The Five Most Important News Stories from Alicante on Tuesday, June 3rd

The editorial team of TodoAlicante reviews the current events and compiles, for your convenience, the five most notable news stories that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd in the province of Alicante:

The conflict between the Alicante Town Hall and the agents of the Fire and Rescue Service (Speis) has worsened following a meeting held this Monday between the government team and union representatives. The harmony shown in previous meetings, where both parties claimed to be progressing in the right direction, seems to have completely broken down. Click here to read the full story.

The Hogueras de San Juan in Alicante are just around the corner. With the start of June, the month of the city's official festivities has begun, and the festival calendar is tightening. The first fire was lit last Sunday, June 1st, with the paella contest in Lo Morant Park and will continue throughout this week with two beloved events for foguerers and barraquers: the proclamation and the Ninot Parade. Click here to read the full story.

Two brothers from Elda, Daniel and Camilo Patera, were arrested by the National Police in March 2022 for being the frontmen in Spain of the alleged international pyramid scheme Generación Zoe. Now, Judge José Luis Calama of the National Court has proposed to try the Alicante natives and 16 other defendants for collecting four million euros in investments from over a hundred victims between 2010 and 2011 through the investigated company, founded in Argentina. The accused are charged with crimes of criminal organization, continuous fraud, and money laundering. Click here to read the full story.

The Civil Guard has dismantled an illegal mechanical workshop that attempted to conceal its activities by operating from a village in the province of Alicante. The irregular establishment's movements were detected by the Nature Protection Service (Seprona) of the Benemérita in Guardamar, leading to an intervention that could result in fines of up to 100,000 euros for the alleged offender. Click here to read the full story.

Just hours after the announcement of the denial of a major work license to the company XC Business 90 for the installation of large deposits in the port of Alicante, the council had to backtrack. The Urban Planning Department has revoked the license denial decree to review documentation submitted by the company on the last day of the deadline, which Urban Planning became aware of this Tuesday. The Town Hall required the company to present a technical project adapted to the area ceded by the concessionaire and certified by the Port Authority. Click here to read the full story.

The province of Alicante has recorded the highest number of workers in its history. Employment has reached a new peak, surpassing the figures of August 2024, with more than 768,000 affiliates to Social Security, according to data from the Ministry of Labour. Click here to learn more about the unemployment data in May in the province of Alicante.

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