The village celebrated its first Feria Gastronmica – Almunecar style – on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of this month. Considering that this tapa-cum-gourmet party was the first attempt, it didn’t go too badly with dozens of people turning up and around 10 restaurant stalls. The food was excellent and it wasn’t too difficult to…
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End of an Era?
by Editor •
Now, with the election night just under a week ago, more information has been forthcoming. For example, the defection of Daniel Barbero from the Mayor’s councillor list had catastrophic results over in La Herradura, which will be covered in that section.
La Herradura Rejects Benavides
by Editor •
Touching on the local elections, yet again, it is worth pointing out that nowhere was the defeat of the Mayor’s party so keenly felt than in La Herradura, with the CA coming in behind the PP (most voted for) and the PSOE.
Court Backs Ayuntamiento
by Editor •
Concerning San Antonio, the Supreme Court has backed the Town Hall against the state administration.
Running Out of Patience
by Editor •
I received a very disgruntled letter from a resident in Carmenes del Mar, who is absolutely disgusted with how Comarex is behaving over their responsibility for the disastrous state of many houses up there.
Starfish Big Gig
by Nicola Westby •
Starfish’s young musical Talent perform live at the Big Gig. Starfish España is happy to announce their highlight of the year, the Big Gig, showcasing local bands of talented young musicians performing live on stage. It takes place on Saturday 11th June from 19.00 at the Peña Parda restaurant and has free admission.
Maspalomas
by Nicola Westby •
A spot of local business news concerning MasPalomas: summer opening hours are now all day from 10.00am – 11.30 pm, except Sunday evenings and all day Monday.
Dr Animal Campaign
by Editor •
Dr Animal Clinic on Plaza Nueva tells us that their May campaign was a great success, so they’ve decided to continue offering the same campaign during the month of June, as well.
Driving Licenses in Spain
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
There is a lot of confusion in Spain about the validity of driving licenses issued by other EU and EEA countries. EEA stands for European Economic Area and it is equivalent to the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Royal Decree 818/2009 of May 2009 and the following modifications that were enforced on the 11th September 2010, clarified this matter. The new European driving license will take effect from 2013 and this will supersede present regulations.
Publication Update – June
by Editor •
Am rushing to finish the Monday 8am deadline for the printer, which, barring major disasters, shouldn’t be a problem. Consequently, we will be out on the 1st of June. The online editions will start going up on the same day. The online edition, of course will start going up on the on the same day in the evening.