Well, we have just clicked up our thousandth post on the new Seaside Gazette website, making this article the 1001st post, which is not bad, seeing as this online version of the Seaside Gazette has only been going since April 2009 – a little over a year. At the moment we have around 1,700 visits…
Illegal Expats
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I read with interest Ducan Inglis’s comments on the Spanish economy, it got me wondering if things would be better if working guiris paid their way; very few working expats work legally, not paying social security, income tax and avoiding paying IVA.
British Embassy Newsletter – August
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The monthly newsletter from the British Embassy in Madrid with useful information for British residents in Spain
Salobreña Fiestas 2010
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Herewith the Summer Festival Programme, which we received just a tad late, surprisingly… Anyway, plenty to offer, so read on! Ah, anybody who missed the classical music concert in La Herradura, where members of the Cologne Philamonic Orchestra played in a chamber arrangement will have a chance to see them again, but in Salobreña at…
Motril Fiestas 2010
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The annual summer fiestas begin from the 10th, culminating in the grand firework display on the night of the 16th. Almuñécar has theirs on the 15th, so you have the chance to watch them both. [nggallery id=47]
¡Viva España!
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How could we possibly not dedicate this month’s Front Page to Spain’s World Cup victory, even though it might seem old hat by the time that you get your hands on this copy of the Seaside Gazette?
Almuñécar Car Parks Open
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Both controversial underground car parks are now open for use. The San Cristóbal one opened on the 23rd of July and the Velilla one opened on the 30th of the same month.
Injured by Propeller
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A bather on one of Almuñécar’s beaches was injured by a boat’s propeller on the Sunday the 25th of last month, at around 14.00h, when most our beaches were veritably ‘throbbing.’
Injury at the Waterfalls
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Miles inland, at the Junta de los Ríos, a 36-year-old man had to be helivacked (old military abbreviation for Helicopter Evacuation) after he broke his ankle, descending the waterfalls.
Aquarium Party
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Almuñécar’s Aquarium celebrated its second anniversary last month with a party on the 16th.