association of Russian speakers organizes several activities in Plaza Encarnación Puchol in La Mata in collaboration with the Department of International Residents.

33 unemployed people under 30 years of age start working in the City Council for a period of 12 months within the EMPUJU 2021 program

03.12.2021
33 unemployed people under 30 years of age start working in the City Council for a period of 12 months within the EMPUJU 2021 program
The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, and the councilor for Development and Employment in, Domingo Paredes, welcomed yesterday the 33 people under 30 years of age who have begun to work in the Torrevieja town hall, during a period of 12 months, within the EMPUJU 2021 program.

Tomorrow it will be presented at the theater "The gift 2. The story of the habanera"

02.12.2021
Tomorrow it will be presented at the theater "The gift 2. The story of the habanera"
The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, informs that "The gift 2. The tale of the habanera", written by Amparo Cos and illustrated by Víctor García, will be presented tomorrow, Friday, at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Theater .

Today 38 unemployed people over 30 are starting to work to strengthen municipal departments

01.12.2021
Today 38 unemployed people over 30 are starting to work to strengthen municipal departments
The Councilor for Development and Employment in the Torrevieja City Council, Domingo Paredes, has reported that since today, Wednesday, December 1, a total of 38 unemployed people over 30 years old, belonging to the ECOVID 2021 program, have begun to work in the consistory. It is a program of employment subsidies for the hiring of unemployed people of at least 30 years of age by local entities, within the framework of the Operational Program of the European Social Fund 2014-2020 of the Valencian Community (Avalem Experience Plus).

Tomorrow the registration period for the XVIII "Christmas Window Showcase" contest opens

01.12.2021
Tomorrow the registration period for the XVIII "Christmas Window Showcase" contest opens
The Councilor for Commerce of the Torrevieja City Council, Rosario Martínez, and the president of the Association of Small and Medium Merchants (APYMECO) have announced at a press conference that tomorrow, Thursday, November 2, the registration period for the XVIII Contest opens " Christmas Window Showcase ”, which will remain open until December 12, in which all small and medium-sized businesses will be able to participate, with at least one fixed commercial establishment, located in the municipality of Torrevieja, that adorn a shop window or facade with motifs. Christmas

XVIII CONTEST "CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE"

30.11.2021
XVIII CONTEST "CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE"
The Department of Commerce organizes the XVIII "Christmas Window Dressing" Contest. The application for registration will be submitted to the Electronic Office, completed in a general instance.