A 14-year-old youth was fined nearly 2,000 euros by the Santa Pola Local Police for up to five infractions.

The child attempted to escape into the streets when the police patrol stopped him to try to identify him while he was riding an electric scooter along a Gran Alacant street at around 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 26th March.

Officers from the Santa Pola Local Police unit were able to confirm that the electric scooter could travel up to 99 kilometres per hour when it was later tested.

The minor’s legal guardian has been given the fines.

Yesterday morning, Thursday 27th March, Miguel Fernández, the manager of the Municipal Institute of Culture “Joaquín Chapaprieta,” and Antonio Quesada, the Councillor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, presented the 27th edition of the Torrevieja Book Fair, which will take place on Paseo Vista Alegre from Saturday, April 12th to Monday, April 21st.

On Saturday, April 12th at 12:00 p.m., the Fair will open with the customary trip to see the caseteros (case merchants). Later, in the activities tent, will take in the Book Fair’s opening ceremony, which will include a brief conversation and book signing with Juan del Val, a journalist, writer, and producer living in Madrid.

Throughout the Fair, 52 authors will sign their publications

Poetry readings, storytelling, new publication presentations, children’s workshops, and other events are all part of the extensive programme of events that will be available to all audiences starting today. All purchases will receive the customary 10% discount.

With a total of 20 businesses devoted to the literary industry, including publishers, bookshops, and associations, the Councillor for Culture emphasised the record participation.

Additionally, there are around fifty writers, some of whom will be from Madrid or Catalonia.

Antonio Quesada concluded the press conference by encouraging all citizens to visit the fair, learn about the literary offerings, and take part in all the events. He also thanked local organisations like the Municipal Theatre School and associations like Ars Creatio and 3MAP for their cooperation.

Preparations are in progress to introduce a new selective rubbish collection system in Santa Pola, according to Councillor for Cleanliness Encarni Ramírez. This is the brown organic bin container that will soon be made available exclusively to the municipality’s hotels, restaurants, and businesses.

Francisco Lara, Urbaser’s service manager in Santa Pola, clarified that “the new containers will be easily identified by their brown lids, have a 2,000-litre capacity, and a side-loading system.” The public collection service will empty them every day after they are placed in the municipality’s current recycling islands. They can be used to store organic garbage, which makes up the majority of the waste collected and includes things like food scraps, fruit, and vegetables.

The brown containers are meant for large producers in the HORECA sector, such as hotels, restaurants, and companies, according to Lara. Users will be given a card and a mobile app to open the compartment and place their waste because the lids are secured and have an electronic access control system.

“Prior to the installation of the containers, an information campaign was launched by qualified personnel, Urbaser environmental educators, who visited stores to inform them about what organic waste is, how to properly separate it at source, and how to use the containers designated for this waste,” stated Urbaser’s announcement last week regarding the information campaign that was directed towards large producers.

They receive instructions for downloading the app and a card to unlock the lid at each restaurant throughout this stay.

In order to reduce the quantity of garbage that ends up in the residual waste (grey), we finish the collection islands made up of paper and cardboard (blue) and lightweight packaging (yellow) with the inclusion of the organic containers. Since the waste that ends up in the yellow, blue, and brown containers may be collected at a rate of about 100%, creating nearly total sustainability, segregation at the source is crucial.

In order to prevent spills and offensive odours, Encarni Ramírez stressed the significance of putting all waste in organic waste receptacles in a sealed bag.