Striking out

stone for the staff in their quest for adequate working conditions.

The deal will begin with reducing the maxi ‐mum annual working hours by 24 hours, grad ‐ually decreasing over the next five years to 1,513 hours, which is an aver ‐age of 35 hours per week.

Voluntary on ‐ call shift pay will increase to an hourly rate of €20 for hospital doctors, while

Crescendo Choirfree concert

THE very popular Crescendo Choir will be giving a free concert next Monday April 17 at La Siesta Evangelical Church, Calle Granados, La Siesta/El Chaparral.

The concert will begin at 6.30pm and there is no entrance fee. Come and listen, and maybe even join in, with the wonderful singing of this Choir.

At the end of the concert, there will be a ‘buck‐et’ as you leave the church ready to receive your donation towards the charitable work of the church.

Do come along and enjoy the music.

For more information about the church, visit our Facebook page or our website at Lasiestae vangelicalchurch.org.

nurses will receive €13 per hour, only 35 per cent less than physicians.

The hospital’s commit ‐tee expressed its grati ‐tude to the Conselleria of Health for its recent change in attitude and is hopeful that their posi ‐tive relations will contin ‐ue in further talks sched ‐uled for Thursday, April 20 and Friday, May 5, which will cover employ ‐ment equality and dis ‐ability benefits.

Hércules CF victory

HERCULES of Alicante Foot‐ball Club won away from home at the Camp d’Esports stadium against Lleida by one goal to nil. The only goal of the match came in the 25th minute from Roger Riera who was then sent off for a second yellow card in the 79th minute. Lleida then had one of their players sent off for a second yellow card in the 84th minute, midfielder Joan Monterde. That win leaves Hércules in 7th position in the Segunda RFEF (group 3) just two points off the playoff po‐sitions. Hércules play Olot on Sunday, April 16 at home.

Betty Henderson RESIDENTS in Albox are warning others about a father and son who allegedly swindled hundreds of euros from local businesses and individuals, taking advantage of the community's kindness.

The pair arrived in the town claiming to be divorcees in need of a fresh start and established relationships with sympathetic locals who offered assistance. However, it later emerged that the men borrowed money from kindhearted members of the community without any intention of paying it back.