Record-breaking

Mari Carmen Sanchez, con‐firmed: “The Castle of Santa Barbara continues to be one of the most visited monu‐ments in the Valencian Com‐munity and this Easter, in line with the excellent tourist figures recorded in the city, has once again exceeded ex‐pectations.”

Santa Barbara Castle con‐tinues to offer a wide range of cultural and leisure activi‐ties, designed for all audi‐ences so that locals and na‐tional and international visitors can enjoy the monu‐ment and learn about the history and gastronomy of Alicante.

Alicante brand

ALICANTE forecasts 500,000 people and an income of €40 million from concerts and festivals as the Alicante City & Beach Tourist Board and the Alicante Provincial Asso‐ciation of Music Promoters (APPMA) are preparing a col‐laboration agreement under the brand Alicante Loves Music.

Stone’s throw

ELCHE threw a real party to bring the Altabix neighbour‐hood to life and to promote the Elche date. The date stone spitting/blowing com‐petition took place on April 16 when Tono Lopez was crowned champion as she blew the stone a whopping 8.9 metres.

Sports hall

THE Torrevieja Town Hall government team has ap‐proved the tender for the construction of the indoor sports hall in La Mata for €5.5 million. The initial bud‐get was €3 million in June 2022 when the project was presented.

Taxi trouble

POLICE investigate as taxi drivers from Elche and work‐ers of chauffeur‐driven trans‐port vehicles, known as VTCs, have announced that a real mafia of pirate vehicles operates at Alicante‐Elche airport to attract passengers.

Small plan

A SOLAR plant is being planned next to the town centre of Los Montesinos. It is a relatively small installa‐tion, covering just over 11,000 square metres, with 2,500 solar panels and an in‐vestment of €400,000.

Fibre vehicles

THE head of the Valencian Community, Ximo Puig, visit‐ed the Liux automotive com‐pany in Santa Pola and pub‐licly expressed his desire to support such companies. Li‐ux is creating sustainable ve‐hicles with a bodywork made from plant fibres.