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New water plant almost ready Taps should be turned on before summer A new desalination plant that will meet the water needs of 300,000 Almeria residents and irrigate 8,000 hectares of intensive agriculture is in the fiTurn to Page 2 nal phase of work, says Acuamed.
Whitewash policy There’s only one house colour tolerated in Almeria An increasing number of towns are introducing bylaws that insist houses be painted white. In some cases the cost of
Environmentalists want to sit in on El Algarrobico case
Flight forced to divert to Malaga A RYANAIR flight from London had to divert to Malaga owing to “minor problems.” The airline revealed nothing more, although El Alquian sources said the pilot opted for Malaga because its airport possessed the necessary repair facilities.
New hope By Linda Hall AN amendment to a Draft Bill modifor ‘illegal’ fying mortgage and cadastral property acts could solve home buyers’ future problems. homes The Bill has reached Spain’s Upper
DRAFT BILL House and the amendment will be put amendment could forward by the PSOE socialist group the proposal originated with solve home buyers although Almeria support group AUAM and future problems its sister association in Malaga, SO-
Full story on Page 4 HA. Both represent home buyers who purchased in good faith and have seen – or risk seeing – their homes demolished. Gerardo Vazquez, legal adviser to both groups, said the amendment will be debated on May 12 and 13 and he feels that political parties are now more conscious of the problems. “We should all pull in the same direction to provide the Spanish property market with legal security,” he remarked.
meeting requirements is borne by the town hall, but in others it falls on the home-owners’ shoulTurn to Page 3 ders.
Beaches protected Vehicle access to San Jose beaches restricted Like last summer, the number of cars allowed to drive up to the beaches in the Cabo de Gata national park will be limited to 450 a day, to help preserve the important ecology of the area. Turn to Page 14
Clean-up call Time for ‘definitive decontamination’ in Palomares Forty-four years after President Joe Biden a nuclear accident inpromised definitive volving an American action, sources are bomber left Palomares demanding a lasting contaminated, and five solution. years after US Vice Turn to Page 12