Almuñécar

news and views from Almuñécar, Costa Tropical

A Priority?

The Almuñécar branch of the socialist opposition party, the PSOE, has called attention to the ‘dangerous entrance’ from the N-340 to Las Palomas, La Herradura, which is just before the Cerro Gordo tunnel.

Gelibra Lane Unfinished?

Joaquín Mingorance Romero,who is the chairman of the Asociación de Vecinos de Gelibra, (Almuñécar) has made a written complaint to the Town Hall, expressing his rejection of the Council’s response to a request made in September 2011 for the work on the access lane to Gelibra to be completed; i.e., tarmacked, etc.

Jelly Bandits

Protección Civil for Almuñécar/Herradura has issued its figures for July, concerning First Aid on the at its four beach posts: La Herradura, San Cristóbal, Puerta del Mar and Velilla beaches. Jelly-fish stings are up, which is hardly surprising as there are more people around to be stung, so to speak.

More Firemen

Three more firemen were sworn into the department after the selection process was completed, bringing the Almuñécar, Fire-Service staff up to a total of fifteen.

Nexo with Europe in Almuñecar

There will be a collective exhibition of the works of resident European artists here on the Costa Tropical, such as Rowland Fade, Gina Brown, A. Dominguez De Haro, Claudia Vogt, Francid L. Ruiz, Emily J. P, Ferran Millán, Alberto Ramirez, Mª Carmen Pear and Rafael Mora. This year will be the third annual exhibition and…

Unfair Competition?

Many town halls in the last 20 years have spent a lot of money on public services, creating sports facilities and kindergartens, to name but just two. Although the intention is genuine in its object of making the life of citizens richer in social facilities, sometimes such ideas inadvertently create unfair competition with the public sector.