Almuñécar will finally have a crematorium this month, if all goes to plan. Not only is this a first for the town, but it will also be the first crematorium on the Costa Tropical.
Almuñécar
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Road Death
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Talking of death, many of us were shocked and saddened to hear that Juan, who used to run the Mississippi, had been killed in a road accident.
Caught in a Gale
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At the beginning of last month, a gale whipped up and caught two lads out fishing, whose boat then sank under them – this happened just off Almuñécar.
Stabbed Councillor
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Do you remember, about five years ago, that we reported on a farmer who stabbed the Councillor for Agriculture, José Rodríguez Jaime alias El Chavo? Well, his case has just come up and he has finally been brought before the judge.
Adhara Goes
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It looks like the long running, social-services company, Adhara, will be biting the dust, much to many people’s chagrin.
Pickpocket Nabbed
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The Guardia Civil in Granada have arrested a local man with previous convictions for deception and falsifying documents.
Stink is Past?
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Have you ever been in the Las Góndolas area of Almuñécar and smelt that awful sewage stench during the high occupation months? The smell emanates next to the bunker like building right on the corner of the Las Góndolas property, which is supposed to be a pumping station to take all the nasty stuff away.
Demolition Order?
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Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía upholds the Junta’s case against the Town Hall and the development company, Playa Costa Tropical S.L., in which the Junta demands that the original building licence be revoked, because the urbanisation is sitting on green-belt land.
Tourism Paralysis?
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The PSOE blames the Mayor for the ‘paralysis of the municipal Tourism Board.’
Velilla Open for Easter
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The underground car park in Velilla is nearing completion, with the building company already laying curbstones at the water park end. One-way wheeled traffic will be available from the 26th of March to the 4th of April; i.e., over Semana Santa, before being closed again. The construction company that is building the groyne, Ferrovial-Agromán, is…