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On May 5, part­time lifeguard duty was implemented on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and has now been extended to every day of the week until Sunday, September 3.

After visiting a lifeguard drill on June 17, the mayor, Maria del Mar Vazquez, praised “the work of the professionals who dedicate their lives to safety so that bathers, both tourists who visit us and the people of Almeria, only have to worry about enjoying themselves.

“To provide the service, the rescue team has all the means at its disposal, so that it can offer a rapid and effective response in the event of an emergency. It also includes the tasks of surveillance, rescue at sea, first aid assistance, social assistance and information to the user within the scheduled hours and with qualified personnel, search for missing persons and assistance to people with disabilities.” the existing flooring in courts and corridors and replacing it with a sportsfinish paving with a concrete slab as well as surface treatment for courts, in accordance with the guidelines of the International Tennis Federation.

Finally, the mayor confirmed that Almeria City is ready to face the start of the summer season with the beaches ready to receive visitors.

THE construction work on the new doggy park in Parque Gloria Fuertes in the Nueva Andalucia neighbourhood is now in its final stages.

The area, enclosed by perimeter fencing, is completed with a series of games suitable for pets to exercise and play with their owners and street furniture.

In a bid to finish the works a drinking fountain is set to be installed.

With an investment of more than €44,000 and a surface area of almost 600m2, this will be the seventh dog park to be enabled in the city as a space for pets.

This new enclosure will be added to other similar spaces spread throughout the municipality such as the dog park integrated into the Andarax Park; the first one created in Nueva Andalucía, between Calles Gustavo Villapalos and Jorge Guillen (opposite Carrefour), Retamar ­ El Toyo, Villablanca, Costaca ­

A single-twist metal fence and wider access gates to the tennis courts will be installed to facilitate the entry of vehicles for maintenance work. A larger access gate will be opened along Calle Guernica and centred on the corridor dividing the courts.

Also included in the refurbishment are new street furniture and lighting.

Doggy days

bana, Villa María, Parque de los Periodistas and the recently completed one in Calle Bizet in Vega de Aca.

These dog areas will soon be joined by two other areas already planned, in Calles La Canada and Zeus in the area of La Pipa.