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Orihuela Medieval Market starts tomorrow

Orihuela is eagerly awaiting the opening of its customary Mediaeval Market, which will transport the town’s ancient old town back in time. With markets, workshops, trades, taverns, tournaments, and dance and music performances, guests can take part in a variety of events that will transport them back to the Middle Ages during the course of this weekend.
Since the celebration was rescheduled to February 28th and March 1st and 2nd in honour of its 25th anniversary to accommodate more tourists and merchants, it could be argued that this year’s desire to enjoy this event—which is already a crucial part of the calendar of the Vega Baja capital—is even greater. Additionally, it should be noted that it often occurs on the first weekend in February.
The Councillor for Festivities, Rocío Ortuño, stated, “This year we are going to enjoy a very special edition, 25 years of history of this great event that every year brings together thousands of visitors from different cities, who come to Orihuela to enjoy three days of celebration in a setting as emblematic as our historic centre.” He also noted that, as a special edition, it will feature the Villa de las Brujas in the Plaza de Santiago, as well as completely redesigned animation, music, and shows to make the experience more immersive than before.
The Association of Coeliacs of the Valencian Community (Acecova), which is situated in the Plaza de la Soledad, will also be hosting a gluten-free pub for the second year in a row.
Events such as openings and closings
Opening time: Plaza de Santiago, Friday, February 28nd at 11:30 a.m. It has been changed this year to go in the opposite direction, ending at Rincón Hernandiano.
Proclamation of the Armengola: 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1st. The parade will depart towards Orihuela City Hall, where Armengola 2024 Loli Sánchez will give the usual reading of the Proclamation.
Closing time: 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 2nd. To wrap up this 25th anniversary, there will be a farewell parade across the market.
Three distinct areas: Arab, Christian, and Jewish
The market’s stall distribution will be separated into three areas: Arab, Christian, and Jewish.
Zone 1: Carmen Square, Marquis of Arneva, Antonio Balaguer Square, Santa Justa, Countess of Villa Manuel Square, Jose Maria Sarget, Lopez Pozas, and Colon are all in the route from Santiago Square.
Dr. José María Sarget, Plaza del Salvador, Plaza de la Annunciación, Plaza de la Soledad, Plaza Teniente Linares, Passage Emilio Bregante, Plaza Ramón Sijé, Calle Soleres, Passage Semana Santa, Plaza Santa Lucía, Santa Lucía, Dr. Don Jaime Sánchez, and Calle Mayor are all located in Zone 2.
Zone 3: From Rincon Hernandiano, Santa Lucia Street, Adolfo Clavarana, and Santo Domingo Esplanade.
Free buses and parking
Furthermore, other dissuasive parking lots will be established to make parking easier for everyone who must drive. These lots are situated at Los Huertos, behind the Álvarez de la Riva Health Centre, on Carretera de Hurchillo, and on Carretera de Beniel.
However, during these three days, complimentary buses will be provided to Orihuela Costa residents, connecting the centre with the seaside. To enable locals to take part in this celebration, buses will depart Playa Flamenca at 11:00 on Friday, February 28nd, Saturday, March 1st, and Sunday, March 2nd, and return from Orihuela city at 18:00. The buses are also modified to accommodate those with limited mobility.
Due to the limited number of available spots, interested parties must make their reservations via the website: https://www.orihuelaturistica.es/orh/web_php/index.php?contenido=subapartados_coconut&id_boto=4217&title=reserves#services
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Alicante school will have to pay €5,400 for negligence in a bullying case

The European School in Alicante was found guilty of negligence in a case of bullying by the Provincial Court. The ruling backs up the sentence given at the time by a juvenile court in Alicante. The two young harassers, who were brothers, were put on probation and told to work for the good of the community. They were also ordered to pay the victim 9,000 euros in damages, of which the centre will have to pay 5,400 euros. The tenth section says that the school was wrong not to propose separation measures for the harassers of the complainant, who was thirteen years old at the time, and they decided to victimise her again. As a result of the steps, her class was taken away and given to groups with special educational needs. There is no way to change the decision that was made.
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Because they were younger than 14, they were there the whole time Insulting the victim in a contemptant and mockery tone to disgust her with words like “ugly,” “dumb,” “flat,” and “women are useless.” These comments were said in German so that no one could understand them. After going on a trip to the Queen’s Baths, the harassment got worse because the victim started getting sexual texts on WhatsApp from the stalker’s brother. The young woman had a very high level of anxiety and sadness.
A juvenile court has already found both teens guilty of a UN crime against moral integrity and given them a 12-month supervision order and 100 hours of community service work. The European School was found civilly responsible for failing to take measures to protect the minor, which was something that the victim’s family specifically asked for, and they did so through attorney Domingo Salvatierra. Both the teens who were pestering and the school appealed the sentence to the appeals court, which upheld it almost nine months later.
The mother of the victim said, “These have been very hard months since the sentence, especially because of the attitude of the defence that tried to discredit my daughter’s testimony by saying that he had a history of depression and that this could have skewed your perception of the facts.” There was no reason for this, and it wasn’t true because my daughter was fine before she was harassed. He said that bullies is still studying at school, while she had to pick up two of her girls from school. He said, “The youngest sister started to be bullied by the same people, and the school did nothing.” He also said, “My daughters are happy and have been welcomed in a respectful environment with zero tolerance for bullying.”
Mother said they told her they would take her daughter out of class and put her in a programme for kids who have trouble learning instead. He said, “My daughter didn’t need any special accommodations; she just needed to be protected from their attackers.” He regretted that they had never asked for forgiveness, but “instead of providing a safe environment, they have chosen to ignore my daughter’s procedure.”
“The European School has all the resources it needs and could have used them to be fair and protect”My daughter,” he said. Only one of his three daughters is still at the centre. The school says that the other two sisters paid all of their fees, even though only one of them went for three months and the other six because they weren’t sure how to handle “harassment.”
The European School said in the plea that it has programmes of zero tolerance against harassment and tried to do something about it. However, the now-confirmed sentence said that the measures used to keep the girl away from the harassers were “certainly stigmatising for the person who was subjected to the harassment,” even though the centre did not know about them for months. The Court comes to the conclusion that the decision that told the school it was wrong was legal. In this way, remember that a lot of case law says that los teaking centres have a relevant role in the training and education of the minor, just like a parent or guardian would. This means that the people who own these centres can be held civilly responsible for damages caused by crimes committed by minors. The person who commits the crime is the main person legally responsible, but that doesn’t mean that everyone else who is also guilty will be freed.
In cases of harassment, there are more and more punishments that call out educational centres and their managers for not doing enough to stop it. The Department of Education was sentenced to a secondary school in Castellón last week for not taking action in a case from the 2020–21 school year when the student’s family filed a complaint. They didn’t follow the required steps when the family complained, and they also thought the student’s absences from class were not justified. The family of the person who was hurt had to pay 20,000€ in damages by the Administrative Litigation Chamber of the High Court of Justice.
After the recent changes to the sexual freedom law, it is now possible for schools to be prosecuted criminally as people if it is proven that they do not take effective steps to stop harassment. The same way that companies have to take steps to keep their employees safe from accidents, schools and other organisations need to do the same to stop and detect bullying. And if they don’t, they’ll be breaking the law. The lawyer Carlos Gomez Jara is pushing for this legal effort, and the magistrate of the Supreme Court, Vicente Magro, wants to bring criminal charges against schools that don’t have good ways to stop students from being bullied in the classroom.
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Benidorm, police catch man with 600 marijuana plants in his car

A 49-year-old man was caught in Benidorm by the National Police for transporting marijuana plants and other supplies needed for their growth in his own car. A crime against public health has been charged against the man who was caught.
The man was arrested as the last step in an investigation that began when the National Police learnt about his activities in the province of Alicante, which included moving drugs (mostly marijuana) and building infrastructure for future hydroponic crops.
In the beginning, police focused on finding the man and his car. After making sure of both of these things, investigators did a number of surveillance and monitoring operations to confirm how he worked. It was proven that the suspect was carrying drugs and the nutrients needed to grow marijuana hydroponically in people’s houses in the province of Alicante as they drove.
Last but not least, the arrest happened after one of the operations to spy on and track one of the trucks.
When he was arrested, his car was checked, and police found 600 marijuana cuttings, €1,500, two mobile phones, and thirteen five-litre drums of fertiliser and plant growth nutrients.
The arrested man was given to the Benidorm Investigative Court after the police looked into the case.
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21 expensive cars that were stolen in the U.S. were found Valencia port

Together with the US Container Security Initiative, the Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency found 21 high-end cars that were stolen in the U.S. and were on their way to Africa in the port of Valencia. The cars, which were worth a total of €1.1 million, were reported stolen and were being moved in containers.
The cars were stolen in the U.S. and were on their way to different places in Africa, stopping in Valencia’s port. Risk analysis units made up of Guardia Civil and Tax Agency officers were able to find several packages that might not have had the goods that were claimed to have been inside.
With the help of the information gathered, it was confirmed that stolen cars that had been in Valencia on their way to the United States had actually arrived. The groups that ship stolen cars either traded legally declared cars for stolen ones or directly declared the stolen cars as other goods, like furniture or mattresses.
In the past few weeks, 21 vehicles have been found and will be sent back to their home countries to be given to their original owners.
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