At 11.43pm on Saturday 20th October, the local Diario Información newspaper published the best news we´ve heard in a long time. The application to do test-drilling for a gypsum mine in San Miguel de Salinas and Orihuela has been rejected on environmental grounds! This follows an outcry by the people of San Miguel, a march through the town last Sunday which we fully supported and attended, and formal objections being raised both by the San Miguel de Salinas town hall administration and that of Orihuela. This news comes as a very welcome relief to everyone who lives and works in the area, and comes hot on the heels of the news that the proposed rubbish treatment plant will NOT be located in San Miguel either. So, no rubbish dump and no mine for us to worry about! We can go back to enjoying our wonderful town and the beautiful countryside that surrounds us. Well done to everyone who helped to achieve this!
