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Bus timetable update Tomato halt
THE Almeria Area Metropolitan Transport Consortium has confirmed it will expand its nighttime services from the Bajo Andarax region in view of the expected increase in demand from passengers wishing to use public transport to get to the Almeria Fairgrounds.
From Friday, August 18, and during the busiest days of the Almeria Fair, scheduled for August 19, 25 and 26. Consortium buses will intensify services in the municipalities of Gádor, Benahadux, Rioja, Huércal de Almería, Viator, Pechina and Santa Fe de Mondújar.
There will be special services on lines M102, M103 and M106, with departures from the metropolitan area at around 9.30pm returning at 4.30am.
All information regarding services, timetables, stops and municipalities can be found on the website of the Almeria Area Metropolitan Transport Consortium (www.ctal.es) and on the user service number: (+34) 955 038 665.
THE first analyses of the horticultural campaign in Almeria point to the fact that, so far, there has been a halt in the expansion of the tomato and bell pepper acreage, which may be reduced by about 4 per cent, according to data recently shared by Asaja Almeria.
José Miguel of Hortamar Biotechnology company in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands, confirmed: “Last year, the socalled new thrips, which isn’t actually that new, hit bell peppers very hard.
“Thrips parvispinus invasive pests did a lot of damage to the plantations, re
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sulting in a lot of nonmarketable production, so surely, there will be growers who have suffered it this year and who will have switched to other crops out of fear.
“As for tomatoes, we must remember that there are many labour issues. Labourers are expensive, and there’s also a great scarcity of them.
“Unlike other crops, tomatoes require a team working on them permanently.
“Tomatoes also require weekly pruning to ensure proper growth of the fruits.”
With an investment of €998,795.77, the work will be divided into phases and is expected to take around nine months.
The first stage will focus on the repair of the structure and exterior carpentry, the refurbishment of the roof and the exterior enclosure, in addition to the conditioning of the ground floor and patio.
The property occupies a plot area of 672 sqm.
Anna Ellis ALMERIA airport comes in third place in Andalucia in terms of the number of scheduled flights over the bank holiday weekend from Friday August 11 to Tuesday August 15.
The number of flights totalled 124 compared to the 104 scheduled nationally and internationally in 2022.
The day with the highest number of flights was on Sunday, with 28 flights, 14 national and 14 international.
The day with the least number of flights was Friday, with 18 flights, 14 national and only four interna
