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Paseo del Mar officially opened its doors on the Dique de Levante promenade in Torrevieja, on Thursday evening, marking the arrival of a major new leisure, dining and social destination beside the city’s port area.

The opening ceremony was attended by Enrique Riquelme, President of Empresas del Sol; Eduardo Dolon, Mayor of Torrevieja; and Juan Francisco Perez Llorca, President of the Generalitat Valenciana.

The third day of the criminal trial against the mayor of Orihuela and a number of his colleagues was held at the city courts on Friday while there was fury on the Orihuela Costa as yet another ‘land sell off’ for the construction of a further 255 new homes, is seen as a raid on the coast’s public assets in an area that is already crying out for roads, health services, public facilities, maintenance and basic infrastructure.