News in Brief – Almeria Costa

News in Brief - Almeria Costa

TIDY UP: No excuse to leave litter on Adra’s beaches Photo credit: Adra town hall

No litter ADRA town hall is distributing cardboard cones and containers for beachgoers to use for their cigarette ends, sunflower seed husks and nutshells instead of leaving them when they go home. 

More jabs ALMERIA received fewer anti-covid vaccines throughout July but August promises to be different, the Health authorities announced, and the province can look forward to receiving 45,822 during this first week.

Bunny hop RAPPER Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, will not be performing on August 5 at Villaricos’ Dreambeach festival as this has been cancelled owing to anti-Covid restrictions.

School work THE Junta’s Education department has begun carrying out repairs and improvements to 39 schools in Almeria province this summer, taking advantage of the holidays so that lessons are not disrupted.

Sea sports ADRA town hall offers Multiaventura Nautica marine sports on El Carboncillo beach from 10am to 2pm between August 11-13.  To participate in activities which include rafting, kayaking and trips on a Big Sup paddle surfboard, register in Edificio Plaza or ring 950 400 400 or 678 080 329.

Birth rate MORE babies are born annually in Almeria than in any other Spanish province, with an average 1.6 children for every woman compared with the national average of 1.18.  Almeria mothers are also the country’s youngest, with an average age of 31 instead of Spain’s average of 32.32 years.

Theme tune MOJACAR’S Banda Municipal de Musica de Mojacar recently premiered “Mojacar”, a  paso doble by Enrique Jimenez Galera.  The Almeria composer, who began his music studies in Olula del Rio and continued in Granada, has also written two symphonies, a concerto for clarinet and marches for Holy Week brotherhoods.

Green reward BETWEEN them, Almeria city hall and the hospitality trade association ASHAL hope to increase glass recycling this summer by 15 per cent on last year, collecting a total of 400 tons throughout July and August. This will earn the city a coveted Green Flag from non-profitmaking recyclers, Ecovidrio.

Growing worry SPAIN’S Ministry of the Interior announced that it was “worried” by the increased presence of marihuana in Almeria province which, together with Granada, is the epicentre of marijuana growing in Spain.  There has also been a boom in industrial hemp which is actually destined for the clandestine market.  

Lottery luck THE first and second prizes in last Saturday’s national lottery were sold in Roquetas and Adra respectively. In Roquetas, 07780 paid out €600,000 for an entire ticket or €60,000 for a tenth (decimo) while in Adra 58590 paid €120,000 for an entire ticket and €12,000 for a decimo.

 

Written by

Linda Hall

Originally from the UK, Linda is based in Valenca and is a reporter for The Euro Weekly News covering local news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at editorial@euroweeklynews.com.

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