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IF you are registered as a resident in Antas, you can drop by the local Town Hall to pick up your "El Árgar Musical" festival full pass and enjoy live music between August 15 to 20. The special resident’s passes will give you full access for only €10, instead of the regular price of €45. Identity documents as proof of residence are required.

The Argar Musical is a unique celebration of Classical Music with the prehistoric Bronze Age culture of this historical site. The festival will return to Al Argar after a successful first edition was held in July 2022 was a great success, and this year the festival will offer a variety of classical musicians throughout the event, or even observe a singing class under the guidance of teachers Miquel Ortega Pujol and Ana Häsler.

“El Argar Musical” has plenty to offer culturally and musically for San Roque Week. Get your discounted pass now.

nández who took second place with his image 'Rockets', and a third prize of €100 went to Tamara Carmona with her image, 'Fantasy'.

The Department of Culture of the El Ejido City Council organizes the annual contest to "promote creativity, expression and increase interest in photography among young people, amateurs and professionals in the municipality, in addition to promoting the festival with the image winner”, according to the minister of Culture, Elena Gómez.

THIS week some of The Walk for Life team met Malcolm Armstrong and Guy Baker of FC Los Amigos Walking Football Team. They presented Walk for Life with a cheque for €400. This was sponsorship by the players of FC Los Amigos for those who did ´The Walk´ in April. This brings the total for The Walk to 2023 to €22,067.76

At the same time Richard Clarke of Calida Homes, sponsors of Los Amigos, gave Walk for Life €1,425. Every year Richard does a walk to raise funds for Walk for Life. This year he did a

CASTILLO DE TABERNAS has created the Indaloliva Olive Oil Association for Almería to provide services and consultancy for Almeria’s olive farmers to increase the production of the region’s extra virgin olive oil.

In the past three decades, the Castillo de Tabernas group from Almería has become an international leader in the olive oil sector. The company has decided to share its wealth of olive culti­

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vation experience and knowledge with farmers in Almería with small olive farms.

The association of olive oil producers seek to improve olive harvests, and increase the quantity and quality of the oil produced in Almería. Participants will receive some free services, with the option of additional paid services with a significant discount in relation to market price rates. The services will include education on cultivation methods, production and quality, materials and much more.

Rafael Úbeda, the president of Castillo de Tabernas said that they wanted “to transfer our experience to farmers who have small olive groves, without the resources or sufficient knowledge”.

MOJACAR Council held its first plenary session held in extraordinary and urgent circumstances on Friday, July 21, since the local elections of May 2023 to announce the power sharing between the Popular Party (PP) and the Socialist Party (PSOE). Rosa María Cano, the previous PP Mayor of Mojacar, continues her role in local government as the First Deputy Mayor and María del Mar Marín as spokeswoman for PSOE.

Noemí Linares is appointed as the Second Deputy Mayor, while Jesús Montoya and María Gracia Alarcón will be take positions as third and fourth Deputy Mayor respectively.

The Mojacar Council was presided over by the PP mayor, Francisco García Cerdá and his councillors. This approved government board will be responsible for the management of the budget, expenditure, urban management and urbanisation projects, agreements with the local council and public employment offers.

Rosa María Cano Montoya was assigned with responsibilities for Social Services, Cleaning, Gardening and Cemetery maintenance services and al­ so take a position in the Almería Levante Region Firefighting and Rescue Consortium and in GALASA.

Noemi Linares Ortiz was assigned Childhood, Education, Finance and Subsidies and will be the representative for school councils of the Bartolomé Flores infant and junior school and the Rey Alabez secondary school.

Antonio Montoya Gredilla was assigned councillor of Festivities, Sport, Youth and Civil Protection and will also have a position in the Almanzora Levante Consortium.

María Gracia Alarcón García was appointed Councillor for Tourism and will represent Mojácar on the Tourism board, while also appointed for the management of Transport, Contracting, Commerce and New Technology.

Sergio Alonso Soler was appointed Councillor for Works, Heritage, Environment and Land Registry and will represent the local government on PRODER.

Ana María García Fernández was appointed as Councillor for Health, the Elderly and Parks, while last but not least, María Luisa Pérez López was appointed Councillor for Foreign Relations and Citizen Engagement.

The Mayor, Francisco García Cerdá announced his position on the Board of Conservation Entities and Compensation and in the Almeria Levante Region Municipalities Association.

THE ship in charge of monitoring the Marine Reserves of Cabo de Gata­NIjar and Alborán island will be re­christened from Arborame to Hermelindo Castro, in honour of the late, eminent biologist who was a key figure in environmental conservation and awareness in Andalusia.

Professor Castro Nogueira was renowned for his educational and professional career. He was the first provincial director of the Environment Agency in Almeria between 1985 and 1994, then later became the general director of the Network of Protected Natural Areas of Andalusia from 2000 to 2004. Later in his career, in 2008 he launched the Andalusian Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring of Global Change, which was born in the University of Almeria.

Hermelindo Castro Nogueira also coordinated the Scientific Commission of the Doñana Natural Park and chaired the Governing Board of the Cabo de Gata­Níjar Natural Park for many years.

Professor Castro Nogueira was honored by the Government Sub ­ delegation in Almería on the 41st anniversary of the Constitution for his dedication to environmental conservation.

José María Martín, the government sub­delegate, said that the change of name of the ship to Hermelindo Castro "would be a beautiful way of remembering the generosity and commitment that Professor Castro dedicated to this land, Andalusia and Almeria, as one of the staunchest defenders of its value and environmental wealth, both on land and at sea”.