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Lifeguard contract suspended in Guardamar

The town’s lifeguard service tender has been terminated by the Guardmar del Segura City Council. It took this action after identifying a number of mistakes in the specifications, such as the fact that the pricing offered did not account for the 2025 updated interprofessional minimum wage, which caused the contract budget to become out of balance. The Department of Contracting’s signed decree reflects this, stating that “a number of errors were noted in the specifications following questions posed by interested parties in the procedure through the Third Public Sector Contracting Platform.” The technical specifications document was draughted by a municipal technical engineer, who concluded in a report released on March 6, 2025, that “it is considered appropriate to review and modify, where appropriate, the content of the technical specifications document” in several areas.
The fact that “it becomes mandatory to update the remuneration of the workers who will provide the service due to the entry into force of the new minimum interprofessional wage for the year 2025” is one of the difficulties that has to be addressed. In a subsequent report, the City Council’s Deputy Secretary establishes the wisdom of “…retroacting the proceedings to the beginning of the file, specifically to the issuance of any document prior to the Specifications that contained information or data, or legislation that may be modified as a result of the information provided by the Technician.”
They will be released again in the upcoming days as a result of reversing the criteria and starting the bidding process.
Since the town’s bathing season lasts longer than just the summer, the service is set to start on June 15th and operate through October 15th. In order to help and facilitate bathing at Guardamar Beach for those with impairments and/or limited mobility, the contract includes an adapted bathing service.
These people are served on beaches by lifeguards who, accompanied by a family member, help anyone who asks for assistance taking a bath. Visitors with decreased mobility or those with physical or mental disabilities can take advantage of this service by using the City Council’s accessible bathing facility. All necessary chores are included in this aid so that consumers can take advantage of the facilities, including swimming in the sea. The service will be offered at La Roqueta Beach every day from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from July 1st to August 31st.
The beaches at La Roqueta, dels Vivers, Moncayo, del Camp, and les Ortigues will all have first aid stations. The service has been divided into three time periods. From September 16, 2024, until September 30th, 2024, there will be a 15-day low season. Only the central first aid stations will be operational during the service’s 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. hours, which will be staffed by seven employees. The months of June and September will comprise the 31-day mid-season. The service will be available from September 1st, 2024, to September 15, 2024, and from June 15th, 2024, to June 30th, 2024. With 17 employees, the service will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The July and August peak season, which runs from July 1st, 2024, to August 31st, 2024, will last 62 days. The hours of operation will be 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The number of employees will rise to forty-five at this time. Lastly, a last time frame known as the reactive health season will be defined. From October 1st to October 15th, 2024, it will run for 15 days. There will be three aquatic and health-related roles at Playa Centre to handle any accidents that may occur on the beach as part of this health care program. In the case of an emergency, this will be a reactionary service rather than a preventive one. As a result, they will be able to deploy in order to address any situations that may occur on the beaches. During this time, the City Council will have the authority to make decisions. The hours of operation will be 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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In 2024, the Emergency Department received over 250,000 calls from Alicante

In 2024, the province of Alicante’s Emergency Information and Coordination Centre (CICU) received 259,869 calls from residents seeking emergency assistance or medical attention. This number supplements the 350,958 in Valencia and 79,529 in Castellón that are managed by this agency, which answers to the Ministry of Health. In the Valencian Community, around 690,356 calls were received overall.
The CICU reports that 237,515 calls, or 34.4% of the total, were for a health emergency, and 102,464 calls, or 14.8% of the total, were for a medical emergency. Additionally, 181,549 calls, or 26.2%, were for urgent unsupported and secondary medical transport (between hospitals), and 10.9% of calls were for medical consultations, precisely 75,537. The remaining 101,928 calls, or 14.7% of the total, were related to alerts or consultations on incidents of some kind.
As a result, the number of calls received at the CICUs has increased by 2.4% in comparison to the prior year. Of the 637,756 calls in 2023, 342,641 were for incidents in Valencia, 249,313 in Alicante, and 81,802 in Castellón, according to the data.
Similarly, in 2024, there were an average of 1,886 calls per day in the CICUs, compared to 1,846 calls per day on average in 2023.
In order to address any urgent or emergency health situation that may arise in the Valencian Community, the Department of Health’s Emergency Information and Coordination Centres are manned by medical coordinators, nursing staff, announcers, and health documentation technicians around-the-clock, every day of the year.
Everyday medical transportation
In order to provide medical transport in response to these emergency requests, the Autonomous Community’s emergency medical trucks were frequently called upon. In actuality, the province of Alicante performed 144,933 services.
Overall, 398,672 transfers were made across the three provinces. In addition to those in Alicante, there are 56,344 in Castellón and 197,395 in Valencia. This averages 1,089 transfers per day. When an emergency occurs, the CICU requests the mobilization of the most appropriate healthcare resource based on the type of emergency, taking into account the priority of the call or the underlying pathology. Thus, for emergency care, the Emergency Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) units performed 68,794 services, representing 188 daily mobilizations.
The Nursing Advanced Life Support (ALS) vehicles performed 5,376 operations, with an average of 15 daily services. For their part, Basic Life Support (BLS) units performed 288,449 calls throughout the year, with an average of 788 calls per day. And in the case of non-assisted transport ambulances, which typically transport patients, they performed 36,053 calls, representing an average of 99 calls per day.
Tips in case of an emergency
The CICU has reminded everyone that in the event of any medical emergency, the emergency number 112 must be called immediately. They insist that it is essential to remain calm and respond quickly and concisely to the brief questionnaire provided by the operators to ensure optimal management of the call. It is also important to provide the precise address of the location of the emergency, indicate the sex and approximate age of each patient, as well as any other known information (illnesses or medical history) in order to facilitate medical care.
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Two inbound flights from the UK to Alicante request police on arrival

Two flights from Edinburgh and Manchester that arrived at Alicante-Elche Airport yesterday morning, Saturday 15th March, requested the presence of police after landing as a result of the presence of disruptive passengers. Police were requested by the stewards of both flights from the United Kingdom, and the Civil Guard was present to supervise the individuals in question upon their arrival.
The X account of air traffic controllers has revealed the problematic arrival of the two aircraft, which are operated by Jet2 (LS775) and EasyJet (U2 2013). Right now, the specifics of the incident on the aircraft that necessitated the intervention of local authorities are unknown.

Copyright: Flightradar24
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Woman ran over at a bus stop in Alicante and then attacked with scissors and a knife

Accused of purposefully running over a 35-year-old woman at a bus stop in the rural district of El Rebolledo in Alicante and then attacking her with scissors and a knife, among other bladed weapons, a 37-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter were taken into custody by the National Police this week. Days after the two parties argued, the attack took place.
The event happened on Camino del Fardacho in El Rebolledo last Monday at approximately 11 a.m. Following their prompt response after being mobilised by the 091 dispatch team, officers from Grupo de Motos de Seguridad Ciudadana -los “Rayos” (the Citizen Security Motorcycle Group (the “Rayos”)) and the Alicante Central Police Station apprehended the two suspected offenders after the National Police received a report of a hit-and-run and assault with sharp objects at a bus stop.
The victim was hit by a car driven by a mother and her daughter as she was at a bus stop in El Rebolledo with her companion, according to police records. The accused motorist struck the victim in the leg after colliding into the bus stop and then turned around with the intention of striking her once more. After she finally pulled over, the mother and daughter used a knife and scissors to attack the wounded woman.
When receiving an 091 call, the National Police promptly responded and took the two attackers into custody when the victim’s boyfriend stepped in to stop additional beatings.
After arriving at the site, a Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance treated the injured individual and transported her to a hospital, where she received treatment for cuts and bruises to several body regions; stitches were not required.
After that, forensic and judicial police officers showed up at the scene. They discovered the knife and scissors used in the assault when they were inspecting the detainee’s vehicle.
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