Altea on the Costa Blanca had a mobile ITV unit visit the town last week.All motorbikes and scooters that are more than 3 years old have to have such a test by law now.The test checks that the bikes are both roadworthy and that their pollution levels are within the normal range.The unit was in the town on the Esplanada de Mercadillo from 4pm to 8pm from Monday to Friday.
Altea is hosting a series of musical evenings from July 2 to August 27.Entitled Musica a Boqueta Nit it will cater for all tastes.They will be held each Thursday at 9pm on Plaza de Agua.There will be concerts of Valencian folk music,classical wave and jazz plus many others.Last year a similar series of concerts were performed and each concert saw more than 700 people throng the square.Over the whole series more than 5000 had attended.
It was intended to raise the water taxes in Altea this year .However the move has been blocked and at a full council meeting it was voted against the rise even though Bloc abstained from voting.It appears that it was the Bloc vote which voted in the water supplier Tyosa-Aguas de Valencia even though it was the most expensive option .This was despite the council’s advice that Aqualia would be the most cost effective. The problem is that the company want increased tariffs and the council are saying no to them.It is the residents through their taxes who will in the end meet the shortfall.
In Almoradi for the next five months the Teatro Cortes will be closed for renovation work.The 180,000 refit is to be carried out with money from the state local investment fund.The theatre will be made more wheelchair friendly and there will be improved access to the gallery.Students will be painting the exterior of the theatre.They belong to an employment workshop which gives training in construction related jobs.
Funds from the government Plan E scheme have enabled roads in certain parts of Altea to be resurfaced and pavements to be improved.This has taken place in Las Mimosas,La Galera Baja and L’Olla at a cost of 96,991 euros
