Peña Escrita, Almuñécar’s very controversial mountain park, has been in the news on three occasions this month, and only one them for a positive reason. The
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Three Tragic Deaths
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There were three tragic deaths in Almuñécar, prior to our closing the September edition. Two motorbike accidents produced to fatalities on the same day and a man drowned in a private swimming pool two days later.
Dangerous Test Cars
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Anybody that has driven up the Cabra road will have been impressed by its tight bends and vertical drops. These characteristics make it a perfect testing ground for new models of cars and car adverts. It
Very Few Jellyfish
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There was at least some good news in Almuñécar this summer; there were hardly any jellyfish, during July and August. In
Family Protests Innocence
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Last month we reported on Justo Márquez; the guy with the cross who wanted to carry it to Madrid in protest. He was found just north of Granada, having suffered from heat stroke – there’s a surprise!
Right to Protest
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There was a Letter to the Editor in the Ideal newspaper on the 5th of August, entitled: The Right to Protest in Almuñécar, which was sent in by Concepción Barrencheguren from Granada. In it she refers to some people in Almuñécar who consider that visitors do not have any right to protest over the state…
PP Thumbs Down for Mayor
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The local branch of the PP (conservatives) have described the first two years of the Mayor’s present term of office as ‘disastrous.’ For
Law Court Building Delayed
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One of the things that literally thousands of visitors to Almuñécar missed this summer, whilst driving around, looking desperately for somewhere to park, was the
Annual Firework Display
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Did you see the fireworks on the 15th? I didn’t – I was safely hidden away in a cortijo, way up in the hills, during
Allegedly Raped Daughter
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On a more unsavoury note, an Almuñécar man was arrested for having allegedly raped his own daughter four years ago. The