80 AEMCO shops have joined the "Calpe says no to gender-based violence" campaign run by the city council. These stores will display the campaign badge in a visible place in their stores.
In addition, the campaign is still open, so companies interested in participating can apply to Creama for the sticker.
For the third consecutive year, the Calpe City Council is once again applying for recruitment programs for young people trained by local authorities. This program, run by Labora, is part of the Programa Operativo de Garantía Juvenil and aims to promote the integration of unemployed young people into working life. The young people are hired for 12 months.
The new CEE Gargasindi Special Education School building will be located on the same site as the current building. After months of studying the various possibilities, last week the City Council completely changed its request to the regional government under the Plan Edificant, so that the economic report now says "Construction / rehabilitation with extension of land and demolition of existing buildings" instead of "New construction at another location".
For the fourth year in a row, more than 150 elementary school students from the 5th grade of the CEIP Oltà, Ceip Gabriel Miró and Ceip Azorín schools are taking part in the Olympic Games of Finance to learn more about the ethical use of money, resources and responsible consumption. The initiative is carried out in collaboration with the Department of Education and Youth of the Calpe City Council.
The lifeguard service on the beaches of Calpe begins its summer season on Saturday 1 June. Until 15 October, 35 lifeguards of the company Eulen will ensure safety when bathing on the beaches of Calpe. Their task will be to prevent possible incidents and to help those who are in danger. To this end, they will carry out surveillance on land and sea, either on the beach itself or from the watchtowers near the beach, or from two boats crossing the 13 kilometres of Calpe's coastline, and from two kayaks for bathing areas.
Yesterday the DOGV that the Generalitat Valenciana (Regional Government) grants the title of Festivity of Provincial Tourist Interest the Mare de Déu de les Neus and its Castell a la Mar festivals.
The Calpe City Council today opened the deadline to apply for grants for IBI (Property Tax). The subsidies are open to pensioners (also under 65 years of age) and long-term unemployed with low incomes.
These people can receive a subsidy of up to 400 Euros and up to 75% of the property tax. If the applicant is disabled or one of his/her family members proves a disability of 33% or higher, or is either a victim of gender-based violence or part of a single-parent family, this allowance is increased by 10%.
The opening of a new bridge over the Pou Roig gorge will change the municipality's road network once and for all, as it will relieve road traffic on Avenida Ejércitos Españoles and connect the sports area with Avenida Rumanía.
The works for the passage and the construction over the Pou Roig gorge and on the Avenida País Valencià cost a total of € 394.703, of which € 344.993 were contributed by the Diputación Provincial and € 39,710.23 by the Calpe City Council.