New European residents' provincial councillor

ELCHE mayoress Mercedes Alonso is the new provincial councillor for European residents, replacing Maria Asunción Prieto. The new Partido Popular (PP) team to run the provincial government was unveiled on Thursday.

New president Luisa Pastor, the mayoress of San Vicente del Raspeig and widow of regional environment councillor José Ramón García Anton, will also remain in charge of social welfare.

 She was sworn in on Wednesday at a ceremony held at the Diputación Provincial building in Alicante and attended, among others, by British consul in Alicante Paul Rodwell. Mayoress of Elda Adela Pedrosa will be first vice president and in charge of human resources and internal affairs.