Mapping investment in Elche

Betty Henderson

ELCHE’S Plaza dels Algeps (also known as the Plaza de las Chime ‐neas) is now home to an exciting ex‐hibition that showcases 25 out ‐standing projects funded by EU’s EDUSI funds in Elche! The exhibition was previously located at the Plaza del Congreso Eucarístico but moved to the heart of the city for everyone to see on Thursday, April 6.

The EDUSI funds, worth a whop ‐ping €30 million, are aimed at en ‐hancing the lives of Elche’s resi ‐dents by promoting sustainability, technological innovation, and social equality and have been subsidised by the city council.

From digitalising the city to ex ‐panding WiFi zones and launching

YOUR EWN HAS the OMAC Digital initiative, some of the most remarkable projects of the EDUSI strategy are on display in the exhibition!

The exhibition displays the pro ‐jects on an interactive map which also highlights projects related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting sustainable mobility, and energy efficiency through the use of renewable energy, paving the way to a greener future.

The exhibition, which features in‐formative panels of the completed projects, will be open for visitors until the first week of May.

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ARE you receiving un ‐wanted spam calls?

Aspe Town Hall is here to offer advice.

To avoid receiving ad ‐vertising from entities or companies in Spain to which you have not given your express consent, you can register on the Robin‐son list. https://www.lis tarobinson.es/

If an entity or business wishes to send you per ‐sonalised advertising and you have not given your express consent to do so, it is legally obliged to con‐sult the Robinson List and, if you have regis ‐tered, it will not be able to send you the advertis ‐ing.

Anyone may register for the Robinson List ser ‐vice, voluntarily and free of charge. In the case of children under 14 years of age, parents or guardians must register on their be‐half.

This service is protected by the General Data Pro ‐tection Regulation (RGPD) and allows for quick and free registration with the aim of reducing the re ‐ception of commercial communications (calls, SMS, post and e‐mail).

Two months after regis‐tration, if you continue to receive advertising, you can file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protec ‐tion Agency.

TORREVIEJA’S Natural History Muse ‐um has opened its doors and is now offering free guided tours in English (and Spanish!) for three months throughout spring.

The councillor for Culture, Antonio Quesada, has reported that the Muse‐um, located on Avenida Estacion s/n, will be open Friday to Sunday from 10.00am to 1.00pm and Friday after ‐noon from 5.00pm to 7.00pm.

On the last Saturday of each month, the guided tours will be in English.

The Torrevieja Natural History Mu ‐seum has a great representation of the biodiversity of species that sur ‐round us, both marine and terrestrial, some in danger of extinction, others

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A MAJOR fire that broke out at a pallet factory in the Altabix industrial es ‐tate in Elche on Friday, April 7 was finally extin ‐guished after an 18 ‐ hour struggle by 50 firefighters from eight stations in the region.

The blaze, which could be seen from several kilo‐meters away, was finally brought under control at 8am on Saturday, after it was reported at 10.30pm on Good Friday. The facto‐ry was not open when the fire broke out, but one se‐curity guard was treated for shock at the scene.

Local residents were struck by the sight of the flames, with many posting videos on social media.

Free tours

endemic to our area, and others so rare and admired that international experts come to Torrevieja to contem‐plate them.

The Museum contains specimens of Mammals, Ornithology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Marine Invertebrates and Malacology.

For more information, the Natural History Museum can be contacted at (+34) 966 706 838.

Prior registration for a tour is re ‐quired through this link http://turis modetorrevieja.com/web/?page_id=1 8911

Although the full extent of the damage has not yet been assessed, the factory suffered significant dam ‐age in some areas. The cause of the fire is still un‐known, but an investiga ‐tion is underway.

Authorities thanked fire‐fighters from eight stations across the region for their heroic efforts in controlling the fire. The incident serves as a reminder of the crucial role played by fire‐fighters in keeping our communities safe.

ALICANTE resident Rosa Bolufer Buigues, originally from Xábia has just turned 100 years old surrounded by her family. Rosa was born in 1923 and moved to Alicante when she met her husband. Rosa has five children, nine grand‐children, and five great‐grandchildren who all spoiled the centenarian with flowers, presents, and cake on her birthday.

Rosa, who speaks both Valencian and Spanish, re‐counts her memories of the war to her family and spends her time painting although not as much now. On good days Rosa likes to get to her local church for mass.

Rosas’s grandchildren explained that she was widowed 25 years ago and they marvelled at how she continued to live alone until she was 92 years of age. From all of us at the EuroWeekly News Happy Birthday!