Signs of Discord The Spanish border town in front of Gibraltar; La Linea, has finally removed the road signs that made it impossible for drivers to enter the crossing point without committing a traffic infringement. The Town Hall decided to back down after the Abogado del Estado denounced the Town Council of putting road users…
Regional News – November
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More Judicial Surprises A father, who had been previously acquitted of the charge of repeatedly sexually abusing his 8-year-old daughter, was retried, by order of the Supreme Court, but before a different judge to the first. He was subsequently found guilty, sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and ordered to pay 30,000 euros in compensation. The…
Site Changes
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You will have noticed already that the heading panel of this site has changed so that we can bring more news to more areas. For that reason, Almuñécar, Salobreña, La Herradura and Motril have been grouped under the main Granada Costa tab, with a pull down menu for each of the coastal towns. Equally, we…
Digital Age Schools
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Kids from the IES Alfaguara high school will be using digital textbooks this 2010-2011 school year, thanks to an experimental pilot project. The Education Board for the Junta de Andalucía has chosen ten schools with the province, which we use 938 pupils in total as digital guinea pigs. As well as this Loja school, the…
He’s At It Again
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Parishioners are revolting against the decision of the controversial Archbishop of Granada to deprive them of their popular parish priest.
Game Menu
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Restaurante La Ventura is doing two special hunter’s menu (game) for three days running:19th, 20th & 21st, and then again for the 26th, 27th & 30th.
Andrés Segovia
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The Andrés Segovia Classical Guitar competition will be held this month, in the Centro Cívico in La Herradura, as was the case last year.
Reina Sofía Dates
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Two dates to remember! Firstly, Restaurante Reina Sofía will be offering a 3-day taste-bud assault on the 5th, 6th & 7th of November.
Mari & Miguel
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Mesón Mari & Miguel, which is located on Almuñécar’s main thoroughfare, Avenida de Andalucía, has an amazingly cheap Menu del Día at only eight euros (€8). I mean, a group of ten people could go out for lunch and the combined bill would only be 80 euros!
Juventudes Musicales Concerts
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Here is the cultural agenda for Juventudes Musicales, who will be offering the following concerts during November at the Casa de la Cultura,