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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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Hospitality and recreation establishments in Elche receive 36 infringement reports from local police

The Elche Local Police conducted an operation that involved inspecting thirteen hospitality and leisure outlets in various neighbourhoods, resulting in one arrest and 36 violations. The data was made public on Friday, 28th March, mainly as a reminder of the work that is being done. Councilman Juan de Dios Navarro gave the police top for their efforts.
According to local police inspector José Antonio Corrales, the majority of the infractions included drug usage and possession, including four for cocaine possession and seven for hashish, as well as improper company documentation. Additionally, there were two reports for disturbing the peace or disrespecting law enforcement, four for not following the minimum hygienic standards for food storage, one serious infraction for conducting the activity after hours and behind closed doors, and seven for irregularities found on the property, including improper documentation.
Additionally, officers found six infractions for permitting smoking in unapproved indoor locations, three for type “B” slot machine identification guide deficiencies, and one major infraction for emergency escape and door flaws. Additionally, a report was made about the selling of illegal tobacco at a pub, where 20 packets were confiscated and one individual was detained on court order and imprisoned.
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Visitor to Catral cemetery locked inside

As nightfall approached on one of these soggy spring days in March, a young man decided it would be a good idea to visit a cousin or acquaintance’s grave and take a walk through the cemetery. Because the cemetery still closes its (automatic) gates at six o’clock at this time of year, but without the winter gloom that may discourage anyone from going.
However, the door was locked when he attempted to exit. The visitor didn’t seem to want to spend any more time among the cemeteries, despite the cemetery’s reputation as a particularly tranquil spot. Unaware of the placard bearing the mobile phone number for anyone needing help, he dashed out the gate. It was all on camera.
JoaquÃn Lucas, the mayor of Catral, maintains that this occurrence is unrelated to the privatisation of the cemetery works and feels that management by an outside company is an efficient approach to provide this service in a municipal office. He went on to say that the young man who who was locked in is from the nearby municipality of Dolores rather than Catral.
The local police took to social media and atacked the man’s “reckless” behaviour. He has been named in connection with “criminal proceedings for a crime against another’s property.” Nonetheless, the business will be liable for any damages brought on by the damaged door anchors.
In addition to clarifying that the business employs two workers—a gravedigger and a labourer who maintains the communal areas and restrooms—the Councillor for Services, Daniel Escudero, reaffirmed that the automatic door is an option offered by the company itself.
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Five arrested in Alicante and Murcia for shoplifting

Five individuals involved in grocery theft have been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil. In the regions of Alicante and Murcia, the thieves were stealing in a number of locations for a well-known supermarket company. The things that were stolen are worth over 8,000 euros in total.
The investigation started after the retail chain representative filed a complaint. The pattern was consistent across all cases: three or four people went into the store, and one of them loaded up a cart with expensive things like canned goods, extra virgin olive oil, sausages, or alcoholic drinks. The last one hurried out of the grocery without paying, and another diverted the attention of the staff.
It was discovered that the same people were responsible for the crimes in multiple towns in Alicante and Murcia after examining the security footage from the impacted businesses. Since the suspects did not live in the residences where they were registered and lacked a stable address, it was very difficult to find them.
Shortly after committing another theft at a store in a suburban neighbourhood of Rojales (Alicante), officers caught two of the suspects off guard and took them into custody. Many of the stolen goods were found at that time and brought back to the impacted business.
The other three were later taken into custody in the cities of Almoradà (Alicante) and Guardamar del Segura. The majority of the pilfered items were sold on. Additionally, the two cars that were utilised in the crimes were taken.
Eleven thefts have been resolved as a consequence of the investigation conducted by the Novelda Civil Guard’s investigation section. The cities of Novelda, Torrevieja, AlmoradÃ, Catral, and Rojales in Alicante as well as the municipalities of San Javier, Jumilla, San Pedro del Pinatar, Cartagena, Archena, and Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia were the sites of these crimes.
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