Poniente
News from the west of Granada (Poniente): Loja & Alhama de Granada area
British Consulate Newsletter – September
The monthly newsletter for September, sent out by the British Consulate in Malaga, Spain, giving advice and information for the British expat population. »
Juanca Pranged His Bally Kite
Or if you would prefer it in plain English, instead of RAF WW2 banter: Juan Carlos Gomez, Infoca pilot based in near the Pantano de Bermejales, crash landed after hitting a cable. »
Here’s A Surprise!
Whilst los autonomos (self-employed workers) struggle to pay their social security and workers are laid off, our dear politicians don’t appear to have twigged that there’s an economic crisis with its teeth sunk into the average person’s jugular vein. »
Costa Tropical’s Seaside Gazette
The online version of the Seaside Gazette has been going for two years and already has 1,650 articles, some of them being multiple ones. »
British Consulate Road Show
The British Consulate in Malaga is holding an informative road show event for British residents in Spain. The event will be taking place on 15th June in the Casa de la Cultura in Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga, and is open to all. »
Publication Update – June
Am rushing to finish the Monday 8am deadline for the printer, which, barring major disasters, shouldn't be a problem. Consequently, we will be out on the 1st of June. The online editions will start going up on the same day. The online edition, of course will start going up on the on the same... »
British Consulate Newsletter – May
Fact or Fiction: You must have worked 15 years in Spain to have entitlement to a Spanish pension. Simple and straightforward. Right? Wrong! »
Nigel’s Spending Spree
Englishman, Nigel, Summersby, resident of Íllora, won a raffle on which he was given 4000 euros to spend in 51 local shops, all in one day. »
Socialist Mayor’s Selling Spree
Granada's PP has formally denounced the Socialist mayor of Loja, Miguel Castellano, for allegedly selling off plots of land at “laughably” low prices to intimates, fellow-travellers, and others favoured by the Socialists. »
British Embassy April Newsletter
The monthly newsletter sent out by the British Embassy in Madrid, covering the Royal British Legion, unemployment benefit in Spain and many other points of interest »
