GRASS ROOTS

UP to 80 new trees were planted in Villajoyosa last week as part of the yearly ‘Arbre per naixement’, or ‘tree per birth’ campaign.

The project consists of planting a tree for every baby born in the town the previous year, so this time Villajoyosa celebrated the birth of 80 new residents in 2022.

The site chosen this year was the park next to the new school on Calle Busot in the Gasparot area, which is now named Jardí dels Nous Vilers III,

New bus shelters for Benidorm

BENIDORM Town Hall is installing 15 new bus shelters to improve the service for public transport users.

Old ones that had become ‘obsolete’ have already been replaced in Calle Primavera, Salt de l’Aigua car park, Calle Langreo and Avenida Beniardá, with several others set to be installed at different points throughout the town.

The new shelters include digital information systems with updated timetables and frequency of buses, as well as offering shaded benches for passengers.

“This was an important request by residents and was totally understandable, as waiting for a bus on a bench or standing up in the sun with these temperatures is very uncomfortable,” declared local Mobility councillor José Ramón González.

or ‘garden of new vileros’.

‘Arbre per naixement’ was launched by the Environment department of the town council with the double aim of celebrating the births while promoting the development of a bond between children and nature by caring for a tree bearing their name, thus encouraging love and respect for the environment.