The First Councillor for La Herradura, Juan José Ruiz Joya, has announced that the National Lottery Organisation has agreed to use an image of La Herradura Bay on its lottery ticket on the 18th of October, to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the shipwreck of the Spanish Fleet in the village’s bay.
Politicians Accussing Each Other of Being Naughty
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The Mayor of Almuñécar’s party, the PP, have denounced the ‘squandering’ allegedly carried out by the previous mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides. According to the PP, the ex-Mayor rewarded his ‘faithful followers’ with trips to some of the towns that are twinned with Almuñécar.
48,000-Euro Payout?
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A 74-year-old woman has sued the Junta de Andalucia for 48,000 euros in compensation after she tripped over a protruding bolt-head on a temporary pedestrian path through the metro roadworks in Granada in 2010.
Ballet at the Botanical
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The Russian National Ballet, directed by Ivan Gromakov will be performing in the Majuelo Botanical Park in Almuñécar on Saturday the 8th of September at 22.00h. The performance is entitled, Los Cosacos de Taras Bulba.
El Canuelo, Maro
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The Nerja Town Hall has petitioned the regional Board of Agriculture, Fishing and Environment for permission to install sunbeds and suitable shade on Playa de El Cañuelo; the beach concerned lies within protected parkland (Paraje Natural Acantilados de Maro- Cerro Gordo).
It’s Official
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Anybody who has lived here since the Peseta days will have had the impression that things have become much more expensive since the Euro came in – well, it’s not just an impression, because according to a study carried out by the major Spanish bank, BBVA, prices have risen by a stunning 45% since 1999, which was when the Euro came in here.
Artificial Reefs for Cerro Gordo
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The regional Board for Agriculture and Fishing has presented a prior study for the installation of artificial reefs just off the Acantilados de Maro and Cerro Gordo; i.e. the natural park.
Sergio at Movistar, Almuñécar
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Everybody receives phone calls from phone companies, trying to sell you their latest package. Some just put the telephone straight down whilst others, in an attempt not to be rude, listen for a moment before doing the same.
The Troublesome Avenida
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Even while Avenida de Salobreña was still being finished, there were many who were not impressed by its emerging layout: all that parking eliminated; tight roundabouts and little separation between pedestrians and the bus lane; not to mention all those unregulated pedestrian crossings. And then, so after its inauguration, the traffic accidents started to occur…
The Good, The Bad and The Disputable
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The work on the street leading up from the town-hall square to the church has finally concluded, and looks pretty good, as well as much more practical, but a controversy is brewing…