Doctors Appointments

Just to reiterate that whilst the Zurgena surgery is being revamped we are adbised by ghe Health Authority that all patients will be seen at Alfoquia until the work is complete. This obviously makes the surgery much busier and patients can only be seen by appointment. To make an appointment please ring Maribel on this number +34 658 394 584

Andalusia Day

Next Tuesday 28th February is Andalucia Day. At 1.0pm there will be the procession of the Virgin Carmen round Alfoquia. This will be followed by free migas for all attendees and there will be unflatable bouncy castles. There will also be bar service at the new Bar Mandragora (next to argentinian panaderia) and there will be a bar in the Renfe building.

Water Interruption. UPDATE 1500. FURTHER UPDATE 1845

Parts of Zurgena and Alfoquia (areas including Zurgena pueblo, Alfoquia and Los Carasoles) are suffering from an interruption tontheir supply of water. This is due to a burst pipe near the park in Zurgena. they are working to repair it but itbis likely to be off all day. Galas send their apologies i ️ Work has continued since early in the morning to replace the section of the supply network that is broken and caused an interruption that affects the vast majority of the Municipality of Zurgena. The problem has occurred under the soccer field, where the pipe has burst,. This section of network has already caused various problems over the years, as it is a very old network. The City Council in collaboration with GALASA have decided to install a new network instead of patching it up again, as that solution would not ensure an end to these problems. The GALASA technicians tell us that they will try to have the work completed to restore the water supply tonight, but they still cannot guarantee the time. We show you some images of the work that is being carried out. GALASA operators together with machines hired by the City Council to expedite the work necessary to solve the water break as soon as possible, are finishing setting up the new supply network. It is hoped that late in the afternoon the water supply should be running The supply will gradually reach the different affected areas at differing times. But all hopefully later today

Train Project

Today in the Interpretation centre Gines Parra just past the Bar La Union at 1900 there is a presentation of as book about the Water Horses but also a presentation on the Tourist Train project by the amazing Rafael Garcia de la Mata. Rafa is the man who is doing the most to progress the idea and development of the Railway in SAlfoquia. If you have the t8me please pop along and give him your support and you may learn more about this great project.

Water & Update on other projects

We are receiving a number of complaints about the colour of the drinking water today. We have been in touch with Galasa and is a non hazardous chemical which they occasionally have to introduce to the water supply to eliminate iron particles. They will be sending out a communication but, as we sai, it would have helped if they had thought to do that prior!!! In addition to the detail given in the bridge project the mayor also informed people about the development of two other projects. There is a project to create a widening of Avenida Europa with a cycle lane and footpath. Also a project to tarmac the track which runs below La Vida up to Llanos del Peral. This is expected to be completed this summer. The upgrading of the street lighting to the newest solar powered type has also been agreed for most areas in the municipality. To be completed during this year. The installation of a new CCTV system to cover the main parts of the municipality, a project I did a lot of work on, has now been approved and equipment ordered so this also should be completed soon.

Carnival

Sorry about late reminder. The annual carnival parades from the Sports Pavilion at 1830 today.

Todays Bridge Meeting & More Police Equipment

There was an excellent attendance at meeting in La Vida for the Mayors presentation on the bridge project. I was asked by some of you who could not make the meeting to give an update on the plans. Basically the project as planned by us in 2019 has now been drawn up by architects, costed and agreed in priciple with the Junta. All that remains is the final push to get the funds signed off, which it is hoped will happen in the next few months. I attach below photos of the project as completed for your information

From today the Local Police of our municipality have a new police vehicle. The vehicle in question is a Ford Kuga-Hybrid SUV, acquired through leasing by our City Council, it has advanced technological systems such as emergency braking, rear camera and detainee kit, to aid the work of municipal agents. For the same reason during this last year they have been equipped with a Taser device, two body cameras, a tablet with access to the Appolo database, a digital printer, a defibrillator, signals and beacons for static vehicle control. Now we can add a new vehicle. We want our agents to work in the best conditions, because that is the way to guarantee the best service to the neighbourhood. It should be noted that the agents of this municipality are at your disposal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to attend to any emergency that may arise for our neighbors. ✍️ We will once again provide you with the telephone number of the Zurgena Local Police: 664395513. 📲