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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.

On Saturday morning, the selection and audition tests to be part of the Municipal Choral School took place at the Palacio de la Música, with more than a hundred children and young people presenting themselves to these tests, which were held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Palacio de la Música facilities.

The project has a global execution budget of more than 19 million euros, of which 10.5 million are from private investment, while the rest, more than 8 million, come from the Torrevieja City Council.

The team of researchers from the University of Alicante, led by Professor Rosa María Martínez Espinosa, is studying the use of halophilic microorganisms to clean contaminated water and brines before they are returned to the sea. Microorganisms consume these contaminants as food and make them disappear. At the same time, they create a biomass that can be used to make bioplastics. A raw material that can replace polluting plastics.

The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, informs that the Ricardo Lafuente Memorial, which is held biannually, will take place on February 19, in which the figure of this pro Torrevieja composer and poet is remembered. .

The purpose of this call is to establish the conditions and the procedure to be followed for the application and granting of aid intended to facilitate a housing solution for these people in the municipality of Torrevieja.

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 Department of Youth of the City of Torrevieja is selecting young people to participate in the JOOP program that, for the sixth consecutive year, will be launched on February 15. As reported by the mayor of Youth, Domingo Paredes, it is an initiative promoted by the IVAJ and financed by the European Social Fund, whose objective is to motivate and guide young people between 16 and 21 years of age who have dropped out of school.

Last Friday, January 21, a meeting of the Salt Eras Advisory Commission was held, chaired by the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, in which the architecture firm PAREDES PEDROSA was presented to said group. ARQUITECTOS, SLP, office that has been proposed as the successful bidder for the Project, construction management and health and safety coordination of the Museo del Mar, a Multipurpose Enclosure with the main purpose of holding the International Habaneras Contest, as well as its complementary infrastructures and urbanization area, for an award amount of 660,660 euros.

The access tests or auditions will be held for children and young people from 4 to 25 years old.

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.

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.

The Councilor for Parks and Gardens, Carmen Gómez Candel, informs that the pruning of the palm trees in the municipality of Torrevieja has already begun. Following the guidelines set by the Order of December 22, 2009, of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which establishes mandatory phytosanitary measures for the control and eradication of the plague Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil), in its article 6.4 indicates: The local corporations will ensure that in their municipality, the pruning of palm trees on their property is carried out in winter, from January to February.

Sandra Sánchez has reported that the winning company has been PAVASAL EMPRESA CONSTRUCTORA SA, and the total amount of the contract amounts to 47,908 euros. The works will last three weeks.

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.