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Issue 552
14 - 20 MAY 2010
Cross at your peril by Louise Clarke
Last year’s Medieval Market was a great success
Medieval Market this weekend
HOT ON the heels of the tremendously successful May Fair, the Torrevieja Councillor for Culture, Eduardo Dolón, has promised that this weekend’s medieval market will be bigger and better than ever before. The event, which starts today (Friday) at 17:00, is the seventh annual event and it will take place in the Park of Nations until 21:00 on Sunday evening. The market will open both on Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 until 14:00 and will close for siesta; reopening at 17:00 until 21:00. The Councillor announced that there will be more than 80 stalls with more than 200 people working at the event and as well as the stalls, there will be a large food and beverage area, a children’s corner, medieval music, theatre entertainment and traditional medieval exhibits.
THERE IS no doubt summer is here despite it chucking down as RTN is typing this! But getting safely to the beach in Orihuela Costa is proving to be a dangerous affair if you have to cross the N332 to do so. Since the new dual carriageway opened, the lack of pedestrian crossings and footbridges has been regularly reported in RTN. And just last week, our front page story featured a near fatal accident on the coast. Pedro Mancebo Gilabert, CLR opposition Councillor, has been speaking to residents and tourists about this and he told RTN: “On a trip from Campoamor to Punta Prima, there are only seven safe crossing points. It is now impossible to cross the N332, with the road now having been fenced, although you still see people trying to do so.” Pedro is concerned that as summer approaches there will be a fatal accident on that stretch of road. He said: “Something I find
of concern is that people try to cross at the roundabouts, precariously balancing on the narrow kerb, trying to judge the speed of the oncoming traffic before they run across the road.” He added: “I have also seen people with prams and dogs trying to judge a safe slot before running. How long will it be before we experience the first accident or worse still, a death? “Some elderly residents and tourists might be well capable of a stroll down to the beach but cannot possibly manage a more than two kilometre hike to the next safe crossing point on their way to the beach and back.” Pedro told us that comments have not been positive. One resident told Pedro that his elderly parents used to enjoy walking their dog, but now this is impossible as they either have to walk down to Punta Prima to use the pedestrian footbridge, or walk to the roundabout and risk their lives to cross. Continued on page 3