The winner of the best-decorated float in the Romería del Sur fiestas in Salobreña earlier in the month was Armando Martin’s Los Geranios.
Granada Protest March
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Huge crowd gathered in central Granada on Sunday the 16th to protest over the state of the capital’s hospitals. According to official figures the crowd numbered 40,000 protestors.
Jockeys Trampled
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two jockeys were injured when their horses collided during a race on the Zarzuelo Racecourse in Madrid on Sunday the 17th.
The Price of Compassion
by Vivienne Hughes •
Where do you draw the line between between a noble drive to protect animals and coexistence with your neighbours? Good question!
Peña Parda Problems
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Almuñécar branch of the PSOE socialist party is calling on the ruling party to sort out the access problems for the residents of Peña Parda in La Herradura.
Salobreña Pickpocket Arrest
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil in Salobreña have arrested two women as suspected pickpockets who target the elderly for their jewellery, using the ’embrace’ method.
Guardia Post Deficiencies
by Vivienne Hughes •
The police union for the Guardia Civil, AUGC, reports that the newly adapted Guardia Civil post in Salobreña has several deficiencies.
Arrived and Released
by Vivienne Hughes •
Another 59 illegal immigrants were turned loose after 72 hours of being held in Motril Port, again, because of a lack of space in internment centres.
Lost Brit’s Body Found
by Vivienne Hughes •
Four months after having disappeared, the body of 66-year-old David J. Olman was discovered by a group of hunters in the municipality of Huércal-Overa.
La Herradura’s Bilingual School
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Mayor, Sra. Herrera, together with a Junta representative, Sr. González, visited the junior school, Las Gaviotas in La Herradura.