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18 FRIDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2019<br />
www.weekender.news<br />
Local&Lifestyle<br />
Javea<br />
Fishy trip out<br />
THE guided tours of Javea’s<br />
port and fish market<br />
continue on Wednesdays<br />
and Fridays through this<br />
month, a great chance to<br />
learn more about the fishing<br />
culture of the town.<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
The tour takes you through<br />
the landing of the catch and<br />
then onto the fish auction<br />
and the market, showing the<br />
journey from sea to plate.<br />
The one and a half hour<br />
tour costs €5 and is organised<br />
by Trip and Feel with<br />
the approval of the Town<br />
Hall.<br />
Call 68362 4012 or email<br />
info@tripandfeel.com<br />
Triathlon<br />
challenge<br />
JAVEA’S eighth annual<br />
triathlon takes place this<br />
Sunday, 22 September.<br />
The event starts at 8am<br />
(the early start to avoid the<br />
potential heat) and will see<br />
competitors taking part in<br />
a distance swim, bike race<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
and then run. This is the<br />
third such event to be held in<br />
memory of Edu Monfort, the<br />
son of a former town mayor<br />
who was killed in a cycling<br />
accident in 2017.<br />
Edu was a keen triathlete<br />
and member of the local Javea<br />
club who was a regular<br />
competitor in the event. Him<br />
and two other cyclists were<br />
killed by a drunk driver outside<br />
Oliva, while two others<br />
were very badly injured.<br />
From eyesore<br />
to picnic spot<br />
BENITATXELL Town Hall<br />
have said that they are<br />
planning to transform a site<br />
that has been spoiled by fly<br />
tippers into a picnic area.<br />
The area next to the Les<br />
Fonts urbanisation is currently<br />
full of construction<br />
materials such as old tiles,<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
concrete, bricks and plastic.<br />
The Diputacion de <strong>Alicante</strong><br />
have promised a grant of<br />
€20,000 to clear the site and<br />
convert it to a public green<br />
area with a park, benches,<br />
tables as well as a hiking<br />
and bicycle route. The seating<br />
area will be placed under<br />
trees so that it is a shady<br />
area that can be used all<br />
year round.<br />
The project is part of the<br />
town’s long term aim of repurposing<br />
some of the uglier<br />
places in the municipality.<br />
Half a million on<br />
urban reforms<br />
SHOWROOM OCASIONS A+<br />
TECHNICAL SERVICE<br />
RENTAL MOTORBIKES<br />
STORAGE (LONG+SHORT)<br />
TYRE SERVICE<br />
ITV INSPECTIONS/VISIT<br />
SPANISH REPLATING<br />
CHANGE OWNERSHIP<br />
INSURANCE<br />
SPANISH DRIVING LICENSE<br />
JAVEA Town Hall has<br />
announced a five point<br />
spending plan designed<br />
to improve and reform<br />
some key parts of the Marina<br />
Alta’s second largest<br />
town.<br />
€127,500 is to be spent at<br />
La Guardia Park, €150,000<br />
at Javea Park, €97,000 at<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
Avenida Paris, €19,000 at<br />
Calle Calderon and €53,000<br />
at Avenida de l’Arenal.<br />
Improvements include<br />
new pavements, water purification,<br />
replacing trees,<br />
new water fountains and<br />
updating electrics, a mixture<br />
of essential maintenance<br />
and things it would<br />
be desirable to do for<br />
residents.<br />
All five projects are expected<br />
to be signed off this<br />
week and work will begin almost<br />
immediately, with most<br />
of it due to be finished before<br />
the end of the year.<br />
Parque La Guardia, on list<br />
for refurbishment work
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