From tomorrow, 18 September, the period for applying for two of the aid measures provided for in the Plan Resiste, which are intended to reduce the losses of trade and businesses caused by the COVID-19 crisis, will begin. These are the subsidy for the waste charge and the aid for entrepreneurs and companies in general that have been operating for less than three years.
On the one hand, local businesses can apply for a grant of 30 percent of the amount of the waste charge, which will be a maximum of €2,000 in the first half of 2020.
During these days, the citizens of Calp take part in the various leisure and educational activities in the framework of "El Reto del Reciclaje" (The Recycling Challenge), an initiative which aims to promote their commitment to recycling in order to raise awareness of its importance in protecting the environment and the planet. In this way, the inhabitants of Calp yesterday actively participated in the educational activities proposed in a space reserved at the town's weekly market.
The plenary session of Calp Town Council, held on Monday, dealt with the proposal by the PP and Ciudadanos political groups to urge the regional government to carry out the Covid19 tests for the educational community. Specifically, the PP spokesperson, Paco Avargues, said that "these are repeated tests for the staff of the education centres".
Work began this week on rebuilding the walls of the Paseo de la Fossa and the pavement destroyed by the storm. While the Dirección General de la Costa y el Mar, through its Provincial Coastal Service in Alicante, is responsible for the reconstruction of the beach accesses, the City Council is in charge of repairing the promenade.
The president of the Rotary Calpe Ifach Club, Miguel de Lamo, met with the mayor this morning to take stock of the recent actions of the Rotary Club in Calp.
Miguel de Lamo reported that since last May, the Rotary Calpe Ifach Club has given a total of €24,000 in food vouchers to Caritas and the Red Cross, and expressed the organization's willingness to continue these donations, which allow families at risk of social exclusion to buy fresh food.
The Calp Town Council plenary session yesterday decided to cancel two municipal agreements; firstly, the Marina de Ifac subplan because of technical questions raised by the Consellería de Territorio of the Regional Government concerning the condition of the roads by the construction of roundabouts in the northern access road.
The Counsellors for Citizen Participation, Sport, Trade and the Environment are organising European Mobility Week from 16 to 22 September, a celebration coordinated by the Ministry of Ecological Transition to raise awareness of the negative consequences of irrational car use and the benefits of using more sustainable modes of transport such as public transport or cycling.
The Spanish Philatelic Federation Federación Española de Sociedades Filatélicas (FESOFI) has the list of young people who will represent Spain during the International Exhibition TIMBRES PASSION 2020. The exhibition will be held in the French city of Moulins from next 30 October and is organised by the French Federation.
Among the 16 selected collections is that of IVÁN BLEDA CARMONA, who will participate as a member of the Asociación Española de Maximofilia (ASEMA). His new collection is called "A walk in the forest with my friends".