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ISSUE NO. 1474 FRONT EXTRA
Christmas plan APPLICATIONS are now being accepted for the ‘Do not be alone at Christmas’ campaign in Torrevieja for those over 65. Registration closes on November 4. Enquire at Town Hall.
Palm fall AN Elche man was rushed to hospital with a fractured wrist, head injuries and abdominal bruising after falling from a palm tree.
Permit wait BUILDING promoters in Orihuela are complaining that the city is taking more than eight months to process building permits that by law should only take two.
3 - 9 OCTOBER 2013
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Red Cross carers
24,000 seniors helped by Alicante aid workers MORE than 24,000 elderly people across Alicante Province have been treated and attended to by Red Cross workers during the first half of the year. This figure almost reaches the 28,600 people assisted by the 2,200 volunteers in the whole of last year. Red Cross projects include home telecare services, home help and promotion of healthy habits through training activities. Meanwhile, the 44 Red Cross aid workers patrolling Torrevieja’s beaches this summer have supported the 75 qualified lifeguards in dealing with 6,000 incidents. They performed 215 searescue missions; of these, 187 were rescues by lifeguards of swimmers
who got into difficulties, and 28 involving people swept out to sea on inflatable items like lilos. In 66 cases, an emergency ambulance was needed.
Red Cross workers also helped 558 people to use the three disabled bathing platforms situated on the beaches of Los Naufragos, Los Locos and on the Paseo de Juan Aparicio.