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Unwanted Wooden Paseo

The Town Hall has submitted a request to Costas (national coastal authority) for the dismantling and removal of the wooden square, which is all that remains of the pier and promenade that once adorned the Paseo Andrés Segovia.

Vintage Car Meet

There will be a veteran and vintage car meet in La Herradura on the 29th, which will be too late to be included in the hard-copy edition, but will covered in the following edition.

Town Hall Expresses Sympathy

Well, actually, sympathy might not be the right word because the Spanish term that the Mayor used was sensibilizado, which literally means ‘sensitized,’ and she was referring to the state of Carmenes del Mar. This declaration came during a meeting with three representatives of the urbanizaciones affected by the land slips on Cerro Gordo. The…

Artificial Reefs for Cerro Gordo

The regional Board for Agriculture and Fishing has presented a prior study for the installation of artificial reefs just off the Acantilados de Maro and Cerro Gordo; i.e. the natural park.

Gazette Weather Report

We’ve just added this feature to our header section, entitled, “The Weather,” which has a drop down list for individual weather reports for Almuñécar, La Herradura, Salobreña and Motril.

A-7 Spared

The A-7, where it passes through Granada, has been spared the huge cuts received to other projects in the rest of Spain. Work continues, concluding in 2014

Fruit Crate Snatchers Nabbed

About a month ago we ran an article on how tens of thousands of plastic fruit crates had disappeared from outside plastic greenhouses – the mystery has been solved. Five people have been arrested over the robbery of over 40,000 fruit crates.

Monument Spring Timetable

Almuñécar and La Herradura Opening Hours & Entrance Fees: 1st of April to the 31st of May. San Miguel Castle and Cueva de Siete Palacios Archaeological Museum Explanada del Castillo – Barrio San Miguel, Tel: 650 027 584/607 865 466 Tuesday to Saturday: 
10:30 – 13:30 & 17:00-19:30
Sunday: 10:30 – 14:00 Monday closed Entrance: Individuals:…