Brilliant, I thought, just as the election campaigns begin, I suddenly appear on the Mayor’s TV channel – great for neutrality, but having been knobbled, I decided to go ahead and ask him some simmering questions.
Almuñécar
news and views from Almuñécar, Costa Tropical
A Benny Roasting
by Editor •
The opposition and the unions have blasted the Mayor over dismissals at the Town Hall.
The PSOE, PP, IU (who rarely agree on anything) and the national workers’ union, the CGT, all consider that the dismissal of 15 town-hall workers (some of whom have been there for 20 years) was carried out for ‘irrational motives.’
Something Positive
by Editor •
Let’s finish off the section on a positive note, expressing approval over two projects; one that is just about complete and the other which is set to begin.
Publication Update: March
by Editor •
We go to the printer Tuesday the 1st, meaning that hardcopy distribution begins Wednesday3rd March in the evening. We missed getting to the printer on Friday the 25th of Feb because my main computer went down and I am now using a back up one… Don’t you just love it when that happens on the…
World Cup Trophy in Almuñécar
by Editor •
How would you like to get up close the the World Cup trophy? You would? Well, now’s you chance as it will be on show at the Almuñécar Casa de la Cultura on the 17th of February from betweem 17.00h to 22.00h and that’s it, so don’t miss this opportunity!
Top Tunnel
by Editor •
The A-7 autovia tunnel, Cantalobos has been voted the safest tunnel in Spain by the national motoring club RACC!
Going, Going, Gone!
by Editor •
You will have noticed that the parking spaces along C/Sánchez Chaves (along the bottom of the municipal market) have disappeared.
Eight Million Saved
by Editor •
The Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía has just reached a finding that will save the municipal coffers nearly 8-million euros for the original purchase of the Palacete La Najarra, which is the present day Tourist Information Office.
German-Language Films
by Editor •
Since Wednesday the 19th of January, German-language cinema has been available at the Casa de la Cultura in Almuñécar.
Diver Finds Hidden Drugs
by Editor •
Eight waterproof packages containing a total of 200 kilos of hashish were discovered, anchored just off La Playa del Muerto, which is the one at the far end of Cotobro, accessible via a pathway around the rocks. The submerged ‘goodies’ were discovered by a local diver.