Luis García Díaz is not a happy bunny after receiving a traffic fine… for a car that isn’t his and for a traffic incident in a place where he hadn’t set foot in the last ten years.
Struck By a Lightning Bolt
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A 16-year-old lass was unlucky enough to be struck by a bolt of lightning, whilst she was working on an ecological vegetable garden.
Father Dies Saving Daughter
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A 40-year-old father, you managed to save his 11-year-old daughter from drowning in an irrigation storage pool, was rushed to the ICU at El Egido hospital, but to no avail as he died shortly after.
PSOE Pacts with Benavides over Mancomunidad
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It is now clear why the provincial office of the PSOE was against the Almunecar PSOE councillors voting against the Benavides’s party – there were succulent ‘second prizes’ to be had.
Beach Arsonist Strikes Again
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Almost like a perverse San Juan, Salobreña experiences, around this time of year, arsonist attacks along the beach between the Peñon and La Guardia.
EU Law Threatens Motril Fishing Sector
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A possible revision of the common fishing rules for the European Union could not only put the livelihood of Motril’s fishermen into jeopardy, but will have very negative results for the whole of Andalucia’s fishing sector.
Salobrena Relaxes Law on ‘Terrazas’
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According to a new adjustment to the municipal law that governs restaurant and bar terraces, (Ordenanzas Urbanisticas) those establishments that don’t have enough public pavement in front of the businesses to mount a terrace area, can occupy public parking space.
IU Denounces Underhand Manoeuvrings
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The Izquierda Unida has denounced what they consider to be ‘dirty tricks’ within the Town Hall concerning the recently reinstated workers: an anonymous letter is being circulated between the municipal offices, rejecting the reincorporation of these workers.
New Day Centre for Almunecar?
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The Town Hall is looking into the possibility of expanding the pensioners’ housing facilities near the town bus station. This existing complex consists of a pensioners’ club and self-catering flats for residence.
The Empire Strikes Back
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The Motril Town Hall has issued a press release in response to the local IU party’s criticism of the inland-marina project. They want to know on what information the IU based its findings that state the marina project would cause damage to the Charca de Suarez bird sanctuary.