Calls for smoking ban end

EARLIER this month, the Balearic Islands made the decision to remove the smoking ban on outdoor terraces, leaving the Valencian community as the last region in Spain to uphold the anti­Covid measure.

Three years after the ban was implemented, and several months after the health crisis officially ended, an association of restaurateurs and hoteliers has called for the ban to be lifted.

both suffered cuts and bruises.

They were transferred to the Vega Baja Hospital as a matter of precaution.

There were also reported cases of anxiety attacks due to the shock of the crash.

The president of ALROA (the Association of Restaurants and Leisure Premises of Alicante), Javier Galdeano, plans to petition the regional government to lift the ban. He stated that almost 40 per cent of patrons smoke, with many people enjoying a cigarette with their drink.

He has asked the regional government to lift the ban, which he said should have been stamped out once the health crisis ended.

CALLOSA DE SEGURA has a new outdoor fitness area, following the opening of a new callisthenics circuit in the town.

The town mayor, Manuel Martínez Sirvent and the councillor for Sports, Antonio Ballester, visited the park on Friday, July 21 to inspect the new facilities.

The callisthenics park was funded by a grant from Alicante provincial council, and is the first project to be completed within a park renovation and remodelling programme.