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Article by “ MEJORAMOS” formally known as POC Not so long ago the city of Orihuela spent well over 130,000 euros on two months of events for young people living in the city. The May Gala de la Juventud splashed out the staggering sum of 52,998 euros on hiring the popular singer David Bustamante to close this cultural event. The young people of Orihuela city are consistently being treated to hundreds of cultural events throughout the year in a re…

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INSTITUTIONAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ORIHUELA COSTA

The Plenary Session of the Consell has approved an institutional declaration in support of the annulment of the judicial proceedings against Miguel Hernández, through which the Government of Spain is urged to annul the proceedings opened against the poet and to make a Declaration of Recognition and Personal Reparation in his favour and that of his family. The Consell, on behalf of all Valencians, and in recognition of the memory of one of the mo…

Consell Approves Declaration in Support of the Annulment of Proceedings Against Miguel Hernández

Orihuela’s Ciudadanos municipal group has proposed a motion to create a consortium between Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, Torrevieja, and Guardamar to manage beach services. The Costa Blanca is a significant tourist destination in the province of Alicante, with 244 km of coastline. The four municipalities in the Vega Baja region share a common socio-economic perspective and can benefit from a unified approach to managing coastal resources and p…

Ciudadanos Propose joint management of beach services

The Orihuela Council has announced a new investment of 5.39 million euros to renew its garbage collection and street cleaning equipment. This comes just a year after approving another investment of 2.55 million euros for the same purpose, which has yet to be implemented. The current machinery is outdated and in need of replacement. The equipment is struggling to meet the demands of the growing population, especially during the summer months. Fre…

Orihuela Invests in New Waste Collection Machinery

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ORIHUELA. La oposición en bloque de Orihuela ha pedido esta mañana la reprobación y la retirada de competencias al edil de Costas y primer teniente de alcalde de Orihuela, Manuel Mestre (Vox) por su gestión al frente de la Concejalía. Desde los grupos de la oposición justifican esta solicitud por "la falta de gestión en el segundo verano del gobierno de Partido Popular y VOX, es evidente tanto para la oposición como para multitud de residentes d…

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La oposición pide la reprobación del edil de Costas (Vox) de Orihuela y la retirada de competencias

Due to the delay in the start-up of the third school, and for many other reasons that affect the coast, the opposition en bloc – PSOE, Ciudadanos and Cambiemos – has registered with the City Council the request for an extraordinary plenary only for matters relating to the Orihuela Costa, which is expected to be held in the first fortnight of October. Of course, the PSOE and Ciudadanos had the opportunity to do this, but failed to do so, when the…

Opposition propose plenary for the Orihuela Costa

ORIHUELA. El Departamento de Salud de Orihuela ha adjudicado a Mediterránea de Catering el servicio de cafetería del Hospital Vega Baja por 1,3 millones de euros. Todo y pese a las críticas por parte de usuarios y sindicatos por el servicio, especialmente en lo que afecta al personal laboral del centro sanitario, que tiene su propia cafetería en el sótano del edificio. La empresa era, por otra parte, la única que se ha presentado al concurso, po…

Mediterránea de Catering se hace de nuevo con la cafetería del Hospital Vega Baja por 1,3 millones

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From Ábalos's house in La Línea to Carrero Blanco's apartment in Orihuela: domestic history of corruption in Spain

On Wednesday morning, in a hastily called Plenary Session, the Orihuela council approved an increase in the garbage tax rate to comply with European law, which requires the tax to cover the service cost. This change will nearly triple household payments from 2025, raising the current rate from 70 euros to 202.87 euros. A last-minute agreement between the PP and PSOE, however, made just 30 minutes before the session, excluded the coalition Vox pa…

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PP and PSOE go behind Vox's back in Orihuela to adjust new garbage tax

Orihuela is set to significantly increase its garbage tax starting from January 1, 2025. The local government has scheduled an extraordinary plenary session on Wednesday to approve the tax hike, which was initially agreed by the Local Government Board last week. The tax increase is being implemented to comply with a new European regulation that requires municipalities to fully cover the costs of waste collection and treatment services. Orihuela’…

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