Lavadero Roberto in Portmán
Lavadero Roberto in Portmán
A brooding monument to the industrial greed which destroyed the bay of Portmán The Lavadero Roberto in the town of Portmán, on the coast of the municipality of La Unión, was a mineral extraction and washing facility which in its day was the largest..

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The ecological disaster of Portmán bay
The ecological disaster of Portmán bay
Millions of tons of mining waste were dumped in the bay by Peñarroya Although there were undoubtedly prehistoric inhabitants of this area of Murcia, the real history of Portmán dates back 2,000 years to the Roman occupation. Thousands of..

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Portman Bay regeneration project pushed back to September
Portman Bay regeneration project pushed back to September
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The plans to rejuvenate the La Unión bay area have already been halted several times In yet another disappointment for the residents of La Unión, the renovation of Portmán Bay has been delayed for the umpteenth time. The..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - La Union Council and residents up in arms over plans to reduce Portman Bay regeneration project
ARCHIVED - La Union Council and residents up in arms over plans to reduce Portman Bay regeneration project
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The long-awaited bay renovation plans in the Murcia municipality of La Unión have been stalled since 2019 The regeneration of Portmán Bay, in the municipality of La Unión, has been riddled with setbacks since it was stalled..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Portman Bay regeneration project delayed yet again until 2024
ARCHIVED - Portman Bay regeneration project delayed yet again until 2024
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Extensive renovation plans for the bay in the municipality of La Unión have been riddled with setbacks The long-awaited regeneration of Portman Bay, in the municipality of La Unión, which has been stalled since 2019, has hit..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Ecologists in Action award black flags to the Mar Menor and Portman Bay
ARCHIVED - Ecologists in Action award black flags to the Mar Menor and Portman Bay
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The flags highlight beaches and coastal areas in Spain that are failing in their environmental efforts The Mar Menor and the Sierra Minera-Bahía de Portmán are once again the areas in the Region of Murcia to receive the ‘..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Portman Bay regeneration project back at square one
ARCHIVED - Portman Bay regeneration project back at square one
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The project in the municipality of La Unión has been put back out to tender The extensive renovation plans for Portmán Bay in the Murcian municipality of La Unión have once again been put out to tender after the latest contract..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Major setbacks in plan to renovate Portman Bay
ARCHIVED - Major setbacks in plan to renovate Portman Bay
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The project in La Unión, Murcia, has been stalled since 2019 Plans to renovate and transform Portman Bay, in the municipality of La Unión, have been in the works for some time, but there has been yet another delay as the State..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - New plan to reactivate Portman tourism
ARCHIVED - New plan to reactivate Portman tourism
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Murcia government are investing one million euros into the renovation on Portman bay The regional government has given the green light to a renovation plan for the bay of Portman which aims to radically transform the bay’..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Heavy metals found in breast milk from Portman mothers
ARCHIVED - Heavy metals found in breast milk from Portman mothers
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The eco-disaster in Portmán Bay, Murcia, saw tonnes of mineral waste end up in the sea Back in the days of intensive open-cast mining in Portmán Bay, in La Unión, large volumes of mineral waste were dumped into the sea, clogging..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Contract for resumption of Portmán bay regeneration to be put out to tender in May
ARCHIVED - Contract for resumption of Portmán bay regeneration to be put out to tender in May
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The intention of the national government is to restore the original coastline of the natural harbour When the contract to partially recover and regenerate the bay of Portmán in the municipality of La Unión was finally awarded..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Storm Gloria brings sea bass and bream bonanza for anglers in Portmán
ARCHIVED - Storm Gloria brings sea bass and bream bonanza for anglers in Portmán
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Hundreds of fishermen are catching up to 50 kilos each after fish farm cages were damaged two weeks ago The destruction caused by Storm Gloria along the Mediterranean coast of Spain a couple of weeks ago spelled disaster for..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - No end in sight to delays in the Portmán bay regeneration project
ARCHIVED - No end in sight to delays in the Portmán bay regeneration project
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Work cannot recommence until at least 2021 on the plans to restore at least half of the bay When the contract to partially recover and regenerate the bay of Portmán in the municipality of Mazarrón was finally awarded in 2016..

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<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Dozens of dead sea bass on the beach of Portmán
ARCHIVED - Dozens of dead sea bass on the beach of Portmán
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Suspicions of heavy metal contamination caused by runoff water from the old mines of Sierra Minera The last few weeks have been depressing ones in respect of the marine environment and dish stocks in the Region of Murcia, with..

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