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In the next few days, and after its approval tomorrow, Friday, by the Local Government Board (JGL), a contract will come into operation for the control of birds in the municipality of Torrevieja, with which it will try to lessen the effects of domestic birds. of corral that exist in various parks and areas of the city.

Agamed has worked since its inception to control and guarantee the quality of water for all citizens and visitors to Torrevieja. Thus, each year it carries out more than 1,200 laboratory tests and 10,900 on-site measurements and reviews more than 20,000 annual parameters in the samples collected from warehouses and strategic points of the distribution network.

The Councilor for Human Resources of the Torrevieja City Council, Carmen Gómez Candel, informs that the Local Government Board (JGL) of the Torrevieja City Council will approve tomorrow, Friday, the most important Public Employment Offer in its history, by including up to a total of 229 places , which correspond to the stabilization processes of personnel who have been occupying positions in this administration on an interim basis for years and who have not had, until now, the opportunity to consolidate their jobs.

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 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.

The Councilor for Employment and Development, Domingo Paredes, reports that the Torrevieja City Council, through the Local Development Agency (ADL) and thanks to the agreement signed with AGAMED, will teach ten free online courses, which will take place between the months of February and May 2022. These are training actions that respond to the needs detected in the city of Torrevieja and try to improve access to employment for its participants.

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.

1st prize € 7,000, awarded to: Alejandro Ramón Plaza Marcos, for the project: The Clothing Plan. Solidarity fashion. 2nd prize € 3,500, awarded to: José Cases Gabín, for the project: Level Up Academia. 3rd prize valued at € 1,500, awarded to: David Ruiz Molina, for the project: Taller de Arquitectura This initiative has been created by the Department of Employment and the Local Development Agency (ADL) to promote and support young entrepreneurs.

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.

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).

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

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.

The Laguna Rosa has been used for the extraction of salt and, more recently, a tourist use of the immediate surroundings has begun. However, uses such as hydrotherapeutic, cosmetic and biotechnological have not been explored to date Diversifying the Torrevieja economy was one of the conclusions of the Torrevieja Strategic Tourism Plan, which points out the opportunity to work on endogenous resources that provide Torrevieja with differentiating elements and constitute competitive advantages to attract entrepreneurial talent and generate qualified employment The Torrevieja City Council has commissioned the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá (FGUA) to carry out a technical-legal study on the viability of these new uses