Campoamor Market Dominates Surgery

The Surgery held today (7th October 2008) was a very busy morning, starting at the new time of 10.00 a.m. Monserrate Guillén (centre left in photograph), Los Verdes Councillor for the Coast, discussed a variety of problems that residents wanted help with but the predominant subject was the situation with regards to the Campoamor market and the apparent unavailability of stalls being allocated to non-Spanish traders.

This matter was dealt with as a group discussion, so that Monserrate Guillén could gain information on both specific cases of applications for stalls, and the overall opinion about the current situation and suggestions for securing the future of the market. Louise Clarke from the Round Town News paper was present for this part of the meeting.

Several of the traders were advised and assisted in the completion of fresh applications for stalls where necessary, whilst others provided copies of applications already submitted. It was made clear to applicants for stalls by Councillor Guillén that whilst he was not directly involved in the allocation of spaces he would do his utmost on their behalf to seek for a successful conclusion to their application.

Everyone present agreed it was very important to see the survival and growth of a vibrant market at Campoamor in which an extensive variety of goods were available from a wide spectrum of traders. The commitment of the Los Verdes of Orihuela party to work for this aim was strongly re-affirmed.