Residents of Nerja and its surrounding area will be able to enjoy the 10th edition of Lorca y Granada en los Jardines del Generalife, a unique Granada cultural event.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Costa Tropical’s Seaside Gazette
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The online version of the Seaside Gazette has been going for two years and already has 1,650 articles, some of them being multiple ones.
Born to Die I
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The next article is from the Malaga area and concerns a 31-year-old, Paraguayan woman who has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for the 2nd-degree murder of her baby that she gave birth to on a toilet.
Born to Die II
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This related story occurred in Jaén and involves a 38-year-old Spanish mother, whose dead baby was found in a wardrobe. She is now recovering in hospital from the rigors of having given birth.
Mooning the Green Meanies
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A court in Jaén has sentenced a man to a 6-month, suspended sentence for mooning two Guardia Civil policemen and then resisting arrest. Mooning, for those of you whose first language is not English, means to take your trousers down and display your buttocks in the direction of somebody. A classic example is that scene in the Braveheart film.
July 4th in Spain!
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The American International Club of Nerja (AICN) has rapidly grown from 38 members to 100+ in just a few years. The Club’s democratic procedures and motto may account for much of that: “If it isn’t fun, we don’t do it!” Again this year, the American Club of Nerja will celebrate the unique American holiday of…
Useless Neighbours
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A Pharmacy has been held up for the second time, which is rather surprising seeing as it is right in front of the Malaga police station – the first occasion was in 2009.
Gypsies 1 – Payos 0
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Before we go any further, for those of you that have never heard of the term, ‘Payo’ it is the term that Gypsies use to describe none-Gypsy Spaniards. Having explained that, just in case, on with the article.
British Consulate Road Show
by Martin Myall •
The British Consulate in Malaga is holding an informative road show event for British residents in Spain. The event will be taking place on 15th June in the Casa de la Cultura in Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga, and is open to all.
Spanish Politics
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The local and regional elections dealt a severe blow to the Central Government; indeed to the whole of the PSOE on a national level. Although Andalucía didn’t hold regional elections, unlike the majority of Spanish autonomous regions, the damage was still keenly felt because over a thousand town halls in Andalucía, as well as provincial councils, participated and were royally smitten.