Almuñécar

news and views from Almuñécar, Costa Tropical

Botellones on the Altillo

The nightlife around the Bajos (under the Paseo del Altillo), whilst being very popular, probably doesn’t translate into elevated earnings for the bars along there…

Groyne Grows Beach

There is good news down Velilla way with the termination of the groyne work. Even in the short time that this beach-protection construction has been working its way out, metre by metre, the beach to the east of it has grown quite noticeably.

PP Announces Pre-Election Campaign

The Partido Popular has kicked off their local-elections, pre-campaign, which is why you have probably seen banners stretching across the roads with Trinidad’s face, calling for a change.

Mayor’s Stern Warning

One item not included in the July edition, but very relevant, however, was the announcement by the Town Hall that they would be coming down heavily on illegal constructions within the municipality, meaning that demolitions rather than fines will be the order of the day.

Fire Aboard

What a low blow! Just as the summer was set to begin, some bloody pyromaniac incinerated a whole fleet of pedaloes (pedal-powered catamarans).

No Stink

Finally we come to the new sewage pump installations outside Las Góndolas… It’s finished and there isn’t a whiff of… The Lord knows that it took years and tears, but finally El Paseo Reina Sofía near Las Góndolas no longer smells like a stink-bomb factory. They had to build something that Rommel might have been…

Almuñécar & Herradura Fiestas 2010

Almuñécar and La Herradura
Just received this from the Tourist Office, far too late to be included in the hard copy and in PDF format, meaning that I can’t just copy and paste the text in.

Publication Update – August

We should be at the printer tomorrow morning, 8am, and taking into consideration that the printer doesn’t work over the weekend… means that we’re out on the 3rd and will begin deliveries that same evening.

British Embassy News Letter

While some may think of Spain and its Costas simple as a retirement destination, the reality is that it is also a popular choice for couples and young families.