A Viking invasion has hit Almuñécar in the form of top Norwegian Athletes, according to the provincial press.
Municipal Picadero
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The municipal ‘picadero’ or riding stables is now under the new management of Andrera Sofía Podadera Martínez after the concession was approved by the Town Council on the 1st of February.
Which Brings Us to Benny…
by Editor •
Without doubt, 2010 has been a triumphant year for Juan Carlos Benavides in the law courts, but for all of his victories, as I write this we are only in February with 10 months left to go before 2010 he can proclaim Annus Mirabilis.
Basements Swamped
by Editor •
A tremendous problem during this prolonged rainfall has been the rising water table, as mentioned in last month’s Seaside Gazette.
New Kindergarten
by Editor •
The Councillor for Social Welfare, Dolores Rull, has announced that Barrio San Miguel (the castle area) will have a new infant centre.
Avenida de la Alpujarra
by Editor •
As Vanessa has mentioned above, the road works on Lanjarón’s main street continues to drag on in waterlogged obstinacy. The barrage of rain is an obvious reason for this delay, although if rain stopped work in a place with a climate like the UK, nothing would ever get built there, would it?
Bubión Junior School
by Editor •
Meanwhile, over in Bubión – yes, there is life outside Lanjarón – the junior school is doubling as a courthouse for the Justice of the Peace.
Olly and Fred
by Editor •
Ironically enough (in the almost Alanis Morisette interpretation of the word) despite being nearly washed off the hillside by torrential rain, Olías and Fregenite are still without mains drinking water.
Alpujarra’s Oldest Church
by Editor •
Guess where the oldest church in La Alpujarra is? Órgiva, which is the capital of the Alpujarra Granadina? Wrong!
Money for Road Damage
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You will all, no doubt be pleased to hear that the Central Government and the Junta de Andalucía are going to chuck three million euros at the Alpujarra road system…