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Help for Heroes

A charity Lunch is being held on the 26th of November at the Restaurante Rosa Náutica (La Herradura) in aid of the Help for Heroes charity. Those attending are requested to arrive at 13.00h for lunch at 13.30h.

New Sports Club

I spoke briefly with Sophie Bruinsma (Dave Janssens’s daughter), who explained about a project to promote the sports facilities around town, which are plentiful and excellent in quality, by the way.

Fire in the Hills

Around about the same times as the Danish youth concert band was playing in Almuñécar, el Pago de Guerra above La Herradura went up in flames. Of course, we’re not claiming that the Vikings were out raping, pillaging and burning, in between Abba numbers, nevertheless, it’s worth pointing out that old habits die hard, after…

Publication Update: November

If rampant lunacy can be contained, we should be at the printers on Friday (28th) morning at 8.am… and that’s a big if. However, as the printer does not work on weekends and Monday is a holiday… we should be out on the streets on Wednesday the 3rd at midday. The online edition will start…

Reader’s Letter

This is just to say that the blue zone in La Herradura – which may be logical during the two-three summer months – is ruining it for all businesses the rest of the year.

British Embassy Newsletter, October

Here with the monthly British Embassy Newsletter for October, containing information about returning to the UK and reregistering, about the British Legion and the Poppy Appeal, as well

Hash in a Cave

The Green Meanies (Guardia Civil) discovered 480 kilos of hashish that had been hidden in a cave, only accessible from the sea, on Cerro Gordo of La Herradura. According to the seaborne branch of the Guardia Civil ,El Servicio Marino, drug runners are increasingly using this kind of hiding place to store large quantities, so…

Tragic Car Accident

We start the section with a tragic incident that occurred at the beginning of the month, so it is very likely that you already know all about it. On the 5th of September an Englishman died in a car accident at the western end of the village, near the Nuevo Camping.