Car park battle

DENIA’S El R aset car park at the port will finally reopen for Easter free of charge for users following an ongoing dispute between different entities over the management of the facilities.

After much toing and froing, Denia mayor Vicent Grimalt announced last Saturday that El Raset will reopen during the Holy Week celebrations until April 11 - during which time it will be free to use as it will no longer be managed by a private company.

The mayor stepped in after the port authorities last Friday closed and blocked off the facilities, one of the most important car parks in the town due to both its location and capacity, just before this week’s extremely busy bank holiday weekend.

The town hall was forced to send in the Local Police on Saturday to ensure that the blocks of cement blocking the access to the car park were removed after the port authorities refused.

El Raset car park is at the heart of a dispute between the port authorities and a private managing firm that has now been granted the rights over the site and which has led to a bitter court case cur -