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Today, May 27, at 6:00 p.m., the closing of the 2021/22 Sports Schools was held at the “Tavi y Carmona” Sports Palace. From the City Council of Torrevieja, through the Department of Sports, we want to recognize the more than 2,000 students of the Municipal Sports Schools, municipal sports programs "Sport for All", the educational centers, entities that are within the structure of the Ciudad Deportiva and local clubs that work for grassroots sports.

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.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, together with the Councilor for Sports, Diana Box, have received from the Torrevieja cyclist Manuel Peñalver a jersey dedicated to the Department of Sports. For his part, Eduardo Dolón has given him a personalized polo shirt with the athlete's name, the Torrevieja flag and the message “Torrevieja always with you”. Peñalver has thanked the Department of Sports and the City of Torrevieja for all the support received, which is why he wanted to deliver this detail to the Sports area. The mayor congratulated him on his achievements and wished him good luck in the upcoming sporting events that the young cyclist has ahead of him. For her part, Diana Box thanked her for the detail and told her that she is an example for young athletes in the city of Torrevieja. Manuel Peñalver is a professional cyclist who is currently a member of the Burgos-BH team since 2019.

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 Sports, Diana Box, reports the acquisition of new sports equipment for rhythmic gymnastics and swimming activities. Diana Box has pointed out that these are two new 14x14 meter carpets, approved for the development of competitions, which are already available to the municipal school and local rhythmic gymnastics clubs so that they can continue developing their activity in the best conditions. and so continue to reap great successes.

The City Council of Torrevieja is finalizing the drafting of the Municipal Plan for the Prevention of Drug Addiction and other Addictive Behaviors in collaboration with the University of Alicante

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 Councilor for Sports, Diana Box Alonso, accompanied by the head of Touroperador Viajar Fútbol Base, Alberto del Amo, and the head of the Sports Tourism area of the Department of Sports, Javier López, presented the Summer Campus this morning VFB Atlético de Madrid Academy “Ciudad de Torrevieja”, which will take place from July 4 to 16 at the Ciudad Deportiva de Torrevieja.

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 councilor-secretary of the Local Government Board of the Torrevieja City Council, Federico Alarcón, has reported that this morning the JGL has approved the acquisition of a wheelchair lift with wheels and battery for use by people with reduced mobility in the municipal public swimming pools of the Sports City.

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.

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.

The Councilor for Sports, Diana Box, accompanied the XXV Women's Handball World Cup mascot "Lola" to visit the Virgen del Carmen school this morning. This activity is included within the actions that have been planned for the celebration of this sporting event that is based in Torrevieja.