Parking progress

Héctor Díez.

The officials headed to an 8,000 metres squared plot of land on Calle Costa Rica where they observed construction work underway to level the ground and install lights and signs. The new car park should be ready to open later this month.

While the new car park will contribute towards the goal of 1,000 free parking spaces, González explained that the new spots are set to pop up all around the city. The project will offer the public a total of 1,256 parking spaces.

School’s out for summer

IT’S great news for students in the area of Gran Alacant as the local government has confirmed that work is set to begin imminently on the new school.

The €12.5 million contract has been awarded to the company, Acciona, and the construction work on the new school building is expected to take approximately 18 months.

The second school is set to be located in the Monte Faro urbanisation.

Once the building is complete the town hall must undertake responsibility for the roads and the urbanisation of the area for which a financial allocation has been set aside and earmarked.

It is planned that the centre will have three lines with two classrooms for two­year­olds, nine classrooms for infants and 18 classrooms for primary school students.

Among the services, there will be a dining room, library or gymnasium, as well as classrooms for pedagogical support and subjects such as music and computers.

PLANS to expand broadband coverage in Orihuela were unveiled on Monday, April 3, as city mayor, Carolina Gracia, met with the national Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, María González, to discuss the details of a new ambitious connectivity plan.

The ‘UNICO’ plan aims to ensure that by 2025, 100 per cent of households and businesses in Spain are connected to high­speed broadband internet, with a minimum speed of 100 megabits per second. Additionally satellite connections are set to be made available in the next two months for areas without broadband coverage at an affordable price and ultra­fast speeds.

While 97 per cent of

WEDNESDAY, March 29 marked the beginning of the highly­anticipated multi million euro refurbishment project on Orihuela’s Palacio de Rubalcava. The project aims to restore the palace which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, allowing visitors to discover the city’s vibrant history.

Officials signed an official agreement for the project’s construction work on Wednesday, signing over part of the €3.8 million budget. The project is being co­funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and is expected to take 14 months to complete.

Constructed between the 1920s and 1930s on the site of the Iglesia de Santiago’s abbots’ households in Orihuela already have broadband, the UNICO project aims to bring connectivity to the last corner of the region. The project is set to bridge the digital divide and increase communication channels and access to council services, making it easier for residents to complete paperwork from the comfort of their homes.

Betty Henderson

TWO officers from Torrevieja’s Guardia Civil police force sprung into action to save a man’s life in a shocking incident on Monday, March 6. The two police officers managed to save the man and have kept in contact with him since.