Autumn has definitely reached our Nordic haunts, the leaves are turning red and yellow, the forest is full of mushrooms and the rain is pouring down. The time has come to pack our things and move southward towards dear old Almuñécar.
Features
editorial columns by feature writers
Durable Dog
by David Darby •
It was Ethan, the Jack Russell terrier’s third birthday, and someone decided to celebrate this day by poisoning him and burying him alive.
Trafalgar Night Dinner
by RNA •
On Friday 19th October the Almuñecar Branch of the Royal Naval Association held a very successful Trafalgar Night Dinner at restaurant Rincón de Peña Parda in La Herradura.
Culture in the Rain
by Marianne Lindahl •
During the rainy second week of July we paid a visit to Sweden to meet our dear friends and undertake a cultural trip to the beautiful landscape of Dalecarlia, this time with the main purpose of educating ourselves in the field of classical music. We arrived at our hotel in Tällberg in pouring rain, and thus did not see much of the beautiful landscape. It has been said that, “If you are visiting Sweden and the county of Dalecarlia without visiting Tällberg, it’s like attending a wedding without meeting the bride.”
No Nookie Nation
by David Darby •
The west African country of Togo endured a week long strike by a great many of its women. They decided to stage a one week sex strike in support of a call for the resignation of the country’s long standing president, Faure Gnassingbe, whose family have managed to maintain power for decades.
With Remembrance Day Approaching…
by RBL •
With Remembrance Day approaching, preparations are well underway for the distribution of Poppy Collection Boxes to our regular supporters. If there are any other shops, bars or restaurants who would like a Poppy Box please contact our Poppy Appeal Co-Ordinator, Dorothy Allen on 95252 8324.
Bad Day
by David Darby •
Off to British Columbia in Canada now and the tale of a man who recently had what must have been one of the worst days of his life.
Eternal Flame Chef
by David Darby •
A student was lucky to escape with just a three-year suspended prison sentence after frying eggs over the eternal flame burning at the World War Two memorial in Kiev.
Baby Box Boom
by David Darby •
Reports from South Korea suggest that since a change in their adoption laws, there has been a sharp increase in abandoned babies.
Health vs Poverty
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
“Approximately 1.2 billion people in the world live in extreme poverty. Poverty creates ill-health because it forces people to live in environments that make them sick, without decent shelter, clean water or adequate sanitation.” (WHO) This is also the reality in Nicaragua, where I had the opportunity to work in the mountains for six weeks.