World Earth Day

COINCIDING with the cele‐bration of World Earth Day on April 22, Aguas de Ali ‐cante has resumed the or‐ganisation of scientific bird ringing in the Parque La Marjal de Alicante.

With a total surface area of 36,700m2, La Marjal Park has become a real green lung for the city of Alicante.

The park offers an ideal habitat for more than 100 resident and migratory birds who find all the neces‐sary resources for their growth in the park.

All this, together with the vegetation present, has

SPORTING fans will be pleased to hear that Torrevie‐ja City Council has now con‐firmed that the repair works of the Six Blue Sports Court will go ahead with a budget of €845,223.

The tracks are located in Plaza de Europa, La Siesta, Los Altos, Torreblanca (next to the Ciudad del Mar public made the park a highly at‐tractive recreational area for the citizens of Alicante, giving it great social value.

Aguas de Alicante consid‐ers citizen collaboration to be an essential part of envi‐ronmental and biodiversity conservation. So, as part of its environmental commit‐ment, scientific bird ringing

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school) and two in La Torreta III.

The councillor for Sports, Federico Alarcon, has con‐firmed the works should be completed within three months and will begin in May.

IDEAL HABITAT: open to the public is for the company a fundamental tool for the study and con‐servation of biodiversity. Throughout the year, a variety of activities are car‐ried out in the park: or ‐nithological routes, activi‐ties with aromatic plants, workshops and games, among others.

For more than 100 resident and migratory birds.

The repair work on these outdoor sports courts in ‐cludes the renovation of the walls and perimeter fencing, the repair and repainting of the floors, the replacement of all sports equipment (basket‐ball hoops, goals and nets) and changing all the lighting to LED lights to achieve signifi‐cant energy savings.

Happy birthday

MARIA JOSE MINGUEZ , the Alicante model who in the past has been linked to football player Maradona, has just celebrated her 30th birthday. Even though Maria Jose has enjoyed a consolidated international career that has taken her all over the world, she maintains a strong link with her homeland.

Cachopo

ASTURIAN chef, Jorge Luis Fernandez, who lives in Al‐icante has won the prize for the most popular ca‐chopo. The Cachopo Com‐petition is held every year in Oviedo. Cachopos from all over the world com ‐pete and Alicantinos have already won several prizes.

European record

PINOSO is feeling very proud as local athlete, Maria Jose Gaurdiola, has broken the European record for the five‐kilome‐tre walk. The athlete from Pinoso participated in the first day of the Iberdrola Division of Honour Athlet‐ics League, with her club San Sebastian.

Stop smoking

THE new drug that helps you quit smoking in 25 days is back in Alicante pharmacies after being out of stock for nearly two months. The shortage of the drug Todacitan, which helps you quit smoking in less than a month is back by popular demand.

Lovely La Mata

A SECTION of the seriously degraded boardwalk at La Mata seafront next to the Guardamar del Segura border has now been re‐placed by Torrevieja Council. The wooden slats on the path were so dam‐aged by erosion that they had cracked, making it dangerous for pedestri ‐ans.