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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Almunecar Bluezone Times & Rates
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complete table for times and rates corresponding to the Almunecar blue-zone parking areas
Almunecar Easter Processions
by Editor •
Complete guide to Easter Processions in Almunecar, including timetables and routes taken by each procession.
Almunequeros Behaving Badly
by Editor •
Almunequeros behaving badly could describe the first few articles of this month’s Almunecar news section. Let’s start with a man who has been sentenced to three year’s imprisonment by a Motril judge for obtaining 13,000 euros by dishonest means – fraud. The man in question, Sr. V.H. from the Ukraine, was in charge of gambling…
Death Threats
by Editor •
A man was found guilty of issuing death threats against the Councillor for Social Affairs, María Dolores Rull and has accepted the one-year prison sentence
Hash Nabbed
by Editor •
Again, a judge at the Motril criminal law courts has been earning his salary and handed down three year’s imprisonment to a man from Rincón de la Victoria…
Squatting Son
by Editor •
What about the son who decided to squat in his father’s flat in Granada while the man was staying in his holiday flat in Almuñécar? Is nothing sacred?
Lying About Injuries
by Editor •
A couple made a police report to say that they had been mugged, when in reality they had beaten the crap out of each other in a domestic argument.
Hanglider Pilot Injured
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On Sunday the 20th of last month a man – name and age not known – was injured just above Otívar, near the old road (Carretera de la Cabra).
Peddle Progress
by Editor •
Time for something positive! Almuñécar now has a public, bicycle-hiring service – which is the first on the Costa Tropical. The service can be activated by simply sending an SMS.