ISSUE NO. 1413
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2 - 8 AUGUST 2012
Vega Baja fire stations to be left unattended VEGA BAJA fire brigade will be leaving three of its stations unattended for 14 hours a day, to be on call in Pilar de la Horadada until mid-September. The Provincial Fire Brigade Consortium opted against manning
the Vega Baja fire stations located in Orihuela, Almoradi and Torrevieja because of the cost of paying overtime to the firefighters that are needed. Instead, they will tend to Pilar de la Horadada, which requires
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assistance an average of 50 times per year, while the Almoradi municipality calls on the brigade 400 times annually. Until September, the Crevillent brigade will be responsible for firerelated emergencies in Almoradi. The temporary change was made to protect the forests of the Sierra Escalona and the Dehesa de Campoamor national park, which stretches through Pilar de la Horadada, Orihuela and San Miguel de Salinas, the society explained to the mayors of Rojales, Almoradi and Callosa de Segura. Each of these towns spends €50,000 annually on fire services. up Villananitos de lo Pagan Beach. Almoradi Mayor Antonio Angel Hurtado reminded the public that the current situation is temporary and compared to last year, according to will be back to normal at Councillor Jose Luis Ros. He said traders are concerned that the end of August, despite tourism will drop if the beach’s the Fire Brigade Society condition does not improve. announcing September 15 as the end date.
Beach clean-up called for SWIMMERS and traders are calling for a clean-up of Villananitos de lo Pagan Beach in San Pedro del Pinatar. Ten per cent more of the beach has seaweed and mud
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Sentence upheld MURCIA Provincial Court has denied a Jumilla resident’s appeal against his sentence of paying €3 per day for six months for throwing stones at passing vehicles on the highway in December 2010.
Long walk A PHYSICS teacher from Elche has walked 1,215 kilometres on the Levante Camino de Santiago from Valencia to Santiago de Compostela. Accompanied by his son and nephew, he started his journey in June.
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