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Food prices shoot up ahead of Christmas

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The price of many foods has increased seven times more than the inflation rate ahead of the Christmas season according to state statistics agency INE. INE tracks the price of 38 basic foodstuffs, and reports that 33 of them have seen prices increasing 1,7% during November alone. But it’s part of a tendency for 2015 that has policy makers worried. Olive oil costs 28,3% more this year than in 2014. Potatoes have increased 13% and Continue reading Food prices shoot up ahead of Christmas→

Food prices shoot up ahead of Christmas

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The price of many foods has increased seven times more than the inflation rate ahead of the Christmas season according to state statistics agency INE. INE tracks the price of 38 basic foodstuffs, and reports that 33 of them have seen prices increasing 1,7% during November alone. But it’s part of a tendency for 2015 that has policy makers worried. Olive oil costs 28,3% more this year than in 2014. Potatoes have increased 13% and Continue reading Food prices shoot up ahead of Christmas→

British foodbank dragged into local politics

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Opposition party suggests dropping official foodbank and using British Church instead The ruling council of Turre is “baffled” to have received a number of requests by the opposition PP party to start supporting the local British food bank charity instead of setting up an official banco de alimentos in town – especially since the PP had refused to help the Church when they were last in power! In the last plenary meeting, PP leader and Continue reading British foodbank dragged into local politics→

Turre Tapas Route 2014 kicks off

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The Turre Tapas Route 2014 kicks off on the 24th of July and runs until the 10th of August. Local bars and restaurants will be serving up their special favourite dishes, and residents can vote for their favourite tapas. You can also participate in a raffle – get at least 7 stamps on your Tapas Passport and drop it off to enter into a free raffle to win a Weekend away. (It doesn’t say where). Continue reading Turre Tapas Route 2014 kicks off→

Spain spends 3 million euros a day on prisions

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That works out to be €54 a prisoner, according a new study. And that’s not including the catalanes, who run their own prisons. There are some 57,000 people behind bars in Spain’s 68 prisons, excluding the ones in Catalonia, as Barcelona runs its own prison service. This year, the Budget has assigned some 1,150 million euros to the Service, of which 808 million euros goes on staff costs. Feeding the human herd costs the State Continue reading Spain spends 3 million euros a day on prisions→

Turre food bank collection now open

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Turre is having a “food collection”, running until the 27th, in which local citizens can donate food for the hungry. The townhall is in charge of collecting the food and sending it to the Almería food bank, which then donates the food to soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc, etc across Spain for this Christmas. Appropriate food is anything tinned, rice, dried foodstuff, etc. A number of local organisations are helping to collect the food. A Continue reading Turre food bank collection now open→

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→