ISSUE NO. 1429
22 - 28 NOVEMBER 2012
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Airline peace talks RYANAIR and the provincial tourist board are to hold talks in a bid to heal a months-long rift. There has been a tense relationship since the airline
esessdscrapped its Almeria to Liverpool route in March, with Ryanair claiming that the cancellation cost the area 10,000 tourists and €9 million.
But now they will hold a videoconference to ‘analyse flights and opportunities for 2013.’ However, Ryanair has warned its negotiating position does not include reintroduction of its Almeria to Madrid route stopped at the end of September 30. The decision had a devastating impact on October’s tourist figures, which were down 14 per cent, about 9,000 passengers. Ryanair is said to be willing to discuss renewing routes operated this summer to Brussels, East Midlands, Stansted and Niederrhein in Germany. The dispute with the LANDSLIDE THREAT: Geologists are monitoring the situation. tourist board over the Liverpool route had a fairly innocuous beginning in a row over the board’s advertising spending in the UK. The board, in turn, HOMES and businesses have been being cordoned off. alleged that Ryanair was evacuated in Zurgena following a Architects and geologists have looking for public landslide. now been called in to monitor the subsidies and accused it It could be several weeks before situation, which many fear could of ‘threats and the occupants of two flats and two worsen as bad weather continues blackmail’. new businesses on the Avenida 19 to threaten many parts of Almeria . However, it said it de Octubre areas are allowed to Zurgena Mayor Cándido Trabalón would talk to the airline return. said it could be at least two because its goal was to The landslide followed heavy months before the properties are bring tourists to the rain, resulting in the whole district inhabited again. province.
Homes evacuated in landslide threat in Zurgena
FRONT EXTRA
Old town plan ALMERIA city council has allocated €550,000 - with 70 per cent EU funding - for renewal of the old town to encourage businesses to locate to the area.
Trial begins A MAN has gone on trial for stabbing to death a suspected drug dealer during a row over prices. He is also alleged to have started a fire, unaware a woman was hiding in the home.
Bars vetoed TWO planned beach bars at El Ejido have been cancelled by the council, though seven already built will stay.
No drilling GREENPEACE has called for an end to oil and gas drilling in the Sea of Alboran between Adra in Almeria and Mijas in Malaga.