There is no doubt about it – winter has been tough all round, with many businesses finding that February 2011 was the worse month since the crisis began.
Almunecar April Agenda
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Cultural activities in Almunecar and La Herradura during the month of April, as announced by the Town Hall
Herradura Romeria 2011
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In over thirty years on this part of the coast, I have never seen so many people turn out for a La Herradura Romeria, which this year was held in the grounds of the restored castle (tower). The village was alive with colour, horses, gypsy dresses and humming with the ‘alegria’ that has been missing…
Fiestas de San Jose Agenda
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Annual village fiestas for La Herradura, from the 17th to the 20th of March. Complete Agenda.
British Consulate, Malaga
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The British Consulate in Malaga is holding their first ever evening road show. The event will take place in Benalmádena, Málaga, and will offer advice on issues relating to British people living and working in Spain.
Drowned US Student
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A 22-year-old American student from California was found at the bottom of Madrid’s Rio Manzanares. The lad had been missing a couple of days, with family and friends searching the area after he failed to appear after a night out – one discotheque doorman had turned him away because he claimed he was drunk. The…
Radar Arson
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A radar installation that is used to monitor seaborne drug trafficking has suffered its second arson attack, this time causing damage valued at a million euro.
The Junta and an Eye
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The Junta de Andalucía has been sentenced to pay 131,000 euro in compensation to the family of a 6-year-old schoolboy who lost an eye at school.
Frac Nabbed
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A frac is the Spanish word for a coat with tails, as in ‘top hat and tails.’ It is also used to describe a debt collector, thanks to the uniform they use; an undertaker’s attire of yesteryear.
Dodgy Guru
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The Provincial Prosecutor for Granada took an unprecedented step within the whole of Spain by opening proceedings against a Hindu-style guru for allegedly “subjecting 20 people to sectarian brainwashing.”