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Python star honoured TERRY GILLIAM is to have a star on Almeria’s boulevard. The Monty Python actor has also directed films like 12 Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Agri exhibition INFOAGRO has set the dates for its new agricultural show next year. Ten thousand visitors are expected from May 20 to 22 at the Palace in Aguadulce.
Meal off MACS’s Christmas meal at Miraflores has been cancelled. MACS wish to thank those that have supported the event but ask you to refer back to your seller for a refund.
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Mum’s hunger strike for chance to earn a living AN unemployed motherof-three went on hunger strike after she was excluded from a job selection scheme because she was doing an unpaid training course. Inmaculada Lopez’s only income is a monthly payment of €104.95 in minimum benefits from the Junta de Andalucia regional government. Desperate for the chance to earn a living, the Velez Rubio woman applied for a scheme designed to help the unemployed get back to work.
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But the provincial Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment Department explained that Inmaculada was not included in the Emple@30 scheme in Velez Rubio. This was because she had been doing a free unpaid training course offered by Murcia Employment Agency and was therefore not registered as a job-seeker. Once this was discovered, the woman was invited to renew her registration on the jobhunters’ register at the
unemployment office so she would be informed if a vacancy became available. However, unemployment office representatives stated that her registration had not been renewed. Meanwhile, Inmaculada explained that although the town hall was next to the church doorway she had been protesting in since Friday, nobody from the council had bothered to approach her or offer help. It wasn’t until Monday that a councillor came along and offered to try and assist her.
In the saddle for animal sanctuary DESPITE the storms in San Juan de Los Terreros the night before, a number of intrepid cyclists turned up last Sunday, November 30, to cycle 50 kilometres and raise funds for San Animal Sanctuary. Walkers and their dogs also turned out to support the event.
There was food and drink available at the picnic area by the Entrevista, which went down a storm with participants and visitors. Despite the low visitor numbers, the event still managed to raise €600 for the sanctuary. The organisers would like to thank everyone
who got involved on the day, the cyclists, dog walkers and volunteers as well as everyone who donated financially. If you would like to help support the San Animal Sanctuary, please email pete@sananimal.org.