Not sure how many times the Seaside Gazette has run that headline, but here it is again. He has been acquitted of the charge of fraudulent bankruptcy.
‘Salobreña Experiences’ for Groups
by Martin Myall •
During 2012, Salobreña will be offering different products for anybody who is interested are available, including a number of guided tours on cultural, theatrical, agricultural, ecological farms, tropical fruits taste, mountain biking down the valley amongst others.
Priest Preys on Pigeons?
by Martin Myall •
The ecologist movement, Ecologistas en Accion, has reported the parish priest of Puebla de Don Fadrique for ‘taking out pigeons’ with a pellet gun… The said priest, Father Juan Luis Garcia Rodriguez, admits to killing a couple and turning them into broth, but not with a pellet gun.
Want Stall? Don’t Stall!
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Town Hall is putting out to tender eight market stalls within the municipal market building (San Agustín). The stalls that are being offered are on the entrance and upper floor.
Castle Looking for a Friend
by Martin Myall •
Having a castle in relatively good condition is definitely a bonus; even in Spain where they abound, so Salobreña is on a quest to improve theirs.
Salobreña’s Free Xmas Lighting
by Martin Myall •
The private company that has provided the decorative street lighting each Christmas has decided to provide the same this year, for no charge, as the town can’t afford this expense.
Policeman on Child-Porn Charge
by Martin Myall •
The Public Prosecutor is recommending a 6-year prison sentence for the member of the Fuengirola local police that was caught with 816 child pornography images on his computer.
Helper Who Helped Himself
by Martin Myall •
The Motril law courts have just found a volunteer from the Proteccion Civil guilty of retaining a parcel of drugs that he had found floating in the water off a beach. He was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, which is suspended.
Pepino Problems
by Martin Myall •
It was last year, we believe, that anybody passing the Carchuna beach would have seen hundreds of metres of cucumber mounds, rotting. The reason was that there had been a glut and it was cheaper to dump them rather than sell them at below-production prices.
This year the sector is beset by the same problem and the local cucumber farmers were talking of dumping the whole crop again.
N-340 Improvements
by Martin Myall •
Anybody travelling between La Herradura and Almuñecar will have noted road workers laying tarmac and other improvements.
The other improvements in question being stabilization work, which can be seen going on below the road, beside the main junction – there has been a boring machine that has been sinking horizontal piles to stabilize the road bank.