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Tel: 673 196 455 On Thursday February 11th the contract for the final work for the new Market zone and for trade fairs and events was formalised. The area is located in the Antonio Soria Park beside the Waterpark and Sport City and aims to be the final and definitive location of the weekly Friday market, removing the entity from the centre of the city and releasing the urban pressure that the market puts on the town centre, its residents and emergency services. Technicians have performed the final checks to complete the usual protocol for the opening of the zone. First there has been an acceptance of the works by the Chief of the Housing and Rehabilitation of the Ministry, with the transfer of this are to the City Council, signed by Mayor José Manuel Dolon. The document includes, among other things, a guarantee on the
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Market Moves work for a year in the event of any deficiency, latent defect or need to perform any kind of work. The council is committed to addressing any circumstance that could lead to a malfunction or failure of the works and
facilities. Mayor Dolón reported on the procedures that need to be followed from now, "We will deal with the opening license. The granting of the environmental license is already solved. We will work with
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Iberdrola regarding the electricity supply which will be processed immediately. The mayor also mentioned that they will now begin to negotiate with the merchants regarding the location of their places within the new zone. "This is a process that has already began and we have to finish. The market area officials and professionals define the location of the group of traders
who use the facilities," said Dolón. He added: “this move can be seen as a historic moment depending on whether there is a demand from many sectors, residents of Torrevieja, who are asking for a location outside the town centre. Residents, neighbours, owners of garages, bars and shops who have been demanding these new facilities. "The other important point is to fundamentally please the end users of the market; the consumers who do their weekly shopping. All the groups involved have much to say,” but he assured everyone that he has also been looking at the recruitment of new regular transport system that must enable anyone that wishes to visit the market to do so without limitations or restrictions, as this is one of the pillars of trade for the city.” He noted: “Once all actions have been completed, we will proceed with the opening of these facilities whose works have cost more than five million euros and if we add the land value far exceed ten million euros.”
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On Friday February 5th, Torrevieja's Grupo de Refuerzo Operativo de la Policía Local:
Operative Group Reinforcement (GRO) of the local police seized 146 packs
of smuggled Russian drugs in a catering establishment located in the downtown area in the La Cura beach area of Torrevieja. The seizure took place during a regular inspection of the GRO as part of the inspection program of public facilities that the unit performs.
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