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The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1871
13 - 19 May 2021
Mass Vaccination continues
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FESTIVAL BAN
THE Benamargosa City Council has opened its sports pavilion as a Vaccination Centre, which has been installed with a waiting room, data collection room, vaccination point and a post-Covid waiting room. There are several parking points in an outdoor area also available to vaccinate people with reduced mobility without them needing to get out of the vehicle. The new facility will now cover the vaccination of Benamargosa’s neighboors, Cútar and Comares, who previously were only able to make an appointment through the Andalucian Health Service (SAS) website - many did not make contact at all and have not yet received their jabs.
Andalucia Guarantees MARIFRÁN CARAZO, the Minister of Development, Infrastructures and Spatial Planning, announced the “most absolute rejection” of tolls and has assured that the Junta de Andalucia will guarantee that “not a single one will be paid” on the roads across the region. The statement was made to journalists in Sevilla after being asked about the implementation of tolls on Spanish highways, an initiative that is part of the package of structural reforms that the government of Spain offered to the European Union in order to gain access to funds from the EU Recovery and Resilience Plan. The government, which is scheduled to bring in tolls in 2024, has calculated a payment per kilometre at €0.1.
FESTIVALS: Will not be allowed in certain levels. THE regional government of Andalucia has banned festivals and pilgrimages along with other popular events in municipalities which are currently in health alert levels three and four. It also does not recommend these events for municipalities with alert levels one and two. The Official Bulletin of the Andalucian Regional Government (BOJA) which was published on Friday May 7 also states that “bullfighting shows and popular bullfighting festivals can continue with their activities provided that they have pre-assigned and numbered seats, guaranteeing at all times that people attending the show will remain seated and
provided with their corresponding protective mask.” The sites must be organised in such a way as to allow movement of people in a manner which respects interpersonal safety distances. Food and drink will only be allowed to be consumed at designated places, but an exception has been made for bottled water. Areas in health alert level 1 will see an authorised capacity of 60 per cent, and this should not be exceeded. Grouping of spectators will be set at a maximum of six people in a group with spare seats used to maintain distancing between groups. Level 2 areas - the limit will be set at 50 per cent of the per-
mitted capacity which cannot be exceeded. Grouping of spectators will be set to a maximum of six people as in level 1. Level 3 areas will be limited to 40 per cent of the permitted capacity, and bullfighting events will not be permitted. Seats should be assigned in a way that leaves a safety distance of 1.5 metres from ‘the people occupying adjacent seats in the same row of the seating area and the seats immediately in front or behind each row of seating areas may not be occupied.’ Level 4 area - no spectators will be permitted to be present in the bullring and popular bullfighting events will not be permitted.
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Bidding Open BIDDING is now open for a restaurant on Calahonda beach, Nerja with the deadline for submitting offers also an‐ nounced. Nerja Town Hall reports that the councillor for Ur‐ banism, Nieves Atencia, has announced the opening for sub‐ mitting draft offers for the project, execution and construction for a new restaurant on the plot of land on Calahonda beach. The deadline for submitting offers will end on July 5. Atencia explains that “all the information on the Specifi‐ cations will be available to those interested in the web por‐ tal of the Public Sector Contracting Platform, for those who want to opt for the concession of this important restoration project that will be located on a beach so emblematic of the town, in the surroundings of the Balcón de Europa. “These Sheets contemplate three actions,” informs Aten‐ cia, and details, “the drafting of the project, the execution of the work and the exploitation of the concession, which has established a minimum annual fee to be paid by the successful bidder of €20,000 (£17,154) per year and a con‐ cession term of 25 years. It also has several award criteria, such as the improvement of the fee, the design that re‐ spects the environment and the materials that are going to be used for its construction.” The councillor concluded that the project has aroused sig‐ nificant interest: “There are many people who have asked about the content of the Specifications. We are convinced that Calahonda beach will have a first‐class restaurant, in a privileged enclave, for the enjoyment of Nerja residents and visitors.”
NEW PROJECT: Calahonda Beach to be improved.