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Market held in Garrucha GARRUCHA is holding an Andalucian Market this weekend, starting tomorrow (Friday). The market will be held in the town hall square.
Almond walk ORIA is holding an ‘almond route’ walk on Sunday March 9 leaving from Bar Pepe at 10am. Enquiries at Oria Town Hall, €15 with food or €5 walk only. Places limited.
Antas day ANTAS will be celebrating Andalucia Day tomorrow (Friday) in La era del lugar with traditional Migas (breadcrumbs) and music.
Carnival time The town of Carboneras gets its carnival celebrations underway on Saturday with a parade at 5pm starting from La Glorieta.
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The Via Verde in Almanzora Valley moves a step closer THE dream is becoming a reality. That is the summary made by the president of the Almanzora Valley Community of Municipalities, Antonio Ramon Salas, regarding the Via verde (Green route) that will run through the backbone of the valley. A hitherto almost unattainable project that with determination and effort will start to become a reality in just a month and a half when work begins. “It will become a benchmark for the Almanzora Valley because in its first phase it will offer visitors a 50 kilometre route down the old railway line,” he explained. “We do not know
Fines. The Mancomunidad has worked hard these last two years to accelerate this project. A job that has led them to maintain several meetings with officials in Madrid and ADIF (Railway Infrastructure Administrator) to accelerate efforts to unlock a project that is now starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. The first step taken by the Community was to get the transfer of land which belonged to ADIF, having a length of 64.1 km and an area of 1,578,948 exactly how much this first phase that the first phase of work will square metres which runs along will cost but it will exceed €1 run in a stretch of about 50 the towns of Zurgena, Arboleas, million,” said Salas who explained kilometres from Hijate station to Cantoria, Fines, Olula del Rio, Purchena, Armuña del Almanzora, Tijola, Seron and Alcontar. This transfer took place towns of Adra, El Ejido, Roquetas earthquake occurred at 3.24pm and in April 2012 and has a de Mar and Almeria City. had its epicentre in the northern term of 20 years with an This is reflected in the official Alboran Sea. annual payment to ADIF website (IGN) National Geographic There were no reports of any of €16,300 plus VAT per Institute indicating that the injuries or material damage. year.
Earthquake hits local Almeria towns AN earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale was registered early Monday afternoon with its epicentre in the Alboran Sea. The quake was felt by people in the