CAS Scruffs Footnote

On the afternoon of Scruffs Nerja at the end of October, members of the Costa Animal Society were called to help a dog which had been hit by a car on a nearby road in the Almijara II urbanisation. Kurt from Seacrest Kennels rushed the animal to the vet where the patient was diagnosed with…

CAS December Agenda

Events for December 2010 Thursday December 9 CAS Quiz Night. Join the festive fun at Sabor de Amor Bistro, Playa Burriana, Nerja. Food available from 7.00pm. The quiz with Dave Jamieson starts at 9.00pm and costs 3€ per person. Book direct with the restaurant on 626 354 183. Thursday December 9 and Tuesday December 14…

Not Going to Return

Dear sir
I was in Almunecar in Sept. For a short holiday and picked up your excellent paper. I was very interested in the article on page 52 regarding parking costs.

I’m Sorry?

Just a quickie! I was just trawling through my old emails and found this reply from Telefónica to a complaint I made years ago. Thought people might like to see they’ve got their customer service sorted at last!!

Alpujarra Chocolatada…

La Chocolatada fundraising initiative took place at the Puerta de la Alpujarra Campsite on Saturday, 30th October to raise much-needed funds to assist Mysmallhelp.UK in partnership with the Peruvian charity, Paksay.

Pedals and Heroes

We include a resume send in by John Allan, who actually pedalled across Spain to raise funds for the Help4Heroes charity, whose aim it is to provide support for members of the British Armed Services that have suffered death or multilation in the line of duty. The highest praise and congratulations to Allan for his selfless gesture, amazing achievement and personal dedication to helping others.

Hospital Visitor Dies

The health authorities are investigating the death of a woman who had come to visit her daughter at the Hospital Clinico San Cecilio, in the city of Granada. According to the family, nobody came to her aid when the family tried to get help from the hospital staff.

La Linea Rebels

Signs of Discord The Spanish border town in front of Gibraltar; La Linea, has finally removed the road signs that made it impossible for drivers to enter the crossing point without committing a traffic infringement. The Town Hall decided to back down after the Abogado del Estado denounced the Town Council of putting road users…

Regional News – November

More Judicial Surprises A father, who had been previously acquitted of the charge of repeatedly sexually abusing his 8-year-old daughter, was retried, by order of the Supreme Court, but before a different judge to the first. He was subsequently found guilty, sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and ordered to pay 30,000 euros in compensation. The…

Site Changes

You will have noticed already that the heading panel of this site has changed so that we can bring more news to more areas. For that reason, Almuñécar, Salobreña, La Herradura and Motril have been grouped under the main Granada Costa tab, with a pull down menu for each of the coastal towns. Equally, we…

Digital Age Schools

Kids from the IES Alfaguara high school will be using digital textbooks this 2010-2011 school year, thanks to an experimental pilot project. The Education Board for the Junta de Andalucía has chosen ten schools with the province, which we use 938 pupils in total as digital guinea pigs. As well as this Loja school, the…

He’s At It Again

Parishioners are revolting against the decision of the controversial Archbishop of Granada to deprive them of their popular parish priest.