Monday this week, March the 8th, was International Women’s Day and to mark the occasion in Torrevieja this year’s award for the Professional Career Woman of the year went to Obdulia García Galvan del Olmo who is the owner of la Pensión Leandro. The award was announced by the mayor of Torrevieja, Pedro Hernández Mateo, who was chairmen of the jury that decided on the winners. The other members were the councillor for Social Services María Dolores Canales, the president of la Asociación de Amas de Casa de Torrevieja, Amparo Boj Mínguez and the president of la Asociación de Viudas de Torrevieja, Josefina Imbernón Bertomeu. The award was given in recognition of a lifetime’s work of dedication and profession-alism. The award of Woman Entrpreneur of the year for 2010 went to Trinidad Espuche Marti owner of the haberdashery called ‘Details’. The awards were made at a special celebration ceremony at the Municipal Theatre on Monday evening which also featured the music of Cecilio Gallego Choir, the Union Musical Torrevejense and the Velvetones Ladies Barbershop group.

The new tramsmitter to provide reception of the digital television signal in Torrevieja when the analogue service switches off in April is up and ready to go. The aerial is sited on the hill above Aguas Nuevas by the water reservoir and will cover the whole of the municipality. It has cost 80,000 euros to erect and the councillor for new technology and foreign residents, Pedro Valero, attended a presentation in Finestrat also attended by the regional Minister for Justice and public Administration, Paula Sanchez, where six new transmitters were switched on. That brings the total so far in the Valencian Community to 22. The new digital service promises to bring additional free channels with a better quality picture and sound.

Los Salerosos have appointed a new musical director following the resignation of Miguel Hernandez. Their president, Guillermo Hernández announced that 21 year old Adrían Hurtado Aldeguer, who has been a band member for more than five years, will be taking over the role. The President of Los Salerosos paid tribute to the work done by the outgoing director Miguel Hernandez Mazón during the eleven years that he had been at the helm of the musical group.

If you are a motorcyclist or a ‘scooterist’ in the Torrevieja area then you should make sure your machine complies with the law because the Policia Local announced that they are going to be carrying out checks during the next three months with particular emphasis on noise emissions and ITV certificates of road worthiness. Anyone who has questions about the regulations that apply to their vehicle can ring either 092 or 965 705 326 for more information./p>