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ELCHE joined the rest of the world in paying tribute to the victims of the Holocaust on Friday, January 30 on Holocaust Memorial Day. City leaders unveiled a statue memorial in the Cementerio Viejo to mark the occasion.

An incredible steel sculpture created by Antoni Pons has been installed in the cemetery memorial garden. The sculpture features steel bars to represent the victims’ suffering and captivity with name plaques to honour local victims of the atrocities.

crease veterinary services with an investment of €54,000 to provide sterilisation and healthcare for more than 1,000 cats and ferrets.

Animal specialists estimate the city has a cat colony population of 2,552 cats, 1,117 of which have not been sterilised and will be targeted in the plan.