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ISSUE NO. 1481
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Brrrr it’s cold! THE first snow of the winter fell in Alcoy, Agres and other inland mountain areas. Ten roads were cut off and a fallen high tension cable affected Alcoy’s electricity supply.
Limited advice ALICANTE City Mayor Sonia Castedo must sack at least 13 of her 42 personal advisers next year. The new Local Administration Law limits the number allowed to 29.
Healthy profit MARINA SALUD, which provides outsourced Social Security health care for the Marina Alta, had a turnover of €126 million last year and made a €5.7 million profit.
Double arrest THE father and uncle of a 33-year-old disabled woman were arrested in Alicante accused of repeated sexual assault. Her mother, also arrested, is believed to have been aware of the attacks.
On the up HOTELS in Benidorm have seen their best start to November in 12 years. The 84.9 per cent occupancy rate in the first 15 days of the month was 9 per cent better then last year.
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Ban on boy racers and mobility scooters... BOY RACERS using electric mobility scooters could be banned from the streets of Benidorm. Those who ignore planned new regulations could face fines of between €50 and €90. Companies which rent out the electric scooters will have to demand from their clients a certificate to prove their disability or show they are over 55years of age, and provide civil liability insurance of at least €60,000. Locals have been complaining of apparently fit young people speeding along the pavements, sometimes under the influence of alcohol. The law to regulate the use of mobility scooters in Benidorm will be discussed at the next council meeting. The Council for Mobility has proposed changes to local laws, which will include restrictions on rental and ownership of mobility
scooters. An estimated 500 scooters are on the streets of Benidorm on any one day. Users will have to travel at walking speed and only in pedestrian areas, unless there are none or they are impossible for them to use. Driving a mobility scooter under
the effects of drugs or alcohol is banned. Rental companies with premises in Benidorm will have to register with the council and fines will be introduced for both companies and users, depending on who is responsible for breaking the regulations.
Business (almost) as usual on Benidorm to Alfaz del Pi line THE Trenet tram line between Alfaz del Pi and Benidorm will be cut for three-and-a-half months. A bus will be provided by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) between Alfaz and Benidorm stations so that passengers can continue their journeys in both directions. Work has already begun on this section of Line 9 track, affecting not
only Alfaz station but also the Disco Benidorm and Cami de Coves halts. The regional government is spending €3.3 million on improvements which include a 135metre viaduct to replace an existing embankment. Other embankments and railway cuttings between the stations will be reinforced.