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Due to the situation of the health pandemic, this year the concentration of animals and owners will not be held in Concepción Street to go to the Parroquia de la Inmaculada, but the street will be cut in the section near the temple. In the Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón, this cut will not be necessary due to the width of the Plaza de Oriente. From the Department of Animal Protection it is recalled that to participate in the blessing it will be necessary to use a mask and the corresponding safety distance between all participating people. Councilor Concha Sala appreciates the collaboration of both the parish priests of the Immaculate Conception and the Sacred Heart to maintain the tradition of Saint Anthony's Day and thanks in advance the members of the Local Police and Civil Protection, who will observe that the development of this activity is carried out in complete safety.

AGAMED, the mixed economy company formed by the Torrevieja City Council and Hidraqua, has signed a collaboration agreement with Alimentos Solidarios Torrevieja to launch an initiative to help those most vulnerable groups and promote sustainability among citizens. The company agrees to donate 1 euro to Alimentos Solidarios for each client who requests the digital invoice before June 5, 2022, World Environment Day.

Both appointments were scheduled to be held in the Plaza de la Constitución - El Escenario de la Plaza - on Thursday 30 and Friday 31 December, respectively. The Department of Fiestas has expressed its regret at having to adopt this decision, especially since it is not possible to guarantee the permanent use of the mask, since it is about events that celebrate the traditional farewell and welcome of the year with grapes. , toast and congratulations of rigor

The Urban Cleanliness councilor of the Torrevieja City Council, Carmen Gómez, reports the removal of 260 tons of rubble and garbage in the openings located in the vicinity of the Torrevieja International Auditorium during this last week.

Tomorrow, Saturday, December 18, the well-known music group “Marlon” will perform and on Thursday, December 23, the group “Bombai” will perform.

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.

On December 1, the face-to-face sale of 3.0 bonds will open at the Office of Commerce and Occupation of Public Roads. On Friday, December 3 from 4:00 p.m., the online sale will open. The sum of the three editions amounts to a total investment by the Torrevieja City Council of 1,500,000 euros, which represents an economic impact of 3,000,000 euros

The Youth Council of the Torrevieja City Council presents the seventh edition of the popular Gymkhanica, under the slogan "We do not lose charamitaso". It is an activity that is part of the Patron Saint Festivities 2021, which is aimed at young people between the ages of 14 and 30, and which will be held on Saturday, December 4, departing from the Youth Information and Animation Center (CIAJ) .

The Councilor for Education of the Torrevieja City Council, Ricardo Recuero, the president of Rotary Club Torrevieja, Luis Andreu; The representative of the Humanitarian Foundation of Spanish Rotarians, Ricardo Molina, and the deputy manager of AGAMED, Gemma Cruz, have presented this morning the second call for the Comedor Scholarships for children in the city who have not been able to have access to scholarships granted by the Ministry of Education of the Generalitat.

The traditional Flower Offering that will take place on December 4 and the Magna Procession on December 8 is recovered, respecting security measures

Next Saturday, November 20, the Gala of Proclamation and Coronation of the Queen of Salt and her Ladies of Honor will take place, which will be organized by the Party Department of the Torrevieja City Council. It will be at eight o'clock in the afternoon at the Municipal Theater when this act begins prior to the celebration of the Patron Saint Festivities in honor of La Purísima Concepción, whose programming will be made public on Monday the 15th. At that event, the current Queen of La Sal, Raquel Tévar Braña and her Bridesmaids, María Cases Alarcón and Cristy Guamán Correa, will give up the witness that began in 1963 in the incoming court. The confirmed candidates are Marta Mesa Vizcaino, Juncal Gómez Rivero and Victoria Magoñ Rodríguez. From this shortlist will come the new Queen of Salt and her Ladies after the day of coexistence that they held last Sunday with the jury. The next meeting with the members of the aforementioned jury will be next Wednesday the 17th and three days later the result of the election will be known.

Subject: Monetary subsidies to associations, municipalities with less than 4000 inhabitants, and consortium 11 A 6 for the collection and transport of waste 2021.

From the celebration of this day the juries will be able to have a more direct knowledge with the applicants to be the first representatives of the Torrevieja festivities. His election and coronation, as has been customary for a few years, will occur at the dawn of the celebration of new patron saint festivities in honor of La Purísima Concepción.

The Councilor for Infrastructure, Sandra Sánchez, and the Councilor for Mobility, Federico Alarcón, attended a new edition of Trafic last Tuesday, November 2, under the slogan "Connect to urban mobility", in which the focus on the Strategy for Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility 2030, according to the objectives set by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, MITMA, and the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, MITERD.

The Torrevieja carnival, which was declared of Autonomous Tourist Interest last May, will return to the streets of Torrevieja next year after a stoppage during this 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The mayor of Fiestas has wanted to encourage all the comparsas and carnivals to be part of this multi-colored festival that runs through the streets of Torrevieja during the month of February. In the words of the president of the association "this is the starting gun for carnival 2022, which we hope we can do with all normality, since everything is already prepared for its celebration."

The Torrevieja City Council has already acquired the autonomous coffin lifting platform, which was awarded to the Zaragoza company MARCO TALLER CERRAJERÍA SL, for a global amount of 27,588 euros (VAT included).