Love for the Fair

THE Love for the Fair poster, the work of the internationally recognised Spanish­Argentine artist and illustrator, Matu Santamaria, based in Almeria, has been announced as the winner of the Fair & Festivals poster competition.

Almeria’s champion

vated surveillance posts distributed at strategic points along the coast.”

The mobile application Playas El Ejido and the tourism website with all the new features that are being implemented are once again available.

ISIDRO LEYVA, a pole vaulter from Almeria, will be part of the Spanish team that will participate in the European Team Championships being held from June 20 until June 25 in the Silesia Stadium in Poland.

This is a competition in which the athletes will be able to prepare themselves for the World Athletics Championships in Budapest 2023 and to achieve a minimum qualifying standard for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

Recently, the pole vaulter won at the Pamplona meeting, with a time of 5.46, and in Lucca (Italy), he achieved a time of 5.50.

Isidro Leyva is on tour in Europe with clear objectives: to obtain the score that will allow him to participate in the World Championships in Budapest in August.

The athlete, who lives in Almeria where he trains has regained the national title, being crowned Spanish indoor champion for the second time in his career.

Mayor, Maria del Mar Vazquez, confirmed: “It is a daring design, with native details on the earrings that symbolise the strength of the Almerian woman. The image also elegantly unites the same tone of the letters, polka dots and earrings using the red colour which is typical of our flag.

“Through his networks, Matu Santamaria has created a strong connection with his public thanks to a unique style and protest illustrations around women, human freedom and respect for the environment. The artist has even created a free access guide for suicide prevention.”

The mayor added: “He is, in short, an artist committed to society and also to the city in which he lives, making his art available to everyone in this poster announcing the 2023 Fair.”