Sitting on Salobreña beach you can be forgiven for thinking that we were back in the 80s because the unwholesome-looking scum was making its way to the shore.
Tag Archive for greenhouses
Persistent Plastic Mocks Costas
by Hugh MacArthur •
The greenhouses have gone, demolished, but some of the plastic refuse hasn’t; it’s littering Playa El Pozuelo (municipality of Albuñol).
Gale-Force Winds
by Hugh MacArthur •
It’s been windy – no arguments there, but just how windy? One look a some greenhouses east of Motril will confirm that it has been extremely windy.
Costas Greenhouses & Bulldozers
by Martin Myall •
Wednesday saw the bulldozers move into action on Playa El Pozuelo, demolishing the greenhouses that have stood there for nearly 40 years.
Exploitation Wages?
by Martin Myall •
On Thursday the 26th the Albuñol Town Council held an Plenary Meeting to discus the situation in the municipality’s plastic green houses – the workers are not happy.
Greenhouse Workers Revolt
by Hugh MacArthur •
Over 200 greenhouse workers in Albuñol, most of whom are Moroccan, Senegalese and Romanian, have met with union representatives over work-condition exploitation.
Fire in the Nacla
by Editor •
The Motril firemen were called out on the 10th of September to tackle a fire in the Nacla area of town – that’s in the north of the municipality.
Huge Marihuana Bust
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional in Motril dismantled two illegal plantations in greenhouses which resulted in being one of the largest marihuana-plantation busts in the whole of Andalucia to date.
Cucumber Dumping Closer
by Martin Myall •
The sector is considering dumping one million kilos a day until the price recovers – we’re talking about 40% of the production.
Another Cucumber Crisis
by Hugh MacArthur •
Great weather for tourists, but just the right conditions to cause havoc on the cucumber crops under plastic.