The Diving Centre, based on Cotobro in Edif. Delfín is giving a 50% discount for beginners, residing or born in Almuñécar or La Herradura. You just need to show them your empadronamiento certificate, in the case of foreign residents.
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Dark Ages Descend on La Herradura!
by Martin Myall •
The La Herradura Medieval Fair kicks off on Friday the 15th at 18.00h and will conclude on Sunday. There will be stacks of activities, ranging from birds of prey to donkey rides, bouncy castles to the village’s brick and mortar one, and plenty of Medieval costumes and tasty morsels.
Two-Hundred Kilos of Junk
by Martin Myall •
Well, thanks to a lot of work, co-ordination and bubble blowing, the great seabed cleaning up operation off Punta de la Mona retrieved over 200 kilos of discarded rubbish, amongst which was a traffic sign, a large lorry tyre, plastic bins, pipes, mirrors and a bucket load of fishing hooks – there was even a part of an electricity generator.
Underwater Clean Up
by Martin Myall •
Diver volunteers have been busy today cleaning up the seabed off Punta de la Mona, which lies between Almuñécar and La Herradura.
New Recycling Bins
by Martin Myall •
La Herradura and Velilla are to get new glass-recycling bins, thanks to an agreement struck between the Town Hall and a glass-recycling company, Ecovidrio. The Councillor for the Environment, Luis Aragón, said that collection points for paper and plastic will be next. With these new containers, the total for the whole municipality (La Herradura and…
Corpse in the Water
by Martin Myall •
No further information is yet available concerning the body found floating off Playa Cantarriján, La Herradura. Several bathers saw the body floating about 50 metres out to sea and reported the sighting to the emergency number 112 at 19.20h, Sunday the 3rd. Members of the Guardia Civil, Protección Civil and Salvamento Marítimo turned up to…
Pay Day!
by Martin Myall •
One-hundred, and eighty tradesmen and suppliers have finally had their outstanding bills settled by the Almuñécar Town Hall; 1,300 bills totally some 17 million euros dating from between 2001 and 2011.
Thank God For Neighbours
by Martin Myall •
A resident in the Matagallares area of Salobreña was suspicious of a young couple that were taking ‘too much interest’ in his neighbour’s cortijo, so he phone him. Alerted, the owner phoned the Guardia Civil at 23.30h to say that he was on his way out to his cortijo and that it would be jolly nice if they pop round, too.
Harleys Make an Appearance
by Martin Myall •
As if the harbringer of invasions to come, Almuñécar roared with the unmistakeable sound a Harley Davisons growling through the streets.
Darkness Defeated
by Martin Myall •
Sometimes, something doesn’t have to be new to please people; sometimes just getting something old fixed is enough, which is the case of the long none-functioning street light in front of the Hotel Almijarra entrance of the Acera de Pilar in La Herradura.