ISSUE 632 • 13th - 19th April 2018
EST 2005
War on rubbish
Extreme sports rap
A VOLUNTEER group set up by a British expatriate based in Almeria is determined to tackle the clean up the country’s coastline. The ‘Coastal Cleaners Andalucia’ group was started earlier this year by Brit Sue Parmenter-Philips, in the hope of highlighting the action needed against plastic, fishing paraphernalia and other litter in coastlines and beaches. Since its creation, several litterpicks have been held by the group across the region, which has seen a number of volunteers turn out and help clear beaches throughout Almeria. The latest event took place yesterday (Thursday) on Vera beach, which saw 20 people clear the beach for more than an hour and a half and collect several bags of rubbish from the beachfront. Prior to the pick, the group released a music video about the waste problem, in the hope of spreading the word about the coastal litter problem on the country’s beaches but also promote responsible tourism.
CREDIT: COASTAL CLEANERS ANDALUCIA
Expats determined to clean up coastline
LITTER PICKERS: The Coastal Cleaners Andalucia are determined to clean up the country’s coastline. Called ‘Our Rubbish Song’, the song is sung to the tune made famous by nursery rhyme teddy bear’s picnic and explains the forms of rubbish that has been found by the group during their litter picks; while it also helps explain how to help with the clean-up operation. Available on their Facebook page, the video,
which took three months to prepare, has already been seen more than 16,000 times while it has also been shared more than 200 times and has also been played on local radio station Spectrum FM.
TWO men in their 20’s who allegedly made off with a jet ski and a quad bike have been arrested. The 25 and 22-year-olds, from Vicar and Roquetas de Mar respectively, were detained after the Guardia Civil received a complaint claiming the quad was taken from his garage. Officers believe one of the suspects held the door of the garage open while the other took the vehicle from inside. Police claimed the pair kept the quad in a warehouse on the outskirts of Vicar. They also stored the allegedly stolen jet ski there which was taken from a community garage in Roquetas de Mar. Police believe the suspects were planning to sell the vehicles. The pair were arrested at the end of last month and the jet ski and quad bike have been recovered. Proceedings have been sent to the Court of Instruction in Almeria. The investigation remains open.