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Tarifa townhall in trouble for selling protected sanddune to Gib

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Tarifa townhall is in trouble for selling off tons of sand from a protected sand dune to the Gib authorities. The public Prosecutor (hey, they don’t have much else to do) has opened an official investigation after an ecologist group made a complaint. It seems a local Spanish company won a contract to supply hundreds of tons of sand to Gib to infill reclaimed land from the sea. Using a permit from Tarifa townhall, the company was Continue reading Tarifa townhall in trouble for selling protected sanddune to Gib→

A day at the beach

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Beaches aren’t my idea of fun. I rarely venture past the bottom patio of the chiringuito, unless my hat blows away or a lady in distress requests my assistance. After all, getting sand off the leather soles is a nightmare. But a day at the beach was mooted, in a firm sort of way, by the GF, who seems to enjoy them, and so I was given to understand that my Sunday was going to Continue reading A day at the beach→

Vast quantities of sand being taken out of Rio Aguas by Mojacar

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It appears that Servicom is taking out vast quantities of gravel and sand out of the Rio Aguas near Mojácar on a somewhat dodgy license issued by Almería. It seems they are preparing for a major contract (AVÉ? Have they announced who’s won that contract locally yet?) and rather than spend money bringing it out of legal quarries have a piece of paper from Almería authorising them to dig up the riverbed. Local residents are Continue reading Vast quantities of sand being taken out of Rio Aguas by Mojacar→