Rocket review

ELCHE Local Police have begun security inspections of fireworks sales points in the city. The inspections will last until Sunday, August 13 due to the increase in the use of gunpowder. It focuses on the control of the sale, storage and transport of pyrotechnic material.

The agents check permission certificates, pyrotechnic products and compliance with the security measures established by law. “Due to the type of product they sell, they must have very specific security measures in terms of lighting, extinguishing methods, distance from shelves, permissions, security in the storage areas, or an alarm system”, said the inspector of the Local Police of Elche, José Antonio Corrales.

This year, 22 points of sale have been set up in Elche, of which 16 are permanent throughout the year and six are temporary.

would be at the latest on August 3, but this is going to be delayed for at least a week because the lists have come out with many problems. We have presented allegations to the Department of Education to solve it as soon as possible”, explains the union's Education delegate, Javier Mas.

Some security measures included in the regulation of explosives and ammunition and fireworks mean "that all premises must strictly comply with the regulations”, said Corrales.

Boozy offence

DURING Elche fiestas, local police officers detected a total of 111 violations of the Valencian public health law regarding alcohol consumption on public roads, with a third of them referring to children. In addition, four commercial establishments were shut down for selling alco­ hol to minors and outside permitted hours.

The Security Operational Teams (EOS) and the Operations Support Group (GAO) were in charge of carrying out the operation with the aim of promoting a safe environment in situations of mass congregation and pre ­ venting incidents derived from alcohol consumption. and other toxic substances.

In accordance with public safety regulations, four sharp implements were confiscated in the leisure area, as they constituted objects capable of causing damage and injuries.

LOCAL farmers of Novelda, accompanied by the mayor of Novelda, Fran Martínez, and the councillor for agriculture, Ximo Mira, have carried out the traditional process of bagging the Aledo grape clusters from the vines located in the Juan XXXIII roundabout.

With this act of bagging, which has become a tradition in recent years, the government team wanted to pay tribute and value one of the most traditional