Editor

Salobreña Celebrates the International Day of Tourism

Dear Visitors and Friends, I’m honoured to thank you for the service given by your company to Salobreña visitors. September 27th we celebrate the World Tourism Day, and how tourism could be essential for Linking Cultures. Thanks to the group of people involved in the tourism services, thousands of visitors from different cultures enjoy Salobreña.…

Camino de la Negrita

The PSOE opposition party has called for urgent improvements to be made to the Camino de la Negrita. Furthermore, reparations to the lane would include the building of a mirador (lookout area) at the top.

Longer Town-Hall Hours

The Almunecar (Almuñécar) Town Hall has decided that its offices will be open for an extra 150 minutes each day to attend to the general public, starting from the 1st of October.

Well Off But Stupid?

Blaming your driving offence on somebody else by giving the police their details instead of yours has its pitfalls, as four wealthy businessmen have discovered.

Barranco de Itrabo Cleared

The Town Council appears to have taken the clearing of dry riverbeds of vegetation very seriously, as work on the Barranco de Itrabo has just concluded.

Preserving Culture or Justifying Barbarity?

What happens in Tordesillas, in Castilla Leon, isn’t a tradition bullfight as it doesn’t have all the normal strappings – it’s just a case of a dozen or so riders or men on foot attempting to spear a bull.

Catheter Catastrophy

Having a catheter introduced into something more accustomed to expelling urine is painful and guaranteed to make even a saint irritable at the mere thought of having one inserted, but punching the nurse is a tad overboard.

Ecologists Hit Out Over Gualchos Fire

The ecologist group, Buxus has described the recent Gualchos, mountain-brush fire as an ‘ecological disaster.’ The group condemns the fact there have been 20 attempts to set the area alight in recent years.