The question is; whom do you believe? The Government states one thing but the facts on the ground indicate another – the opposite, in fact.
Knife Attack
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The Guardia Civil in Órgiva arrested a 69-year-old man for allegedly attacking another man with a clasp knife. The 45-year-old victim received three stab wounds. The attack took place in the town square during festival activities, starting off as a heated argument before going nuclear.
Musical Murtas
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Just about anywhere else, young kids learn musical instruments to play in a rock band – not so in Murtas, where they are having classes to become wandering minstrels, or troubadours.
VPO’s for Órgiva
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Órgiva will have its first VPO’s next year. VPO stands for Vivienda de Protección Official; i.e., government subsidized housing for low-income families.
Forgotten Bargis
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Ever heard of a hamlet called Bargis? Well, it’s in the Alpujarra – in fact, it lies within the municipality of Órgiva, although, arguably, it is lost in the 19th Century.
Miffed Tíjola
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Another forgotten municipal annex of Órgiva is Tíjola, whose inhabitants are demanding that their access road be repaired. Some years ago, the Town Hall of Órgiva had half the 10-kilometre road metalled, i.e., covered with asphalt. The remaining four kilometres of the lane continues to be a dirt track, which has the 150 members of the Asociación de Vecinos de Tíjola pretty cheesed off (angry).
August New Year
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New Year celebrations came and went in Bérchules, but during August, as has become the much-popular custom there. On the said Saturday the festive activities accrued a profit of 2,500 euros, thanks to the sale of marketing products; i.e., baseball caps. These funds will be handed over to the charity Ciudad de los Niños, which…
Editorial Comment
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What exactly is going on? What exactly does the Town Hall have against car owners? Why is it going out of its way to turn people away? Is it short-sighted lunacy or something worse; more sinister? These are questions that must have crossed just about everybody’s mind at some point during the summer. Yes, the…
Credit Where Credit’s Due
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Well, as we’re ripping into the Town Hall elsewhere in the Almuñécar section, it’s only fair that we find something nice to say about them, too. The P-4 sports facilities, which run down between the river and Avenida Principe de Asturias, are now complete and operative. Padel courts, tennis courts and other installations complete this…
Wifi in Los Marinos
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And on the same positive note, Barrio de los Marinos now provides free wifi Internet access for all of the residents of this low-income area of Almuñécar.