ISSUE NO. 1369
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29 SEPTEMBER - 5 OCTOBER 2011
Almeria-Murcia high speed link ‘on track’ By Jennifer Leighfield jennifer@euroweeklynews.com
through Almeria to Murcia will be assigned by 2013, the Ministry of
PICTURES BY LEE OSBORN PADI DIVEMASTER
THE complete stretch
of the ‘Corredor Mediterraneo’ highspeed train route
Volunteers collected nine large bin liners of rubbish.
Eco heroes do it again By Ged Dalton PADI IDC Staff instructor A RECORD turnout of volunteers came to help clean up the beach and sea at the beach between Mojacar and Carboneras. They started the purge on pollution at 8.30am. The 24 eager eco warriors split into three groups, two teams of SCUBA divers from the Albox Diving Club searched for rubbish under the sea and one team of beachcombers on shore collected more rubbish and cleaned up this tranquil seaside beauty spot.
In total, nine large bin liners of rubbish were collected. All of it has been recorded as data and sent to the Project AWARE headquarters, to be analysed and added to data from thousands of groups who participated in this worldwide month of action. The data will help in combating and reversing sea and coastal pollution on a global scale. To find out more visit: www.projectaware.org or call Ged Dalton: 950 064 489.
Public Works has promised. But, despite the work moving at a good pace, it is still unclear when residents in Almeria Province will be able to take a high-speed train ride to Murcia. Undersecretary for the Ministry of Public Works, Jesus Miranda Hita, said it depends on how much money is assigned to the project in the coming General State Budgets, but the estimate for now is that it will be finished by 2016. The Almeria-Murcia high-speed train route will cover 184.4 kilometres in total, of which 108 are in Almeria. There will be two stations in between, in Lorca (Murcia) and the Vera-Almanzora station in Almeria. Trains will be able to run at a maximum speed of 300kph. Currently, only one of the 13 sections into which the route has been divided in the province has not yet been assigned to a company for development. The rest are either in the stages of the project being written up, or have already started, and machinery can be seen at four sections, considered the • Turn to page 4
NEWS EXTRA
Suspect held for stabbing GUARDIA CIVIL arrested a 26-year-old man in Roquetas de Mar, charged with stabbing another person in the neck with a broken bottle.
746 evicted IN the first three months of the year, 746 families in Almeria Province lost their homes. However, in the third quarter of 2010, there were more than 1,000 evictions.
Urgent appeal ARCA animal shelter in Cantoria has made an urgent request for food for the 90 dogs in its care. For more information, telephone 680 496 899.
Hospital costs PATIENTS at the Poniente Hospital in El Ejido who undergo surgery are to receive informative reports of how much their operation has cost the health service. They will not be required to pay anything.
Family day out HELPING HANDS is holding a Family Fun Day, Dog Show and Market on October 9 at the Centro Hipico near Pulpi. More info on 968 482 948.
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