Madrid and Guipúzcoa have run out of new telephone numbers for landlines, so the only way out is to issue new area-codes prefixes.
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Marina Polish-Mafia Bust
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil, in collaboration with the Italian police, carried out a raid in the Marina del Este to arrest members of a Polish Mafia operation.
Granada Girl in Italian Quake
by Hugh MacArthur •
Amongst the many victims in Central Italy following the earthquake today was a girl from Víznar, Granada.
Mining Town for Sale
by Martin Myall •
You’ve probably heard of hamlets being sold off; a scattering of dilapidated houses, but this article deals with a whole mining town. Ciñera de Gordón, in León, has 128 single-family dwellings, 12 flats, a football ground, swimming pool, supermarket, cinema, restaurant and a medical centre… plus two mines with thousands of tonnes of coal waiting…
Elderly German Woman Drowns
by Hugh MacArthur •
Yet another beach tragedy, this time in Torre de Mar, involving a 70-year-old German woman who drowned this morning, August the 23rd.
Brit Dies on Torrox Beach
by Vivienne Hughes •
Monday the 22nd saw the death of a British tourist in Torrox; the 12th person to die on Málaga beaches this year.
Limping Limdeco
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Motril cleaning company, Limdeco,which is part publicly owned, appears to have its days numbered, thanks to a letter from Hacienda.
Classical Plays In Almuñécar
by Louise Powell •
September will see the VIII Festival Sexi Firmum Iulium; four days of Greek and Roman plays at a very fitting venue.
Rules Water Transfer Denied
by Martin Myall •
The Motril, socialist governing party has denied that the Junta is planning to transfer water from Rules Reservoir to the Axarquia, as claimed by the PP opposition party.
La Herradura Photo Competition
by Louise Powell •
Esmeralda Ruiz Guillén won the First Prize of the Nino Rodríguez Barbero photograph competition. (Mi pequeño paraíso).