{
  "id": 6429471,
  "title": "Orihuela Council to Spend More Than €8,400 Cleaning Gutters and Downpipes at 17 Medical Centres",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/orihuela-council-to-spend-more-than-8-400-cleaning-gutters-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:58:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Leader",
    "slug": "the-leader",
    "url": "https://theleader.info/2026/09/09/orihuela-council-to-spend-more-than-e8400-cleaning-gutters-and-downpipes-at-17-medical-centres/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Orihuela City Council has announced a €8,470 investment, including VAT, to clean gutters, drainage channels, and rainwater downpipes at 17 medical centres across the municipality. Led by Health Department head Irene Celdrán, the work will cover centres in multiple neighborhoods including San Bartolomé, La Campaneta, and Correntías. The contract includes the removal of leaves, branches, soil, and debris that could obstruct proper rainwater drainage. Drain openings, gullies, and discharge points will also be cleaned, with downpipes inspected for functionality. The contractor will dispose of generated waste and clean affected areas post-completion. The programme is set to last one month from the contract award date. Celdrán emphasized the council's responsibility to maintain public service facilities, warning that delays before the rainy season could cause blockages, overflows, leaks, and dampness, potentially damaging buildings and disrupting essential services. The council is also working on a separate maintenance contract for wider medical centre upkeep, acting as a temporary measure until the broader contract is awarded.",
  "summary": "Orihuela City Council will invest €8,470, including VAT, in cleaning the gutters, drainage channels, rainwater downpipes and other water-disposal systems on the roofs of the municipality’s 17 medical centres. The work, commissioned by the Health Department headed by Irene Celdrán, will cover centres in San Bartolomé, La Campaneta, Hurchillo, La Aparecida, Desamparados, Arneva, Virgen del […] The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}