Los Arcos Pitch Reseeded as PSOE Challenges Stand Delays

The Sports Department in Orihuela, Spain is nearing completion of reseeding the grass at the Los Arcos municipal football ground. The process, which includes scarifying the existing surface, sowing new grass seed and adding sand, began on Wednesday and is expected to be finished within days. Víctor Sigüenza, the city’s Sports Councillor, explained that reseeding is a regular part of the department’s annual maintenance program for sports facilities, taking place at this time each season.

However, the opposition Podemos party has criticized the council’s management of plans for new spectator stands at Los Arcos. They accuse Sports Councillor Sigüenza of announcing progress on the project before the official administrative process had even begun. According to the Socialists, the procurement file for the new stands was formally initiated by the council on September 29, 2026, when the justification report for the contract was signed.

Podemos’s spokesperson, Luis Quesada, claimed that supporters had been given expectations that were not being met by actual action on the ground.

Furthermore, Podemos alleges that the current council is relying on a technical report prepared by the previous administration in May 2023, despite previously questioning the existence of such documentation. Quesada accused the sports department of poor planning and demanded an explanation of the lack of progress over the past three years.

He called on Sigüenza to accept political responsibility and step down, arguing that the sporting community of Orihuela needed effective management rather than empty promises and publicity stunts.