At the moment, the Almunecar Town Hall has an Atención a Los Consumidores y Usuarias service, thanks to an agreement with the Unión de Consumidores de Granada (UCA). This service is basically a citizens’ Advice Bureau; i.e., somewhere where people can obtain information concerning their rights as consumers and lodge complaints against abuses.
Almuñécar
news and views from Almuñécar, Costa Tropical
Sad New Record
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Perhaps the classic AC/DC number can best sum up where the A-7 peters out into the N-340… Highway to Hell.
Reina Sofia Invites Top Chef
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Miguel Castilla, owner of Restaurante Reina Sofia on the paseo of that same name, is always finding ways to bring new gastronomic ideas to Almunecar. For the second time, he has invited a top chef to come down to Almunecar and co-host a ‘gastronomic day.’
Desperate Arrivals
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More or less since the late spring the eastern coast of Andalucia, including the Costa Tropical, has been receiving dozens of illegal immigrants in desperate conditions striving to reach land – undetected.
Awe Inspiring
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I could have used the word ‘awesome’ but it has lost a lot of impact as an adjective due to overuse in everyday conversation. No, the only way to describe Almunecar’s annual firework display on the night of the 15th is that it inspired awe in just about everybody that witnessed it.
Young Man Stabbed in Bar
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When a population goes up, as it does in Almunecar, from around 25,000 to nearly 120,000 then you can expect more trouble than usual, but even so a stabbing in one of the Paseo del Altillo bars (the Los Bajos end) is far from expected.
Costa Tropical Hotel Blues?
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The 13th of August was the only day, so far, that hotels on the Costa Tropical were 100% full – campsites, however, have been full on the last two weekends at least.
Flasher Arrested in Almunecar
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A 22-year-old man was arrested in Almunecar for exposing and fondling himself before a group of young girls.
Peña Escrita Under Scrutiny
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The new municipal administration has decided to have a close look at the mountain park, Pena (Peña) Escrita because of its daily running costs and accrued fines to be paid.
Another Drowning
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With the death of a 61-year-old man, this time in Almunecar, the Costa Tropical has registered three deaths through drowning in just two days.