A summary of regional news as reported in the March edition of the Seaside Gazette
La Herradura Fiesta Programme
by Editor •
The full San José fiesta programme for La Herradura… with a touch of flippancy!
Pensioners Perish I
by Editor •
British pensioners, Christopher and Christine Martin, met a tragic end when the living room ceiling fell on them as they sat on a sofa at their friends’ cortijo in the Alpujarra village of Rubite.
Pensioners Perish II
by Editor •
We have all been witness to the very uncharacteristic rainfall this winter, which has been with us since the 18th of December on an off – more often ‘on’ than ‘off’. Whilst roads have subsided, houses flooded and crops ruined, up to the last week of February, there had been no fatalities in our neck of the woods. That all changed up in the tiny Alpujarreño village of Rubite on the Monday the 22nd February.
Paraglider Ditches Off Taramay
by Editor •
Have you ever watched the hang gliders and paragliders flying over the beach and wondered how they are not blown out to sea? Well, it does happen, as was the case of a female paraglider pilot, who had to be rescued by the Guardia Civil coastguards.
Coke Bust
by Editor •
A 40-year-old gentleman from Almuñécar was discovered to have a 200-gram block of cocaine on him after he was stopped at a routine road check near Las Gabias.
Almuñécar Twinned
by Editor •
Almuñécar, if you didn’t know it, is twinned with an ever-growing number of towns around the Europe, as well as other places around the globe.
Torrecuevas Sports Facilities
by Editor •
Well, Torrecuevas is pretty friendly – at least they have stopped stoning passing motorists – just joking, should anybody from Hendersonville be reading this!
Avenida de Andalucía Adjustments
by Editor •
You will have noticed, perhaps, that there was a bit of work on the Avenida de Andalucía going on towards the end of February – this was repair work on a section that had already been finished.
Leo Loses Licence
by Editor •
It was announced in the provincial press that Almuñécar first underground parking facilities (Parking Leo) is to change hands.