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The councilor for Quality of Urban Services of the City Council of Torrevieja, Sandra Sánchez, informs that in the park located next to Maese Pedro street, a public lighting installation has been put into operation. For this, Sandra Sánchez points out, action has been taken on the command center that provides service to the area, repairing it and replacing the elements that were damaged, including the placement of all the magneto-thermal and differential protections of the two circuits it has and other elements such as the general switch, contactor and astronomical clock, taking advantage of the cabinet that was in optimal condition.

In addition to these elements, the population throws other products down the toilet that cause serious problems in the purification processes and affect the environment, such as paints, oils, detergents, soaps, medicines or pesticides, among others.

The city of Torrevieja will join Earth Hour tonight, with the turning off of the lights of two emblematic squares of the town: Plaza de la Constitución and Plaza de Encarnación Puchol de La Mata. All lighting in these squares will be turned off from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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 Beaches and the Environment of the City Council of Torrevieja, Antonio Vidal, informs that the operators of these departments have carried out in the coastal area of the district of La Mata the removal of several tons of Cat's Claw or Knife Grass, Carpobrotus edulis (yellow flower), cataloged as an invasive plant in scientific manuals and in the lists of public administrations.

The mayor of Torrevieja and president of the Board of Directors of AGAMED, Eduardo Dolón, has informed of the investments approved in the first Council of the year, held in January 2022, to be carried out by Aguas del Arco Mediterráneo with the determination to continue in the improvement of the infrastructures of the Potable Water Distribution Network and the Sanitation and Sewage Network and the Municipal Rainwater Network.

The Association of Naturalists of the Southeast (ANSE), with the support of NaturGreen and under the direction of the Department of the Environment of the City Council of Torrevieja, directed by Antonio Vidal, has been advancing in the recovery of the plant formations of the Municipal Natural Park Molino del Water in La Mata. During the 2022 campaign, the implantation of 500 seedlings of dune species is planned in order to improve the vegetation cover and recover threatened species or species that became extinct in the province of Alicante.

According to the statistical data on population and evolution of the Municipal Register of the City Council, the city of Torrevieja has started the year 2022 with a total of 87,901 registered inhabitants, of which 49,807 (56.6%) are of Spanish origin, while the rest , 38,094 (43.4%) come from abroad.

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.

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

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

Within the device deployed in the Municipal Leisure Center (CMO) since it has been enabled as a Mass Vaccination Center of the city of Torrevieja, it has the collaboration of a significant number of volunteers who carry out reception work, taking temperature , hand disinfection and, above all, information, which has been highlighted by the councilor of Ong's and Volunteering of the Torrevieja City Council, Concha Sala.

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The Torrevieja headquarters of the UA gave a theoretical-practical Biotechnology-based course focused on knowing the diversity of microorganisms that live in the water column and sediments of the Laguna Rosa de Torrevieja and similar ecosystems, as well as highlighting the importance of microorganisms Extremophiles of these ecosystems in the natural environment.

A total of 1,190 luminaires will be replaced thanks to a subsidy of 912,620 euros granted by the Alicante Provincial Council.The new LED luminaires have an energy saving forecast of 53%, which will mean the saving of more than 70,000 euros in monetary value yearly on the electricity bill