Did the Almuñécar Town Hall bite off more than it could chew when it decided to levy 500 fines (according to the PSOE opposition party) in two days? Rumour had it that they had prepared another 500 but had decided to axe the second batch after encountering a very unimpressed business sector.
A Fine Mess I
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Businesses within Almuñécar were shocked and dismayed to receive up to nine, 300-euro fines (2,700€) in one day for allegedly breaching rubbish placement regulations.
Órgiva Fiestas
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Here’s all the low down on Órgiva’s fiestas, starting on Thursday the 1st and finishing on the Sunday the 4th, if you’re lucky.
Hard-Copy Update
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News on the hard copy and online editions of the Seaside Gazette October Edition
Spam Scam
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A dangerous online scam: a bogus tax-office email. Read more…
Gazette Reaches La Alpujarra
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Here’s a bit of in-house news concerning Vanessa Bosch, who used to be the sales rep for the Salobreña area. Vanessa has just completed a move to Lanjarón, where she will be in charge of setting up a Lanjarón-Órigiva (Alpujarra) news section. Hopefully, this is good news for the foreign community in the Alpujarra, who…
El Pato Loco and Alhama
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This month, we are going to take you even further afield along that route, where you will find landscape right out of southern France or even Southern Britain.
Mayor Accused…
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The IU has denounced the Mayor for ‘removing’ parking fines against his councillors. Local IU leader, Fermín Tejero, claims that one of the councillors that had a traffic fine ‘annulled’ was the Councillor for Traffic, María Dolores Sánchez.
Bank Rescues Car Parks
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The Caja Rural has signed a deal with the Town Hall, whereby they will extend credit to those that wish to buy a parking space in the two controversial, underground car parks.
Paseo del Altillo Praised
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But it’s not all about people complaining; one Letter to the Editor in the Ideal was from a gentleman who praised the beauty of the Paseo del Altillo.