If rampant lunacy can be contained, we should be at the printers on Friday (28th) morning at 8.am… and that’s a big if. However, as the printer does not work on weekends and Monday is a holiday… we should be out on the streets on Wednesday the 3rd at midday. The online edition will start…
Almuñécar
news and views from Almuñécar, Costa Tropical
Trocadero Cotobro
by Editor •
(SP) We have decided to include, verbatim, a restaurant review contained in a hard-copy advert within the October issue of the Seaside Gazette because, frankly, we couldn’t have put it better: “For Many years, Jaquy Cotobro had been the recognized gastronomic authority on the Costa Tropical. His departure has left a gap not easily filled.…
Help for Heroes – Charity Lunch
by Editor •
A charity Lunch is being held on the 26th of November at the Restaurante Rosa Náutica (La Herradura) in aid of the Help for Heroes programme
Europa Day, Almuñécar
by Editor •
A letter from a reader, asking for more information on Almuñécar’s Europa Day, which is being held this Saturday, the 16th
British Embassy Newsletter, October
by Editor •
Here with the monthly British Embassy Newsletter for October, containing information about returning to the UK and reregistering, about the British Legion and the Poppy Appeal, as well
Pirates or Privateers?
by Editor •
The Almuñécar Local Police, known for their daunting efficiency and citizen adulation, have arrested an African stallholder and confiscated his wares. This occurred at the Friday Market where this Senegalese gentleman had a stall containing 227 CD’s and 94 DVD’s of dubious origin. The Councillor for Citizen Safety, María Dolores Sánchez – the same lady…
Almuñécar Cultural Agenda
by Editor •
Here is the Almuñécar Cultural Agenda, issued by the Town Hall. They sent it to me in image format… bless them, so I am posting it up in that form.
Double Whammy
by Martin Myall •
One moment we are wallowing in the midst of a global crisis, with nothing but gloom on the horizon, and the next – within the same week – we hear that not only is Salobreña’s La Caleta going to have the long-awaited marina, but also that Almuñécar is going to have a 7-star hotel… and that’s not a numerical misprint: seven stars.
The Drowning
by Editor •
Most of you will have heard something at least about the two Brits that were drowned on the Tesorillo beach – father and son. The day following the incident, which took place on Tuesday the 7th, I received an email from the BBC’s 5Live programme, asking for details and one quick look at the web at the time confirmed that the news was already splashed over the UK. Back here accounts varied.
Torrecuevas Rambla
by Editor •
I went along to the meeting in Torrecuevas, which had been convoked by the locals over the state of the rambla; i.e., the riverbed track that gives access to the cortijos above, all the way up to Gelibra.