Moroccan vendors and customers protested last week about the continuing police raids on the market at El Olivo de Catral and the continual obstructions that are preventing them from obtaining operating licenses Market Vendors stopped trading for half an hour, gathering to protest against what they see as "racist persecution." They claim to be suffering
The two none elected members of Torrevieja council, José Riera and Antonio Boix, have announced their resignation from their posts today, pending the recent ruling that the practice of filling posts with people who have not been selected through the democratic process is illegal, according to a case found before the Constitutional Court. The move
Following the resignation of two none elected members of the administrative team in Torrevieja, the Mayor of the city, Eduardo Dolón, has reshuffled the government team, sharing the duties left by the departure of Antonio Boix and José Riera with the remaining councillors. Apart from the reallocation of duties, one of the most significant changes,
The awareness campaign conducted by Civil Defence volunteers saw over 600 volunteers turn up over two weekends to clean up local woodlands, the sierra just to the north of Orihuela. Volunteers handed out refuse sacks for the deposit of waste at different points of the mountain. The campaign took place over the weekends of 15-