Doggy Day

people came forward offering to volunteer at the shelter and in the charity outlets.

Shelter Manager Vanessa Maipauw who joined PAWS‐PATAS six years ago explained

Testimonials

THE Arboleas Walk for Life 2023 will be held on Saturday, April 29.

Walk for Life is a voluntary group commit‐ted to helping people with cancer.

If you wondered what great work the group were achieving, here are a couple of testimonials.

One said; “Thank you Walk4life for sup‐porting me and my husband on ‘my journey’ with cancer. The emotional support you gave us through my treatment and after‐wards has been amazing and very much ap‐preciated.”

Another confirmed; “The Walk for Life team was absolutely wonderful when I was diagnosed with my cancer in 2021.”

“The emotional support the WFL team gave was also wonderful. After my very first visit from them, it felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders ‐ a

“PAWS‐PATAS receives no government funding so they are grateful for any support and generous donations.” weight I didn’t actually realise was there until they left. Thanks from the bottom of my heart,”

For further information visit www.paws‐patas.org.

To volunteer email: claire.walk4life@ gmail.com or telephone (+34) 644 602 249

If you require help email: i rene walk4life@icloud.com or telephone (+34) 643 638 177.

Welcomed visitor

THE long-awaited PETCT finally arrived in Almeria on Tuesday, April 25.

Also called positron emission tomographycomputed tomography scan, a PET-CT scan may be used to help diagnose disease, such as cancer, plan treatment, or find out how well treatment is working.

Cancer patients in the municipality have been travelling to the province of Granada for years to undergo a fundamental test in the di -

Coconuts

agnostic process.

The specialists of the Oncology Unit are also delighted as, moving forward they will have a vital part in the evaluation of the patients they attend to daily in their consultations (an increasingly high number as reads in the statistics provided by the Spanish Association Against Cancer) at their disposal.

Fingers crossed, it is expected that the PETCT will begin to function at full capacity by June.

ALMUNECAR Town Hall has now planted around 30 coconut palm trees on Calle Guadix.

This planting has been carried out by taking advantage of the rehabilitation works of most of the road that serves as access to the Paseo de San Cristobal and Avenida Costa del Sol.

The councillor for the Environment, Luis Aragon, confirmed: “We have chosen this variety of palm trees not just for aesthetics, but also when it comes to cleaning it is more efficient and better than Washingtonian palm trees.”

ALMUNECAR has ad ‐vanced with the con ‐struction of its new Mu ‐nicipal Market.

The mayor of Al ‐munecar, Juan Jose Ruiz Joya, accompanied by the Town Planning councillor, Javier Garcia, visited the construction works where the last section of the parking slab has been concreted.

The mayor confirmed that the works are pro ‐gressing at a good pace.

He added: “If the deadlines are adhered to, by the end of this year we will be able to enjoy a modern, open and functional market.”

The municipal manag ‐er of the work has apol ‐ogised to the neigh ‐bours for the inconvenience caused when they had to work at night due to the needs of the service and the work itself, “but we are closer to seeing a building that Almunecar deserves.”

Javier Garcia recalled that “the specifications for the reservation of