Jellyfish

area to report on any possible sightings throughout the summer.

The Portuguese man o’ war is commonly found in warm waters in the open sea, generally in tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its presence in Alicante in June coincided with several weeks of prolonged heat that also led to an increase in bathers at the province’s beaches.

In fact it was several swimmers and divers who reported the presence of the creature, which was then confirmed by the Coastal Ecology Institute.

The experts point out that while the arrival of individual specimens is not that strange in the spring and early summer, the situation reported five years ago when several sightings were recorded as late as July was a freak one­off.

Going to Bolivia

A SOCIAL worker at Alfaz del Pi Town Hall has been selected to take part in a regional Valencian solidarity project in Bolivia. Adriana Franco will join a team of nine council workers from the Valencian Community to travel to the South American country for one month.

No correfocs

ONE of the main events of this week’s summer fiestas in Denia, the correfocs had to be cancelled on Tuesday night due to the red alert for forest fires, which was stepped up to the maximum category on the same day.

Nudist accident

A MAN had to be rescued by helicopter from the nudist beach in Les Rotes (Denia) after falling and hitting his head on a rock, causing him a severe head trauma that left him semi­unconscious. He was airlifted to Denia Hospital.

Teulada grants

TEULADA Council has opened the application process for grants to help crisishit residents face the economic and energy crisis and to house Ukrainian refugees. The deadline to request them is September 1, for further information call 965 741 001 or email serviciosso ciales@teuladamoraira.org.

Pest control

ALFAZ DEL PI Town Hall this week launched the third stage of the yearly pest control operation that will take place until August 2 in the town centre and the urbanisations.

Bye dolphins

A HISTORIC Benidorm landmark could soon disappear. The famous blue dolphins painted on the side of the hostel of the same name in La Cala in the 1960s, which is now shut down, will be demolished as the building makes way for a new hotel and apartment block.