We came to Spain to slow down the march of Time, but as they say, Time stands still for no man. To the point, I attended my 2nd, non-family-related 60th birthday party this month. Long gone are the 18th, 21st, weddings, christenings and divorce parties, now its 50th and 60th and funerals.
Regional News – October
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7,000 Happy Bunnies Yes, the locals from Jete, Lentegí, Lobres, La Rábita and El Castillo – the aforesaid mentioned number – will have partial access to the regional health service’s data banks, meaning that certain tasks can be carried out without leaving the comfort of your own home. Diraya is a system that permits patients…
Life-Giving Leaks
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I went to have a shower the other day, as usual, only to find there was merely a dribble of water. I start shouting, “Chris, Chris, Chrrriiissssss,” Nothing. I get out get dressed and stagger up the back, can’t breathe, to find him by the water pressure pump. Having a Miss Marple moment I think…
Reader’s Letter
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This is just to say that the blue zone in La Herradura – which may be logical during the two-three summer months – is ruining it for all businesses the rest of the year.
Help for Heroes – Charity Lunch
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A charity Lunch is being held on the 26th of November at the Restaurante Rosa Náutica (La Herradura) in aid of the Help for Heroes programme
Europa Day, Almuñécar
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A letter from a reader, asking for more information on Almuñécar’s Europa Day, which is being held this Saturday, the 16th
British Embassy Newsletter, October
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Here with the monthly British Embassy Newsletter for October, containing information about returning to the UK and reregistering, about the British Legion and the Poppy Appeal, as well
Pirates or Privateers?
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The Almuñécar Local Police, known for their daunting efficiency and citizen adulation, have arrested an African stallholder and confiscated his wares. This occurred at the Friday Market where this Senegalese gentleman had a stall containing 227 CD’s and 94 DVD’s of dubious origin. The Councillor for Citizen Safety, María Dolores Sánchez – the same lady…
Bye Bye Beach?
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The high cost of sorting out the rapidly disappearing beach of Playa Granada, estimated at 15 million euros, probably means that it is not going to get sorted out this side of the Second Coming.
Honey Fair in La Alpujarra
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You’ve still got time to visit Lanjarón’s Honey Fair, if you’re willing to tog up in wellingtons and an umbrella!