Someone has been vandalising the tennis courts in Las Palomas. Local residents tell me it has been a regular occurrence for some time now.
Granada Costa
news from the Costa Tropical (Granada): Almunecar, La Herradura, Motril & Salobrena
Castle Work Resumes
by David Darby •
After a full year standing idle, the renovation works have restarted at La Herradura Castle. The work includes a dig by archaeologists from the School of Arabic Studies in Granada.
Giselle Lebrun, Artist
by David Darby •
The Centro Civico saw an exhibition during November by Giselle Lebrun whose exciting images are created using acrylic colours. Although mainly landscapes, she also paints concrete! This talented lady also writes stories and poetry. If you missed the exhibition, check out Giselle’s work at www.galeriadelsur.net
Halloween at Las Brujas
by David Darby •
Halloween was celebrated, as every year, at Las Brujas, and the evening was a complete success!
Local Crime
by David Darby •
Once again crime became a talking point in the village, with reports of burglaries and attempted burglaries to several bars in the village, and even one or two empty properties in Carmenes have been broken into
December Publishing
by Editor •
If all goes to schedule, we should be at the printer Monday (30th) morning and being distributed by Wednesday the 2nd.
Hideaway Update
by David Darby •
Have you been watching the X Factor? Well now you can be part of the fun. Just stop by The Hideaway in La Herradura where they show the program every weekend, and you can enter their X Factor drawer.
Hubara Vets
by Editor •
I popped into to see Susi at her veterinary clinic in Salobreña, which is not far away from the Tourism Information Office. Susi Mesa, who is originally from Las Islas Canarias, met her husband, Javier when they were both studying to be veterinary surgeons in Córdoba. As he is from Salobreña, they decided to set up shop there.
Meson Magic
by David Darby •
The Meson in the town hall square in Almuñécar is just great. If you haven’t tried one of their brochetas, you haven’t lived! I didn’t realise that they even made metal spikes that long, except for fighting, and that you could fit so much tasty food onto just one! Don’t go thinking I’m talking about a simple pinchito here.
Andrés Segovia
by David Darby •
Although briefly mentioned in the La Herradura section, we feel the 25th anniversary of the Andrés Segovia Classical Guitar Competition at the Centro Civico in La Herradura is definitely worth a mention