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The Councilor for Education of the Torrevieja City Council, Ricardo Recuero, has released this morning the data for the start of the 2021/2022 school year, which will begin next Wednesday, September 8, with a total of 10,662 students / as and with 100% presence of students in the classrooms. -Children's students: 1878 students. 83 units -Primary students: 4456 students. 183 units -Secondary students: 2,895 students. 106 units -Baccalaureate and FP: 1433 students. 36 Recuero units highlighted that throughout the school year the health measures for the prevention of COVID-19 will be maintained, such as the daily cleaning service during school hours, the COVID-19 health advice to schools, and 12,000 masks will be distributed by all the centers of the town.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, and the Councilor for Sports, Diana Box, accompanied by the project manager, Carlos Brugarolas, visited the comprehensive repair works of the Sports Palace this morning. Some works that are already being executed and that will be fully completed before the month of December 2021, when the Women's Handball World Championship will begin. The total investment of this important action amounts to 5,588,710 euros.

Among the foreign tourists who have visited the tourist office, the French (29.3%) and Belgians (19%) stand out, representing almost 50% of the visitors of international origin. Among the queries about local information, the Salinas stand out, representing 57.1%, followed by Submarine S-61 Delfín with 12.6%, the island of Tabarca with 11.7%, and the offer of nautical sports 4.9% Hotel occupancy during the month of July exceeded 74 % and, in August, 81%, with the average for this summer period being 78%, practically the same as in the summer of 2019

On the afternoon of today, Tuesday, August 31, coinciding with the first anniversary of the death of the former councilor of the Torrevieja City Council, José Eduardo Gil Rebollo, an act of tribute and recognition was held in the district of La Mata, chaired by the mayor of the city, Eduardo Dolón, with the assistance of the councilors of the Popular Party Government team, the councilor of C's, the former mayor of Torrevieja, Pedro Hernández Mateo, and numerous citizens who have wanted to be present at this act of tribute to the former popular mayor.

"Sola" is a short made in black and white, of great visual impact and that seeks to provoke emotions, immersing the viewer in an atmosphere of intrigue. It is a work directly influenced by the cinema of the master Hitchcock. The premiere will be attended by the Torrevieja María José Andréu, the main actress in whose performance falls the weight of the work, and the choreographer of the work, David García Marcos. "Sola" is directed by Javier Gallardo and the music created by Alonso Cases.

The Local Government Board has approved this morning the mixed contract for the drafting of the project, supply and construction of adapted and inclusive children's areas in the municipality of Torrevieja.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, and the Councilor for Education, Ricardo Recuero, have offered a press conference this morning to announce that, after five years of absence, the City Council recovers the municipal aid for school transport, which which will be an economic benefit for all families with children and young people of school age.

Domingo Paredes informs that this course, highly demanded by Torrevieja youth, is subsidized by the Alicante Chamber of Commerce within the Comprehensive Qualification and Employment Program (PICE) and is totally free for young people between the ages of 18 and 29. , registered in the National Youth Guarantee System. The course will begin in October at the CIAJ facilities.

Torrevieja will host this next Saturday, August 28, at midnight, a great pyrotechnic show within the “Torna la llum” program of the Alicante Provincial Council, in support of this traditional and deep-rooted productive sector of festivals throughout the city. Valencian Community. The Torrevieja City Council Party Department has managed the firing of this important fireworks display, which will contain some very eye-catching water sections. As a whole, the show will also be a festive attraction for all citizens and, especially, for all those who spend their vacations these days in Torrevieja.

This institutional event was attended by representatives of the political groups that make up the municipal corporation, which began with the reading of an institutional statement by the vice mayor of the Torrevieja City Council, Rosario Martínez Chazarra.

The Municipal Institute of Culture "Joaquín Chapaprieta" dedicates its next edition of Eras de Cine to the genre of Adventures. Las Eras de la Sal will host the screening of four films on August 30 and 31 and September 1 and 2, at 9:30 p.m., with free admission until full capacity is reached, and can be picked up from 8:00 p.m. the day of the screening at the Eras de la Sal box office.

The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, and the director of the event and head of Turmalina Films, Lidiana Rodríguez, presented this morning the sixth edition of TORREVIEJA AUDIOVISUAL, the national festival of fiction and animation short films that It will be held at the Municipal Theater on September 3 and 4, at 9:00 p.m., and it returns after five years without being held.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, together with the Councilor for Sports, Diana Box, have received this morning, August 19, the athletes from Torrevieja who participated in the Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Luis Manuel Corchete (athletic march ) and Daniel Cánovas (sailing coach).

The standard application form for obtaining the aid is available on the municipal website of the Torrevieja City Council, at adl-torrevieja.es and at ahoratorrevieja.es

The Councilor for Education, Ricardo Recuero, has presented the aid of the "Child Bonus". It is about financial aid for students enrolled in the first cycle of nursery school.

The Councilor for Sports, Diana Box, reports that more than 300 boys and girls, aged between 2 to 16 years, have attended the municipal swimming courses offered by the Department of Sports of the Torrevieja City Council for the months of July and August.

All this has been possible thanks to the joint action of the Department of Animal Protection and the Department of Beaches, which have made an investment to be able to have the new attractions of this beach of around 6,000 euros. The special bathing area for pets, also open to all users who wish, has been equipped with a series of roasting platforms, umbrellas and specific signage, in addition to the aforementioned shower and the agility area. The councilors responsible for the two municipal areas that have intervened in this action, Concha Sala and Antonio Vidal, have visited the beach today, where they have received the samples of satisfaction from the many users who were enjoying the canine beach this morning. Friday. Both councilors have indicated that the services of this beach will continue to be increased and have highlighted "the atmosphere of cordiality that is breathed in this beach where people with their pets have priority." The different actions have been carried out with their own resources and by the operators of the Department of Beaches.

The Councilor for Innovation, Ricardo Recuero, and the Councilor for Finance, Domingo Paredes, have presented the 2022 participatory budgets “You propose, your City Council does it”, where all people over 16 years of age who are registered in Torrevieja can participate, as well as well as entities, associations, foundations, professional associations, among others. The deadline for submission begins tomorrow, August 13, until next Friday, August 27, where interested parties may submit relevant proposals of general interest, city or district level, whose content is not illegal, defamatory or discriminatory.