There has been quite an uproar over the sacking of eleven permanent staff from the Hotel Playa (originally Sol Meliá), which is situated on Playa San Cristóbal, next to Río Seco.
Rising Watertable Problems
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One of the problems produced by the constant rainfall is the rise in the water-table, which has flooded out basements in Almuñécar and La Herradura, one of which is the Aquarium, which had to be closed down for about a week to pump the encroaching water out.
Lentegí Mourns
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Lentegí was shocked to learn that the New Zealander, Kevin Holmes, was the co-pilot on a rescue helicopter that crashed into the sea off Almería Port. Three of the four crew, amongst them Mr Holmes, perished.
Trying Times for Mayor
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All in all, the Mayor has come off pretty well, as far as ‘dates with the judge’ go this month
Shop to be Raffled
by Editor •
You know when there is an economical crisis on the prowl when somebody decides to raffle their supermarket for 100 euros a ticket.
Firemen Evacuate Building
by Editor •
car fire in the basement parking of a building caused the building to be temporally evacuated.
Urban Vandalism
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Nasty little gits have vandalised the electronic, Tourist-Information panels (infoterminales).
TDT Arrives
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On the 18th of January we went onto TDT (Televisión Digital Terrestre) all over Spain, Almuñécar included. TDT is digital transmission via normal terrestrial broadcasts, rather than via a satellite.
Delivery Vehicle Restrictions
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On the subject of roadworks, which include the inevitable elimination of free parking, the Councillor for Traffic and Citizen Safety, María Dolores Sánchez Montes, announced that the Town Hall would be issuing a new band to ‘facilitate the rotation of loading and unloading areas.’
Avenida de Andalucía Re-opened
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Well, at last the business along the Avenida de Andalucía can take a small breather, thanks to this thoroughfare being opened again to traffic on the 13th of January, even though it was promised that this main traffic artery would be opened in time for Christmas.