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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.

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.

The MOE has chosen Torrevieja to be the first city to carry out the act of swearing to the flag after the COVID-19 pandemic

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 Councilor for Human Resources, Carmen Gómez Candel, informs that the area she directs has received more than 800 requests to cover the 18 places called to form part of the Torrevieja Local Police Force. These data reflect the interest generated by this call.

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

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 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.

Representatives of 22 local NGOs have participated in a meeting convened by the Torrevieja City Council to coordinate the reception of humanitarian aid that is going to be sent to the Ukrainian people, who are suffering from the current armed conflict. The Councilor for NGOs and Volunteers, Concha Sala, together with the councilors of International Residents, Gitte Lund; of Citizen Participation, Inmaculada Montesinos and Social Welfare, Tomás Ballester, has announced that the City Council is going to provide a place in which the arrival of all the material that is delivered for this purpose will be centralized and that it will be attended by volunteers from the different NGOs ´s of Torrevieja.

The Councilor for Security and Emergencies of the City Council of Torrevieja, Federico Alarcón, informs that after its final award to the company VASBE SL Security and Surveillance Services, the installation, maintenance and revision of alarms in municipal offices has already begun, and the rest of the interior security equipment owned by the City Council of Torrevieja.

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Yesterday morning, Tuesday, a meeting was organized with the residents of Torresur, an area of the Rocajuna urbanization, with a majority of British residents, with the presence of the deputy mayor of the Torrevieja City Council, Rosario Martínez, the Councilor for Security and Emergencies, Federico Alarcón, and the mayor of International Residents, Gitte Lund Thomsen, and in which members of the Civil Guard and the Torrevieja Local Police were also present.

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.

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.