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Alzheimer’s art INMACULADA Hospital in Huercal Overa is hosting a sample of wall-art donated by various artists to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease, until March 30.
Blossom trail THE Rutas Almendro en Flor in Lubrin continues with weekend walks until March 15. More information is available at almeria informacion.com.
Sitting pretty ONE THOUSAND seats have been installed in Garrucha’s sports hall, bringing it another step closer to completion. The hall has already cost €4 million.
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Almeria must not be ‘the poor relation’
A PLEA has gone out for more investment to stop Almeria becoming the poor relation in Andalucia. Unless the province receives significant investment for infrastructure and communications, it will continue to lag behind neighbouring provinces in Andalucia. That is the message from the Confederation of Employers of Almeria (Asempal) following the publication of figures which show that 2014 has been one of the worst years in Almeria in terms of bidding for tenders for public works, which are seen as a driving force for the local economy. In 2014, total tender works in Almeria added up to €127.6
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million, a drop of 2.2 per cent on the previous year and making Almeria the only province in Andalucia to register a fall. And while other provinces – including Granada and Sevilla – saw their spending limits increased, Almeria’s had been cut.
who added: “It needs to be corrected immediately.” Among the works that Garcia highlighted as needing investment were the promised high-speed railway line between Almeria and Murcia, the Almanzora motorway, and an improved communications infrastructure, all of which are vital to connecting Almeria with the rest of Spain and helping to boost Almeria. Switzerland took market competitiveness. 7.9 per cent while the UK The figures released by bought 5.8 per cent. the Observatorio de la Other notable conConstruccion de Seopan sumers were France, show that in 2014, 86.9 Poland, Andorra, per cent more tenders Germany, China, Japan, were rejected than in South Korea and Peru. 2013, at a value of €62 million.
President of Asempal, Jose Cano Garcia, said that as well as Almeria suffering the most in terms of monies allocated, it is also one of the provinces most in need of infrastructure improvements. “The situation has been dragging over time,” said Garcia,
Americans in love with Almeria olive oil THE United States accounted for more than 43 per cent of the total value of exports of olive oil during 2014. Almeria’s 307 olive mills sold a total of 1.9 million kilos of olive oil to foreign
markets in 2014, an increase of 15.7 per cent on 2013 figures. These exports earned Almeria €5 million, 7.1 per cent more than in 2013. The US accounted for €2.2 million, representing
43.6 per cent of all olive oil exported from the province. After the US, Italy was the largest customer, purchasing €1.4 million, representing 27.8 per cent of total exports from