As the UK trembles under a blanket of snow, nobody there could possible consider that down on the Costa Tropical of Granada are ‘suffering from bad weather. Well, to be honest, we’re not. What we are suffering from, in Almuñécar, especially, is lamentable infrastructure priorities.
Monthly Archives: December 2010
National News (I) – December
by Duncan Inglis •
A collection of news from around Spain, written by Duncan Inglis, for the December edition of the Seaside Gazette.
National News (II) – December
by David Darby •
A selection of national news coverage for Spain, through the cynical eye of the Seaside Gazette for December, written by Dave Darby
Trocadero, Cotobro
by Editor •
This winter you will be able to enjoy an excellent market gastronomy at the Trocadero Cotobro, in the capable hands of Chef Álvaro Jimenez Pérez, who possesses impressive professional experience, thanks to having worked at some of the best restaurants in the world. Another team member is Pablo del Real Martin, an active chef in…
7-Star Hotel Update
by Martin Myall •
It seems that the Bahía Fenicia, 7-start hotel project is gaining momentum, with actual construction work starting after next summer.
The Gift of Giving
by Mette Owens •
I am sitting in Vancouver and it’s snowing! Watching the snowflakes fall reminds me that Christmas is drawing near and that it is also the time for giving – usually in the form of presents.
New Criminal Law
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
On the 23rd December 2010, the new reformed Penal Code will come into force. The new modifications are designed to provide new devices for fighting town planning and organised crime.
Season to be Jolly…
by Nicola Westby •
Maybe not, after alcohol was voted the most dangerous drug in modern society in a research by Doctor Nutt (no joke) recently published in the Lancet medical journal.
Christmas Thoughts
by Marianne Lindahl •
The streets of Almuñécar, Motril and Granada have been tingling with Christmas paraphernalia for weeks now, and the shops are crowded with people buying all kinds of goodies, dolls and plastic toys.
Eternal Affairs
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
What we sent abroad last month was nowhere welcome. Obama did not like Merkel, the English did not like the bomb parcel from Yemen, arriving via Cologne, and the Spanish did not like my Pope. I say, ‘My Pope,’ because he was my local bishop back in the 70’s.