Day: November 28, 2008

IU claims victory as Judge paralyses modification of natural park Cabo de Gata

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<!– @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } –> The Izquierda Unida is claiming victory today as the Supreme Court of Andalucia ordered the suspension of the PORN (Plan de Ordenacion de Recursos Naturales, Plan for the Ordenation of Natural Resouces) for Almeria, which the IU claimed gave the company Azata del Sol clear permission to continue with it’s (currently, allegedly) illegal hotel El Algarrobico. It seems that the Continue reading IU claims victory as Judge paralyses modification of natural park Cabo de Gata→

An afternoon in Almeria

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Do you know, I actually quite like Almeria city. It’s got the small town friendliness of Jaen or Cordoba, but better shops; and while it doesn’t compare to Granada or Seville for shopping or dining, the people are friendlier and a lot less pijo. Why, walking down the street behind the market at Puerta Purchena this afternoon, a marching band started up and three uni lads started doing the paso doble in the middle of Continue reading An afternoon in Almeria→

Mediterranean diet hotline number

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Here’s a good one: Courtesy of the Ministry for Agriculture & Fisheries, you can now call 902 99 64 23 and be put through to a dietician who can advise you on almost any questions you may have about the Mediterranean (or Andalucian) diet. Recipes, how best to cook a tomato, how many calories are in a home cured morcilla – think of a question related to the Med diet and we’ll answer it, is Continue reading Mediterranean diet hotline number→