La Herradura

La Herradura News, Views and Opinions

Independence Day

Political parties including the PP, PSOE and IUPA have met and set out a roadmap to support the push for La Herradura to become self-governing, however, is does require that the pro-ELA independence group win over the people and be able to get enough support to ensure an independent La Herradura town hall. The initials…

Vicente Barbero

Vicente Barbero is 81-years old, and is the founder of Chamboa Vicente, a beach bar that could tell a few local tales for sure!
The awning outside says that the Chamboa opened in 1965, although Vicente was in fact open before that, but he would just turn up each summer with his reeds and grass and build the bar, dismantling it at the end of the season.

Science on the Streets

Going back to the subject of schools, but on a much happier note, May saw local schools taking part in the 10th Scientific Conference, celebrated on the streets of the village with local children demonstrating their skills.

English Library Grows

There are now over 900 titles fully catalogued on the library’s computer that contains all the English language titles from every library in Andalucía. Even if you can’t find the title you want, the computer can be checked, and if it is held at another site, they will despatch it to La Herradura free of charge. What an excellent service!

Site For New School?

Physical education is the subject being discussed more that any other in La Herradura. The problem being the ongoing and long standing, lack of facilities for school children here in La Herradura.

Falling Floor

Calle Real saw some emergency service activity during May. I was first alerted to this one whilst having a drink and a bite at El Ancla, when Cliff (get well soon mate!) told me that there had been a partial house collapse at the top of town, with part of the rear wall of a property missing.

Boat Mystery

Well, if you are taking a few rays this year, it looks like you should be looking for danger from the other direction. This is, of course, news that a boat, with nobody on board, crashed onto the rocks at the Punta-de-la-Mona end of the bay.

Server Problems

Sorry folks for the slow appearance of news articles this month but we are having server problems. We hope to get the rest of the articles up during today and tomorrow

Publishing Update – June

If we manage to keep to schedule, we should be at the printer, first thing Friday the 28th, meaning that the Seaside Gazette hard copy will be ready for collection and distribution on the 1st of June.