Superfoods is a marketing term used to describe foods with supposed health benefits, but there is no legal or medical definition for them.
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Stockholm Revisited
by Marianne Lindahl •
we made a wonderful trip to our beloved Stockholm at the end of July. This is part of a private Swedish/Finnish cultural exchange programme with a Swedish couple whom we met in Almuñecar more than 12 years ago.
Consumer Rights
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
The travel industry in Spain is regulated by several laws the most important being the Ley de Defensa de Consumidores y Usuarios (law for consumer protection).
Salobreña Brush Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
On Friday the 26th, firemen from Motril had their work cut out for them putting out a fire in Salobreña, not far from the gasoline station.
Fortified Wines
by Peter Eacersall •
Before modern techniques were available most wines were fortified. This involves adding strong alcoholic spirit to stop the wine going off and to give the wine muscle to travel.
German Family Killed
by Hugh MacArthur •
A German family of four died in a road accident in Mallorca after attempting to cut across the oncoming lane to enter a restaurant car park.
Herradura Swimming Competition
by Louise Powell •
This year’s annual across-the-bay swimming competition held in La Herradura was won by Alberto Esquitino (Club Natación Churriana).
Herradura Blues Fest Concludes
by Martin Myall •
Well, the III Festival de Blues in La Herradura wound up last night with the Granada Blues Band as the main group, who filled the house, so to speak.
September PDF Now Available
by Editor •
The September 2016 issue of the Seaside Gazette is now available for downloading in PDF format.
Reader’s Letter: Give Me Five
by Gazette Reader •
In years gone by, visitors to Spain were dismayed to see abandoned boxes of kittens by rubbish bins, donkeys and horses chained to stakes without shade or water, and dogs wandering around with open wounds.