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The Orba livestock breeder tops the final standings of Montserrat’s Setmana Taurina, ahead of Germans Benavent and Raúl Izquierdo, while Espléndida receives the highest individual score in an edition affected by a red heat warning and rain.
Services
Montserrat's urban centre went nearly two days without normalised drinking water due to works to divert the arterial pipe for the new northern access roundabout, with the service restored on the afternoon of Tuesday 4 August after successive interruptions and Veolia expecting the network to return to normal on Wednesday.
Festivals
The 20th edition of this local tradition once again brought together different generations of Montserrat residents by year of birth in Plaça de la Constitució on the night of Saturday 1 August, after uncertain weather had left the event in doubt for part of the afternoon.
The CPV Montserrat player won the Itegra Valencian Individual Galotxa Championship for the second consecutive year by beating Xato of CPV Quart de les Valls 70-30 in the Primera Carrer final played in Foios.
The Town Council is deploying safe information and support spaces against sexual aggression during festive events, with a zero-tolerance protocol coordinated with police forces and emergency services.
The ordinary July session includes the swearing-in of new political groups, recognition of the 30th anniversary of Civil Protection, and the settlement of the 2025 budget.
The Town Council announces the contest for floats, troupes, figures and traditions of the festive parade, with the starting-order draw on 7 August at 6 pm in the plenary hall.
Festivals
Bull-running events return to Montserrat on Thursday 20 August with David Alfaro’s bou en corda at 8 am and Fernando Machancoses’s prova i entrà at 1 pm, after the event planned for Wednesday was cancelled because of the heatwave.
The Societat Instructiva Unió Musical offered its two traditional Festes Majors concerts in the Plaça de l’Església (the church square), with a programme ranging from the pasodoble to the symphonic poem and a central homage to Ludwig van Beethoven for the festivitat of Sant Roc.
Festivals
The festive parade made its way through Montserrat on the afternoon of Thursday 13 August with displays prepared by participating groups, while the jury assessed craftsmanship, originality and staging.
Sports
Stage eight of the Vuelta a España, between Puçol and Xeraco, will cross the urban area of Montserrat on Saturday 29 August, entering via avinguda Carles Salvador and leaving along avinguda Blasco Ibáñez towards Montroi, with traffic disruption from 2 pm.
Sports
The 19th edition runs from 24 to 30 August at Casa de la Cultura, bringing together representatives of 41 clubs for nine rounds of classical chess rated for FIDE Elo and eligible for an International Master norm.
Sports
The race held on Friday 31 July recorded 668 classified finishers, with Adrián Moscardó winning in 33:02 and Reyes Moreno in 38:02; local clubs Santamaría Sanz and Montserrat Corre had 23 athletes reach the finish.
Environment
The State Meteorological Agency keeps the red-level warning for high temperatures in the northern coast of the province of València, which includes Montserrat, with 43 degrees forecast and a high of 44 in the municipality between 1 pm and 9 pm, in what will be the warmest day of the week.
Society
Spain’s national plan for high temperatures remains active throughout the summer and stresses that regular hydration, less exposure during the hottest hours and early recognition of symptoms can stop heat-related illness from developing into a medical emergency.
Environment
The eclipse will begin in the town at about 7.38 pm and peak at around 8.33 pm, when the Moon will completely cover the Sun for roughly 42 seconds, very close to the western horizon.