I would like to inform you of a recent series of burglaries in our urbanisation [in Cotobro, Almuñécar]. On Saturday 14th, between the 3 and 4 o’clock in the morning, the “cacos” (thieves) broke into several houses along c/del Tenis (including my own). In all cases the owners were absent.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Interview: Mayor of Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
The interview with the Mayor of Almuñécar, Trinidad Herrera, was given in her office at the Town Hall on the 26th of January 2012. The Mayor was asked questions concerning parking, unemployment and progress on the A-7 autovia between Taramay and Lobres.
Scary Bend Offends
by Martin Myall •
Anybody who has driven down from the Punta de la Mona junction by the iron cactus, down El Camino Real and attempted to turn right to access Barrio Espinar from the top will have had a shaky moment, trying to haul their car round the tight bend with the nasty drop.The
Alleged Car Thief Arrested
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil and Policía Local have arrested the alleged thief responsible for breaking into seven parked cars around town. This is not to be confused with the Great Mirror Thief of Moroccan origin, as this lad is Spanish and is aged 38.
Builders Exploited?
by Martin Myall •
The IU (left-wing political formation) have denounced that builders working on the new junior school in Vélez Benaudalla are being exploited by the building company. Workers on the building site are being made to work 15-hour days, the IU claims.
Bishop Denounces Incitement to Fornicate in Classrooms
by Martin Myall •
The bishop’s stance is startling in itself but perhaps the headline is misleading: he’s not complaining that pupils are encouraged to fornicate whilst in their classrooms, but that what is imparted during their classes encourages them to fornicate in general.
My Tailor is Rich
by Duncan Inglis •
Francisco Camps, the handsome, suave ex-president of Valencia, resigned a few months ago from office in order to face down charges that he had accepted several expensive suits as gifts. In turn, one supposes, the free suits guaranteed someone or someone’s certain favourable treatment.
Lethal 4X4
by Martin Myall •
A 36-year-old man appears to have deliberately mowed down his own sister, brother-in-law and 5-year-old niece with his 4X4 after a family argument. The sister suffered a broken leg and her husband was taken to hospital badly injured. The little girl was killed outright.
Musical Chairs
by Martin Myall •
It was only three months ago, with the socialists still in power in Madrid, that the then opposition, the PP, were proclaiming that work on the A-7 autovia had ground to a halt, workers were being laid off, and that it was all the fault of the socialists.
The Bridge to Nowhere
by Martin Myall •
Quite a few years back we published an article on the bridge over Río Guadalfeo that was to both connect the Salobreña seafront to the Motril’s Playa Granada, as well as to give alternative access to the N-340 Granada junction.