Weekender Alicante South Issue 106

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FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2019 15
Local&WhatsOn
Shanks pony not
good enough
THE mayor of a Valencian City who said
in her pre-election manifesto that “her
only official car would be her shoes” has
come in for criticism after it has been
revealed that not just one but two cars
have been purchased for her official use.
Amparo Marco, of the left leaning PSOE,
has been mayor of Castellon City since 2015
and the recent purchase of the two high end
Ford Mondeo hybrid vehicles has just come
to light.
The opposition PP criticised Ms Marcos
by Simon Russell
both for seeming to go back on her original
promise and the lack of transparency with
the process. They have asked for an official
response and also confirmation of the cost of
the vehicles.
A quick search of the Ford website shows
that the basic Mondeo hybrid costs a shade
under €30,000 although government vehicles
tend to have several add-ons, often for security
reasons.
New home for gorillas
by Simon Russell
THE improvements and
changes to the two gorillas
enclosures at Valencia’s
Bioparc have now
been completed and the
primates are settling into
their new homes.
While the changes were
being made the decision was
also taken to swap the habitats
of the two groups, which
were the families and single
males.
This is more complicated
than it sounds as gorillas do
not like change in their environment
and experienced
trainers had to be brought in
to settle them.
Other changes are an increase
in plant life, improvements
in drainage, new
heating and the addition of
motorised gates.
There are currently eight
animals at the Bioparc, six
family members and two unattached
males.
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A young Valencian engineer
is among the shortlist
of candidates to rebuild
the Notre Dame
Cathedral which was ravaged
by a massive fire
earlier this year.
32-year-old Fran Canos,
a self confessed “cathedral
geek” from Nules, is one of
by Simon Russell
the hundreds of engineers
and architects who submitted
plans on the GoArchitect
website with the best 50 being
chosen last week.
British daily newspaper
The Independent has said
that Canos’ proposal is one of
the ten best in the final list.
His plans are to replicate
the lost tower as close as it
was to the original using
the same materials as were
available in the 12th century,
mainly stone, to integrate
the new spire with the
undamaged remains of the
church.
Motiveless attack on pensioner
by Simon Russell
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A psychotic episode or drug issues are
among the possible reasons why a 37
year old man in Valencia suddenly attacked
a pensioner he had never met before,
according to authorities. T
he elderly woman was suddenly set upon
by the man, described as a large figure, in
the Patraix district, placing her in a stranglehold.
She began screaming out and police
soon arrived at the scene.
They managed to prise the attacker off
his victim but were themselves subjected
to a “very violent” attack as the perpetrator
started punching, biting and kicking them.
He was arrested and the victim given
medical treatment for bruising in the throat
area. She said in a statement that she had
never met her attacker and had no idea why
he took the actions he did.