Friday, 28th:
For the first time, the King of the Fiestas will also be elected from among the eight year olds
Calpe Town Council has announced to the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community that it will present an appeal in cassation following the decision of the court to dismiss the administrative appeal presented by the Calpe Town Council against the decision of the Generalitat Valenciana to authorise the extension of the fish farm off the coast of Calpe.
The new Good Practices Manual for the removal of posidonia approved by the Consell, which aims to regulate the conservation of posidonia meadows and their removal, establishes that Calp only has two urban beaches: Arenal-Bol and La Fossa, the rest being protected natural beaches.
Calpe Town Council will install photovoltaic panels for self-consumption at the municipal swimming pool. The project has been drawn up through the Provincial Council's Optimiza Energy Saving Plan and the tender for the works amounts to €57,438.
The mayoress of Calpe, Ana Sala, has stated that the Calpe town council "is not against tourist housing - we all live directly or indirectly from tourism - our obligation and commitment is to solve the problems of the municipality", including the difficulty of access to affordable and decent housing.
The company awarded the contract for the pruning service for Calpe's palm trees has begun work this week. In total, 1,377 specimens of different species of palm trees will be pruned, work which has recently been awarded for 154,546.11 euros.