Liquid gold award Going green

WORK is well underway to create a new green area next to the Pau Gasol pavilion in Alfaz del Pi.

The project is partly financed with European funds and will include extending the skatepark and improving the accesses to the sports centre, as well as regenerating a plot of land behind the pavilion that had become very rundown after years of being used as a dumping ground for rubble from construction and demolition work.

A forest area will be created with a network of paths with different itineraries for runners, cyclists and walkers, and it will be equipped with video surveillance cameras and lighting.

Acting mayor Vicente Arques visited the site last week accompanied by several councillors.

“A new green area will be created on this plot with a cross country circuit, a children’s play area and a picnic area. Work is scheduled to take six months to complete and the entire plot has already been cleared of rubble,” explained Sr Arques.

A LOCAL brand of olive oil from Alfaz del Pi has been awarded a gold medal in an international competition in London.

The London International Olive Oil Competitions (LIOOC) seek to find the best product of its kind in the world each year, with the jury assessing both the nutrition and organoleptictaste and smell ­ qualities of entries from all major oilproducing countries.

One of the highest distinctions at this year’s event went to ‘El Faro del Albir’ by

Buses and flags

TEULADA Moraira Council has relaunched the free summer bus service connecting both towns and the beaches of both municipalities. The service will run until September 15 and consist of six departures and six returns with the same timetables as the beach service of last year, ie three in the morning and three in the afternoon.

For full timetable and routes visit www.teuladamoraira.com.

In another development, the four Blue Flags awarded this year for beaches and leisure ports that meet certain standards of cleanliness, services and environmental sustainability are already flying high at Ampolla, Platgetes and Portet beaches, as well as the Club Náutico de Moraira. Teulada Moraira mayor Raúl LLobell attended the official raising of the flags last week together with several members of his council. The mayor highlighted the great work carried out by all the sectors involved in the care, protection and maintenance of the beaches, as well as those who respect them when they visit them, as “this recognition is the fruit of good teamwork throughout the year.”

Alfaz producer Antonio Alcaraz. The oil, which bears the name and image of the Albir lighthouse ­ the town’s most recognisable landmark ­ was first launched in Shanghai, China in November 2013, where it fast became a major seller.

Alfaz mayor Vicente Arques hosted the Spanish presentation of ‘El Faro del Albir’ in December that same year, admitting that he felt “very proud that our emblematic lighthouse is linked to this extraordinary oil.”

VILLAJOYOSA Council has announced a series of grants for families with children up to two years old to help pay for their enrolment at nursery school next academic year. The aid is available to all families registered on the local padrón town census who, due to their personal, family, economic and/or social circumstances, require assistance for the expenses derived from inscribing their children at local centres.

The amount of the aid granted to each beneficiary may depend on the total number of applications received and on family income, with applicants receiving at least €15 per child for each month of schooling. Applications can be presented via the Sede Electrónica online service of the town hall website www.villa joyosa.com or in person at the Oficina de Atención Ciudadana. For further information visit villa joyosa.com/educacion/su bvenciones.php of discounts.