Issue No. 1979
8 - 14 June 2023
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
Anna Ellis ON JUNE 1, Alicante began the high season on the beach es with the daily rescue and lifeguard service, which will last until September 15. At the same time, the Ali cante Tourist Board has car ried out the necessary work so that the walkway, foot bath and toilet services were also ready for the month of June. More Local Police officers will be in charge of monitor ing coastal areas, sand, the coastline and pedestrian walkways in Postiguet, Al buferetaAlmadraba, Urbano va, San Juan and Tabarca. The daily rescue and first aid service take place from 10.00am until 8.00pm at the posts of San Juan I and San Juan II, Postiguet, Almadraba Albufereta and Urbanova and from June 15 in Tabarca. The adapted bathroom ser vice will begin in July, coincid
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HIGH SEASON RESCUE SERVICES: Local Police will patrol the beaches on foot and on bicycles.
ing with the school holidays. The Tourist Board has ac quired three cranes to help in the process of taking people with reduced mobility into the water in the amphibious chair. They will be used in the adapted bathing areas of San Juan, Postiguet and Urbano va.
In addition, there is a ser vice point for reduced mobili ty on the island of Tabarca with an amphibious chair that was installed last year. Local Police officers will pa trol on foot, on bicycles, quads and boats all beaches, daily between 10am and 8pm. On weekends the de
vice will be reinforced with aerial surveillance with drones. In addition, the police de vice will be joined from July 1 every day by 30 volunteers from the Municipal Civil Pro tection Group, patrolling the sand, on bicycles and boats, to support the officers.
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