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Municipal Dog Pound closed after environmental police damming report

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The municipal dog pound of Velez Rubio has been “urgently” closed by the Mayor after a spot inspection by Seprona, the environmental police, found “appalling and inhumane” conditions at the place. Seprona has filed a criminal complaint against the town for the condition of the pound. Dogs were found to be ill treated, starving, dead and rotting animals in pens, some of which were being eaten by other starving dogs, and an abundance of parasitic Continue reading Municipal Dog Pound closed after environmental police damming report→

Large mine for protected Velez-Rubio area

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A mining concession has been issued – the first step in authorising a full scale open air mine – for a protected area outside Velez-Rubio, in the north of the province of Almería. Ecologistas en Accion have already filed a complaint against the concession with the fiscal general, saying that the area is protected, and pointing out that the same company had a previous concession request rejected in 2002 for the same area. Local activists Continue reading Large mine for protected Velez-Rubio area→

Velez Rubio’s mayor earns more than the PM, claims opposition

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7.987,48€ is what Miguel Martínez- Carlón, PP Mayor of Velez Rubio, was paid in June, according to what the opposition PSOE party have published in their local newsletter, which means, according to their figures, that he earnt more than the PM of Spain, Mariano Rajoy. Digging into the figures, we see that the amount is slightly exaggerated – the amount paid to the Mayor included his summer bonus, the cost of his social security and a Continue reading Velez Rubio’s mayor earns more than the PM, claims opposition→

Velez Rubio to get golf course and 1,000 homes

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A 1,4 million squre meter project to build two 18 hole golf courses and a thousand homes in Velez Rubio has been put out on public view by the Junta’s planning committee. The stated target audience is “wealthy OAP’s from other European countries”, according to La Voz, although “possibly some people from other points of Spanish territory may be interested”. Urbanizadora Valle del Mahimón SL, the promotors, say that the golf courses will be of Continue reading Velez Rubio to get golf course and 1,000 homes→

The true history of the Indalo, Indalico or Mojacar man

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The true history of the Indalo, Indalico or Mojacar man Tired of seeing so many erroneous articles about the infamous “indalo” man, the prehistoric cave painting appropriated by the Mojacar town hall for their unofficial logo,  I thought I’d jot down a few facts about him. The prehistoric cave painting that came to be the Indalo man was first identified by the local archaeologist Antonio Gongorra Martinez in 1868, when he published his book “Antigüedades arqueológicas Continue reading The true history of the Indalo, Indalico or Mojacar man→