Sevillanas Fair Cutting red tape

PILAR DE LA HORADADA is hosting the 10th Sevillanas Fair from April 27 until May 1. It will be held at the Recinto Feri‐al‐Parque Raimundo Benedicto. The fair will kick off at 9.30pm on Thursday April 27 with a fireworks display. Throughout the duration of the fair, there will be live music and of course traditional Spanish dancing Sevillanas and Flamenco.

Many of the Spanish in attendance will be in traditional Sevillana fashion. There will be bars where you can get tapas and drinks to enjoy the festivities, listen to live music, and just enjoy the atmosphere in general.

Horses and carriages will be paraded during the fair and there will be some horse shows also. They have planned a free lunch for residents over 65 years old on Monday, May 1 but you must enrol prior to the lunch with the town hall.

Activities and workshops with moni ‐tors for the children will take place dur ‐ing the fair. For more information check out the Pilar de la Horadada Town Hall official website where you will find all the details in English, German, and of course Spanish.

ORIHUELA is building a stronger city planning Urbanism department thanks to a new deal. The city hosted an excit ‐ing event on Tuesday, April 18, organised by the Official College of Architects of Alicante to introduce the innovative Urban Collaboration En ‐tity of Valencia (ECUV) system.

The new system was showcased to architects, developers, and munici ‐pal officials in a province ‐ wide series of gatherings. The city is the first in the region to issue licences using an ECUV system.

The ECUV system was designed to streamline and simplify the process of issuing urban devel ‐opment licences and re ‐duce bureaucracy. This was a welcome develop ‐ment, as the urbanism department has been in ‐undated with licence ap ‐plications, with almost 7,700 projects approved between 2009 and 2019, putting a lot of pressure on the system.

The councillor for Ur ‐banism, José Aix, ex ‐plained the pressing need for innovative solu ‐tions to alleviate the pressure on the urban ‐ism department, and he praised the architects’ efforts in creating the ECUV system as a game ‐ changer for urban devel ‐opment in the region.

The event was a re ‐sounding success, with attendees praising the architects’ efforts and hailing the ECUV as a game ‐ changer for urban development in the re ‐gion.

Torrevieja Weekend wonder

PREPARE to be starstruck as the ‘Torrevieja Weekend’ returns its second edition! This year’s event, organised by fashion de‐signer and entrepreneur Eduardo Navarrete and the Torrevie‐ja City Council, promises to be even more spectacular than last year’s, which attracted a whopping 5,000 people.

From Friday, April 21 until Sunday, April 23, the city will be‐come a hub of fashion, high‐end cuisine, and local business, with a healthy sprinkling of celebrity appearances.

Visitors will get to mingle with designers like Maison Mesa and Enneges, but the real star of the show is Juan Carlos Mesa and his amazing designs. The luxury designer used to work for top fashion houses like Agatha Ruiz de la Prada and Del Pozo. The event’s highlight will be a runway show, held on Satur‐day, April 22 at 8pm on thePaseo de Vista Alegre. But the weekend is about more than just fashion, guests will get to enjoy delicious culinary creations and rub shoulders with some of the industry’s biggest names.

The event will also promote Torrevieja as a destination with promotional material displaying the city and nearby Las Lagunas de la Mata National Park.