The Mayor of Almuñécar, Ruiz Joya, didn’t exactly get a hero’s welcome when he visited Torrecuevas but rather was confronted with gruff complaints and demands.
Mayor Visits Torrecuevas
by Martin Myall •
The Victims That Were Hidden
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña Town Hall said that it had started work this week on the first phase of a campaign to locate and exhume the victims of the Spanish Civil War in unmarked graves within the municipal cemetery.
Almuñécar’s VII Jazz en Otoño
by Louise Powell •
Get ready for this autumn jazz festival that will take place in Almuñécar from the 9th to the 11th at the Auditorium (Casa de la Cultura).
Beware of Wild Bacon
by Martin Myall •
A woman in her mid 60s from Soraluze, (Basque country), is recovering at Hospital Donostia from injuries of varying severity caused by a wild boar while she was walking along the road.
Anchoring Points to Protect the Seabed
by Hugh MacArthur •
when a boat, yatch or even a RIB drops anchor onto a coral bed or posidonia meadows, it causes damage, which is why that have been installing 25 mooring points between Nerja and Castell de Ferro within protected seabed areas.
Airgun Incidents in Granada
by Martin Myall •
A week ago, somebody started shooting at a film crew of a local, TV channel for Granada (TG7) using a pellet gun, but this incident is just the last in a string of similar ones.
Organic Waste Collection
by Vivienne Hughes •
Barrio San Miguel in Almuñécar will have a new, brown bin for organic waste collection, starting this coming Monday, which will join the selective waste collection bins already available in the area.
US Midterms Voting Abroad
by Gazette Reader •
Drop-in voter assistance event in Almuñécar for US voters in this coming midterm election! Americans in Spain can and should vote!
To Be or Not To Be
by Martin Myall •
The Axarquía village of Arenas has a bullfighting show planned for their fiestas, complete dwarf bullfighters… then somebody complained.
If It Doesn’t Fit, Don’t Force It
by Hugh MacArthur •
You can put up all the street signs warning driver that there is a very narrow street ahead, yet somebody will try and squeeze their vehicle through it, taking out the paint work on both sides of the car and the mirrors.
Village Bank-Branch Closures
by Martin Myall •
The question is, are the elderly being swept away by change that has more to do with cost cutting than improving a service?
Reader: Read-Aloud Workshop
by Gazette Reader •
Is it possible to put the following subject in the Seaside Gazette?
Dangerous Abseiling Area Warning
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Granada-based, Guardia Civil, Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group (GREIM), has warned adventure-sports enthusiasts about the extreme danger currently present in the Barranco de Trevélez. The warning comes after a fatal accident on the 9th of September at one of its most dangerous points, specifically when descending immediately after the La Hoya rapids pool. The…
This Sunday’s Hiking Route
by Martin Myall •
If you like hiking in a large group and live in the municipality of Almuñécar then you can’t go far wrong by tagging along on the hiking outings organised by the Municipal Sports Department.
Explosion in Roast-Chicken Shop
by Martin Myall •
There is a touch of sad irony that a man who ran a roast-chicken shop died from the burns suffered after a gas explosion in Estación de Cartama on Avenida de Andalucía.