Torremolinos, December 5, 2020. Torremolinos turned on its Christmas lights yesterday afternoon in an atypical year, without celebration or opening ceremony. A lighting that, thanks to its renovation and the placement of led lights, will achieve 56% energy savings while lighting more than 100,000 light bulbs in all areas of the municipality, reaching 30% more streets and squares than the last year.
Thus, the mayor, José Ortiz, has assured that “although it will be a different Christmas, Torremolinos had to turn on, like every December, the lights of illusion. And so we did. Without act, without celebration, without being able to embrace each other, but with all the hope that the best is yet to come ”. Similarly, the mayor has highlighted that the installation of the same in this year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic seeks to revitalize the urban center and local commerce during the Christmas season. "We want the residents of Torremolinos to enjoy the lights in their neighborhood and also come to the center, being responsible for security measures but at the same time supporting local commerce and hospitality," he said.

Despite the 10% reduction in the budget due to the Covid-19 crisis, lighting reaches 30% more streets and squares and will achieve an energy saving of 56% thanks to the replacement by led lights

The mayor emphasizes that the lighting, turned on yesterday afternoon without the inauguration ceremony, seeks to revitalize the center and local commerce during the Christmas season

For his part, the Councilor for Culture, David Tejeiro, has reported that this year the Culture area invests 88,330 euros in Christmas lighting, 10% less than last year and that adds to the total savings raised by the delegation to allocate this amount "to support families in these difficult times."

In total, they will stop spending more than 100,000 euros of municipal money on these Christmas holidays, but without detracting from the importance and resources of both the proposed cultural activities and the measures to support local commerce. "We wanted to maintain the decorative lighting for Christmas and other typical proposals of these dates because it is a further support to local businesses in the face of the sales campaign," said the mayor, recalling that "in Torremolinos it will be possible to continue enjoying the atmosphere festive within the limits established by current circumstances ”.

In this sense, from the General Services Area for Citizenship, with Antonio Navarro in charge, they have reported that this year, despite the savings, they have managed to reach new areas such as García de la Serna street, Cantarranas, Madame Bovary, Giordano Bruno or Camino del Pinillo, in addition to a reform and expansion of the lighting in roundabouts and parks in the municipality.
The Government Team has called on the population to be prudent when going out into the street "avoiding crowds and respecting the schedules established by the authorities at all times." After it was turned on yesterday afternoon, the lighting will be maintained from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. every day and until 2:00 a.m. on December 24 and 31.