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We Alicante residents are tired of waiting

Residents have had enough of the delays We Alicante residents are tired of false promises that never expire. We are tired of being told that, for one reason or another, it is never the right time to address our demands. We are tired of foolish party tactics obstructing political opponents’ projects, however good they might…

European Union and national flags outside a glass-fronted building

How much Spain gained by joining the European Union

Europe should reach the neighbourhood too Spain’s entry into the European Union 40 years ago today brought enormous benefits. Alicante is home to one of the largest EU agencies outside Brussels, with more than a thousand EU staff working and living in the city. Its social and economic impact on the city and province is…

Disused tracks and railway sheds covered in graffiti

What could be taking so many years to resolve something so simple?

Signatures submitted and a question still unanswered This morning we lodged written submissions with ADIF, the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) and Alicante City Council. We attached the thousands of signatures we gathered in support of removing the railway designation from ADIF’s abandoned land in Benalúa Sur and opening access to Parque…

Derelict building on Avenida de Elche with an exposed section of roof and red-and-white barriers

More than two years after that answer, things are much worse

Two years on, the problem persists At the full council meeting on 30 March 2023, in the previous term, VOX councillor Jose Juan Bonet asked when the administration led by Mayor @Luis Barcala would address the derelict homes on Avenida de Elche. Adrián Santos Pérez, then councillor for Urban Planning, replied that property maintenance cases…

Overgrown lot with scattered debris in front of blocks of flats

Halfway through the council term in southern Alicante

What residents are still waiting for at the halfway point Halfway through the council term, the southern neighbourhoods of Alicante are still waiting for action on our demands.1. Access and lighting at Parque del Mar.2. Removal of the railway designation from ADIF’s Benalúa Sur land.3. Move Avenida de Elche further inside the port.4. Develop the…

Spain’s Congress passes a motion recognising the neighbourhood movement

Recognition for the neighbourhood movement Yesterday Spain’s Congress passed a non-binding motion recognising the neighbourhood movement.It is fair recognition for entirely voluntary organisations whose sole aim is to improve the places where their neighbours live.We neither compete unfairly with political parties nor act as allies of any of them. Anyone who thinks otherwise is mistaken.A…

Derelict building on Avenida de Elche with an exposed section of roof and red-and-white barriers

Ruins and a neglected, unsafe park at Alicante’s southern gateway

Ruins, safety concerns and a new complaint More than two years after the Síndic de Greuges last urged Alicante City Council to deal with the shameful and dangerous state of the ruined homes on Avenida de Elche, the ombudsman has accepted a new complaint from us about the council’s lack of resolve in dealing with…

Buildings on Avenida de Elche with large advertising boards covering one façade

We demand action from Alicante City Council

A council duty still outstanding To Alicante City Council and its Urban Planning and Property Maintenance departments. This goes beyond one more undeveloped area in a city as hungry for land for new homes as Alicante. Something does not add up. As the saying goes, other people’s misfortunes are poor consolation. The law REQUIRES you…

Cracked stone wall with a hole surrounded by rubble behind a barrier

Our fifth visit to the Property Maintenance Department to report a dangerous situation

Our fifth report to Property Maintenance Today was our fifth visit to the Property Maintenance Department to raise the danger posed by the ruined properties on Avenida de Elche, including numbers 46 and 49. The answer is always the same: ‘THERE IS NO MONEY’, ‘WE KNOW NOTHING MORE’. Over several years we have submitted thousands…

Protesters with a banner opposing the fuel tanks and calling for a sustainable port

The Port of Alicante should NEVER have accepted the large fuel tank project

A facility that should never have been accepted The Port of Alicante should NEVER have accepted plans for giant fuel tanks on its premises. Improving the bottom line cannot justify everything. We hope the judicial review, which the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community has agreed to hear, will overturn the Port Authority…

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