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23 social rental homes are turned over by Alicante

Following a process of modernising and simplifying the procedures regulating the municipal housing pool to guarantee its permanent accessibility to people and promote turnover, the Municipal Housing Board has turned over the keys to 23 social rental units, the first of its kind. Two recipients withdrew for personal reasons, therefore the leases for 23 of the 25 allocated units were formalised between March 27th and April 1st, according to a statement from municipal sources.

On February 28th, 2025, the Housing Trustees’ General Meeting decided to distribute 25 homes for social rental; three of these are part of the Municipal Youth Emancipation Program, eight are part of the Municipal General Rental Program, two are part of the Intergenerational Rental Program for Young People, and twelve are part of the Intergenerational Rental Program for Seniors.

Senior Intergenerational Lease Program final contracts were finalised this Tuesday. At the important handover ceremony, Housing Trust President and Councillor Carlos de Juan wished the recipients “that the homes meet all their expectations.” Additionally, he reiterated his and the Trust’s dedication to the tenants, stressing that their relationship is founded on a human connection and transcends the contractual agreement.

Rent and community expenses for the 25 rental apartments held by the Municipal Housing Board range from €120.78 to €299.01. In contrast to the General Units, which are designed for bigger cohabitation units and include two, three, or even four bedrooms, the majority are one-bedroom units. According to the same sources, the apartments’ average useable area is 50.28 square metres, and their average cost, including utilities, is €218.21.

“We first reformed the municipal housing pool, which was infrequently open to applicants on a temporary basis, to introduce a dynamic and permanently open system by simply submitting a sworn declaration of compliance with the requirements for accessing social rental housing with the application,” De Juan stressed. From this new open and accessible housing pool, we are now giving the initial allocations of the permanent offer, which consists of 25 homes, in its different general social rental programmes, including the inexpensive rental housing, the intergenerational ones, and the one targeted at young people.”

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“This government team led by Mayor Luis Barcala has committed to promoting the construction of more than 6,000 homes in the city by freeing up land and activating urban development plans, of which 33%, approximately 2,000, will be designated as social housing,” De Juan stated. “Furthermore, the Board is promoting new developments aimed at social rental housing, with priority given to youth empowerment, with the completion of the 15 homes at El Portón for 1.4 million euros in the Old Town; the upcoming renovation of 14 more in the former teachers’ housing building in San Gabriel; and the new construction of a 32-story block on Calle Ceuta in San Blas; as well as making various plots of land available to the Generalitat (Catalan Government) for the construction of social

“Among the municipalities of the Valencian Community, the Municipal Housing Trust is the only agency with these powers,” De Juan added. In addition to the 510 units that correspond to the Affordable Rental programme for those who entrust their administration to this municipal body, it oversees 746 units under various social rental schemes.

Esquerra Unida Podem, a local organisation, has criticised the publication of this important handover agreement on the municipal website and in a statement sent to the media, calling it a “new partisan use of institutions by the Popular Party in Alicante.” “The recent handover of keys to public housing by the City Council, led by the Housing Councillor, openly violates Law 12/2018, of May 24th, on institutional publicity for the public interest and the collective understanding of public infrastructure,” a statement issued by the coalition states.

Both the public staging of political officials’ real estate handovers and the use of institutional advertising as a vehicle for party propaganda are specifically forbidden under Article 5 of the aforementioned law. The public statement also states that the PP government team has chosen to disregard this rule and utilise an institutional event for its personal political gain, in violation of existing law.

“Once more, the Popular Party is conflating institutions with its own private property. Manolo Copé, the spokesperson for Esquerra Unida Podem in the Alicante City Council, condemned the transfer of these residences as a “blatant exercise in self-promotion and political manipulation with public money, something that is illegal and deeply immoral.” “We are, once again, faced with the fraudulent use of institutions for PP propaganda, instead of respecting the neutrality required by law,” he stated.

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From Esquerra Unida Podem, we demand that the mayor and his administration provide prompt explanations and initiate a process to assign duties. Additionally, we implore Barcala to take action against this legal violation, which not only skews public service but also jeopardises institutional equity and transparency,” the statement goes on. “The public, who deserve institutions that operate rigorously and without partisan servility, is disrespected by this kind of behaviour. Copé came to the conclusion, “We will not allow the PP to continue using the City Council for its propaganda. “Any attempt by the Popular Party to break the law and take advantage of the institutions for its own gain will be met with vigilance by Esquerra Unida Podem. The statement went on to say that Alicante needs an open administration that upholds the law and works for the people, not just a select few’s political interests.


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Drunk driver who killed two sentenced to five years in prison

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The driver of a vehicle has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Seventh Section of the Provincial Court of Alicante, which is located in Elche. The incident occurred in the town of Cox, which is located in the Vega Baja region. The accident resulted in the deaths of two individuals and the injury of three others.

He was found guilty of two counts of negligent homicide and three counts of reckless injury, as well as a traffic safety offence involving driving under the influence of alcohol, in accordance with the sentence that was imposed after the parties reached a plea agreement.

The convicted driver is also subject to a seven-and-a-half-year ban. However, the injured parties are not compensated, as none of them submitted a claim and instead reached an out-of-court settlement with the defendant’s insurance company.

The incident transpired on the evening of October 24th, 2020. It happened on the N-340. The vehicle of the individual who has since been convicted entered the opposing lane and collided with a quad bike that was transporting the two victims.

The All Terrain Vehicle was ejected from the road as a result of this frontal impact, and it subsequently collided with another vehicle that was being driven by a couple with two children. Everyone sustained various injuries in the collision.

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Two Torrevieja residents arrested after committing eight burglaries

An investigation has been conducted by national police officers into a criminal organisation that operates in the provinces of Alicante, Valencia, and Murcia and is composed of Eastern European individuals who specialise in burglaries. In the town of Ontinyent (Valencia), the Alicante and Cartagena National Police conducted a joint police operation that led to the detention of two men, aged 29 and 33, for their involvement in a series of burglaries that were committed inside homes.

The investigation commenced following a complaint of a burglary at a residence in the city of Alicante. The identification of one of the perpetrators was the first step in the initial investigation, which subsequently revealed that the group was an organised criminal organisation composed of individuals from Eastern Europe who travelled across the country to commit crimes with complete impunity.

The group’s method of operation involved the use of lockpicks that they had independently constructed or adhesive on the doors to identify the presence of residents. They entered the homes without causing visible damage to the locks, and they stole jewellery, money, and valuables after they confirmed that they were vacant.

It was discovered that the perpetrators may be in the town of Torrevieja, where they typically reside, as a result of the coordination mechanisms between police units. Consequently, surveillance was implemented to monitor both the vehicle they were operating and their movements.

Officers pursued the suspects to the town of Ontinyent during one of the surveillance operations. Officers apprehended them as they were leaving a residence where they had recently committed a burglary. At the time of their arrest, they were in possession of a variety of stolen items, such as watches and jewellery, as well as tools that were used to force locks.

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A check of the detainees’ residence in Torrevieja was conducted subsequent to their arrests. A significant number of valuables, watches, and jewellery items that were associated with other offences were confiscated.

The investigating court in Ontinyent (Valencia), which is on duty, brought the detainees before it and ordered both to be in prison.

The officers, on their part, conducted investigations into the impounded items to ascertain whether any were stolen. Numerous items were identified and promptly returned to their respective proprietors.

The arrest of these two individuals has resulted in the resolution of eight home burglaries that have been perpetrated in the towns of Alicante, Villena, Ontinyent, and Cartagena.

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Residents of El Mojón in Pilar de la Horadada will receive mail at their homes

The National Commission of Markets and Competition has determined that the delivery of standard postal items in the population entity of El Mojón, which is located in the municipalities of San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia) and Pilar de la Horada (Alicante), must be made to the mailbox of homes or premises. Consequently, the Commission of Markets and Competition has directed the State Company Correos y Telégrafos to commence deliveries to home mailboxes within the next fifteen days.

This agreement is advantageous to the 581 residents of El Mojón, which encompasses an area of 57.09 hectares and includes 1,473 residences and 19 commercial establishments in the municipality of Pilar de la Horadada.

This is in accordance with the requests of the town councils and residents’ associations, who requested that the Commission of Markets and Competition acknowledge El Mojón for home letter delivery. El Mojón has a comprehensive system of facilities that are dispersed throughout its area, including urban green areas, educational, sports, cultural, healthcare, and administrative facilities. This system integrates these elements into a single, continuous urban element, which gives the population entity the characteristics of an urban centre. The fact that it is considered a Zone of Great Tourist Affluence throughout the year for the purposes of business hours and, above all, that it presents continuity with the population centres of Torre de la Horadada and Mil Palmeras, cannot be equated to a set of independent and differentiated urbanisations.

Additionally, there was a comparative grievance regarding the distribution of standard postal items in Mil Palmeras and Torre de la Horadada, where these items are being delivered.

José María Pérez, the mayor of Pilar de la Horadada, expressed his incomprehension regarding the fact that individuals who possess properties with odd numbers on Alhelí Street, which divides the urban centres of El Mojón and Torre de la Horadada, are not receiving letters at their residences, while those who possess properties with even numbers are receiving them in their mailboxes.

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The case bears resemblance to the file that the Commission of Markets and Competition handled to facilitate the delivery of standard postal items to residents in the following areas of Orihuela Costa: Dehesa de Campoamor, Cabo Roig, La Zenia, La Zenia II, La Regia, and Mil Palmeras.


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