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pany MSC Cruises, which in 2023 has doubled its commitment to Alicante after the good results obtained in its first year with the city as a port of embarkation.
In total, MSC Lirica and MSC Orchestra will operate 25 times.
In these cases, the average expenditure per tourist exceeds €300 when adding the night or nights spent in hotels, shops and excursions before setting sail or on the return trip.
It is also noteworthy that seven cruise ships will make their first call in the city this year.
Mushroom St
THE area around Plaza
Gabriel Miro and Calle San Francisco in Alicante was revolutionised with the installation of gigantic mushrooms just 10 years ago. Popularly known as Mushroom Street, business owners have called on the council to upgrade the area to prevent it from falling into disrepair.
Security tender
AENA (the airport management group including AlicanteElche Airport) has tendered the private security service for the network’s 46 airports and two heliports in Spain for €1,500 million. The award period is four years, extendable for a further year.
120 Nationalities
TORREVIEJA has an official population of 83,543 inhabitants according to the National Statistics Institute, a figure which the Town Hall has raised to 92,000 in its census. Of these, 45 per cent are foreign citizens which translates into more than 120 different nationalities.
Birdy education
NURSES from the Torrevieja Health Department have used birds of prey to educate on health, protection and respect for the natural environment and biodiversity. The activity was aimed at the pupils of CEIP Poeta Miguel Hernandez in Rojales.
Gaming garden
SOUTH Alicante’s Alcahofa Vega Baja Association is distributing 10,000 board games among schoolchildren in 11 municipalities in the region. The jewel of the vegetable garden is the main character.
School days
SANTA POLA has confirmed a new school in Gran Alacant for 1,120 students will soon be a reality. The new building will be next to the current primary and infant school, Vicenta Ruso.
Anna Ellis
ELCHE’S doortodoor collection service closes its first year with more than 10,000 alerts and 970,000 kilos of pruning waste.
Hector Diez, the councillor for Cleaning, is encouraging citizens to begin or continue using this free service which includes the collection of pruning waste with the aim of putting an end to pruning debris abandoned along the roads of Camp d’Elx.
This collection service can be accessed via Whatsapp at (+34) 680 363 774
The pruning collection service is aimed at private individuals but the councillor has pointed out that it will not include collecting dry trunks or large tree or palm tree trunks.
The councillor explained that the service vehicle
