Hospice charity Acompalia’s festive fundraising concert brought together communities, traditions and talents for a great cause at a beautiful home in Granada’s Lecrin Valley.
Good Garbage, Bad Garbage
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Salobreña Town Hall have taken a step closer to approving new legislation that will see the new costings to hotels for the removal of their rubbish in 2014 and they are claiming that the amendment to the legislation will benefit 90 percent of the hotels in the town… however, some of the other 10 percent will be paying up to five times what they paid in the current financial year.
Super Selfie
by Vivienne Hughes •
Back to the reason for this article, which is that the ultimate ‘super selfie’ must be the one taken at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service. The people all smiling into the mobile phone camera are U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Hell Thorning-Schmidt.
Las Gaviotas Gets A Visit
by Vivienne Hughes •
Kiddies from the Colegio Público Las Gaviotas in La Herradura had a chance to meet the local firemen, police and Protección Civil volunteers and find out what to do in an emergency.
Farmers Abandon Town Hall Protest
by Vivienne Hughes •
A group of Almuñécar farmers staged a sit-in within the Town Hall in protest over a lack of support following massive crop losses. The sit in, which lasted two days, received much support locally, both from political parties as well as locals.
Accompalia Fundraising Success
by Vivienne Hughes •
Castell de Ferro Supporters Group shows its mettle in fundraising for Acompalia
Lost Excursionist Rescued on Peña Escrita
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil Mount Rescue team, Sereim, using a helicópter, rescued a 54-year old Swedish woman on Peña Escrita, Almuñécar.
The Perils of School Truancy
by Vivienne Hughes •
A mother has to pay compensation to her own son for not having insisted upon him attending school on many occasions.
Waitress Faces 7 Years for Alleged Bankcard Cloning
by Vivienne Hughes •
The provincial Public Prosecutor is recommending 7-year’s imprisonment for a waitress who allegedly cloned her customers’ bankcards. The incidents took place in September and December 2008 at a restaurant in Churriana de la Vega, near the provincial capital.
Policewoman Shoots Sister?
by Vivienne Hughes •
A municipal policewoman allegedly used her service pistol to murder her sister. She then turned the gun on herself and took her own life.