ITV, please

Against Cancer Charity events being held at the Oasis Bar in Benijofar on June 6, the Cerveceria Dsas3 in Los Palacios on June 20 and the Stagger Inn in Rojales on June 27.

Tickets for the not to be missed Rock Against Cancer Concert are now available, prices are €20 a day or €35 for the two days before the event. Concert tickets can be bought at any charity event or online at www.rockagainstcancer.es.

Tourist funding

ELCHE has received €97,000 from the Cooperation Fund for its status as a Tourist Municipality of the Valencian Community.

Consideration of the recognition of Tourist Municipality grants the right to access specific financing channels, such as this line of the Municipal Cooperation Fund, to compensate the financial effort, motivated by the tourist activity, both in the provision of services and in investment in infrastructures.

To receive the funding, municipalities must have accredited compliance with specific requirements both quantitative and qualitative, referring to the tourist population, tourist accommodation places, kilometres of coastal or continental beach, tourist resources and the importance of tourism in the local economy.

In addition, they assume the commitments included in the Valencian Tourism Code of Ethics as well as their contribution to sustainable and inclusive tourism based on the principle of hospitality.

IS YOUR car due an ITV?

Some people are having to wait almost a month for ITV inspections in Alicante and Elche.

The company blames the delays on a backlog of inspections due to the time of year and hopes that the new mobile stations will help to reduce waiting times.

“These are the weeks before the summer holidays begin,” said Josep Albert Quilis, Director General of the Sociedad Valenciana de ITV (SITVAL), the public company that took over management of the stations in the region this year.

According to Josep an average 500 vehicles a day are currently being checked as a result of high demand which tends to increase in the weeks leading up to the summer holidays.

An ITV is Spain’s equivalent of a UK MOT.