Grapes grown in Spain and particularly from Murcia are nutritionall of better quality and safe than from other countries , so says a European study on the subject .

The study shows that between 2005 and 2008 there has been a massive reduction in the use of pesticides .Last year tests showed a very slight reading in only 8 % of those tested and the rest were within EU standards .

In Murcia they have been seeking ways to control pests and still reduce the amount of pesticide used , they have a ” clean ” agricultural programme .

It has succeeded in controlling the principal pest , the grapevine moth , by techniques of sexual confusion without the application of chemicals .

Fifty six percent of the Murcia harvest is exported , principally to Germany . Eighty percent of the seedless harvest is also sold abroad .

The Murcia regional government will continue to support biotechnology in the grape growing sector as long as both producer and consumer benefit .

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The campaign to get people onto the streets in an effort to get the regional and national governments to listen to the people of Orihuela has paid off .

Almost 12,000 people turned up to walk throught he streets of the town . The mayor of the town led the procession and the president of the chamber of commerce read a manifesto in front of the town hall highlighting the environmental damage that will be done in the name of progress .He also maintained that the quality of life of the local people will be adversly affected .

They all want a route change and for the train to go through an underground tunnel . The mayor has suggested ways in which the costs could be met . However both Alicante and Murcia want the project to be completed as quickly as possible .

The train link will cut the communication between Murcia and Madrid to about two hours 15 minutes .

In Orihuela under the present plans the train will split part of the city into two sectors and the noise and pollution will make residents lives a living hell .

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The Andalucia Performing Arts Society have been incredibly lucky to secure ” Star Struck ” for a one night only event in Alhaurin .

This hilarious one -man show has been seen all over the world ,  including the West End of London .The actor has done  a classic tribute  to the actor Kenneth Williams as well as this show .

Here he covers an amazing spectrum of stars from way back to Noel Coward  and that era up to the modern times .

He de-bunks the cult of modern celebrity in a very amusing way .One needs to imagine going to a party where all of your celebrity heroes and heroines are invited and then stand back and see how they actually measure up to ypor views of them . It could turn into your worst nightmare as you realise that these icons are just like you or I .

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