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Autumn has just started and Es Viver, the nursery garden of GOB, has ecological, winter seedlings of local varieties available for the kitchen garden. Now is the time to plant lettuces, endives, chard and cabbage…The local varieties allow us to harvest quality goods and to manage our kitchen gardens with practices that are environmentally friendly. Continue reading Winter plants available at Es Viver
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The working day for collecting plastics on Sunday 16 September represented a new demonstration of public awareness. One hundred people signed up for the 8.30 am appointment organized by GOB. Some hours later, at the end, they had collected 475 kilograms of rubbish. Of these, only 36 kilograms were suitable for recycling. Continue reading One hundred people took part in collecting plastics from s’Estany
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The Amics de la Mar de Menorca (Friends of the Sea of Menorca) association and GOB have signed an agreement to join together in order that any seafaring parties that they organise do not use disposable plastics in the future. Continue reading Agreement to reduce one use plastic tableware by 2020
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This Monday 17 September at a plenary session of the Consell Insular (the island government) the question of knocking down the bridge started at Rafal Rubi and making a link at ground level will be discussed. Continue reading Monday 17 September SOS to assemble at a plenary session of the Consell Insular
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GOB is adding to the world call for retrieving plastics from nature and is organizing a clean up day on Sunday 16 September at s’Estany, one of the most beautiful areas of Mongofra. Continue reading Sunday 16 September, picking up plastics in Mongofra
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It is now time to restart the talayotic excursions which were stopped in July and August. On Saturday 15 September we will do a night time excursion to the Binisafullet site. A different way to know Menorca. Continue reading Saturday 15 September, a night time excursion to Binisafullet
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GOB believes that the commitment for installing piped gas in each street in the towns of the island is a strategic mistake. It implies creating a huge amount of work (more than 500 km of ditches) on something for which there is so little demand. Continue reading Complaints about piping gas in the east of Menorca
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The participation and help given by the public in community projects always gain recognition but, sometimes, there are some examples that merit special attention. Continue reading The Municipal Geriatric Centre of Mahon helps the Recuperation Centre
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Over 1,000 people have already signed a declaration of intent which asks that the problems concerning the junctions of Rafal Rubí and l’Argentina with the main road would be resolved by making them on the same level as the main road. Add your support to this initiative by signing here. Continue reading Sign the declaration of intent concerning the main road of Menorca
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GOB has made a formal complaint concerning a new case of a protected species wounded by a shotgun. An eagle was recently taken into the GOB Recuperation Centre for Wild Animals. It was a booted eagle, known in Menorca as a soter or esplosamates. It is the second booted eagle to have been taken into the Centre for the same reason this year, Continue reading Booted eagle wounded by a shotgun taken into the Wild Animal Recuperation Centre
