During the course of 2012, Nerja saw twelve productions being filmed in the area and 2013 is developing along the same lines.
The Missing Fire Station
by Martin Myall •
The Nerja Town Hall has resubmitted its urgent request to the Junta for it to deliver on the promised fire station.
Trees Removed
by Martin Myall •
The ficus tree that fell onto a parked school outside the school in the P-4 of Almuñécar has been removed, along with those near it.
Andrés Segovia Poster Competition
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Town Hall has set down the rules and conditions for the selection of the official poster for the next Andrés Segovia Classical Guitar Competition in La Herradura.
Plaza de Joe Strummer
by David Darby •
The rock legend that is Joe Strummer, frontman of the Punk Rock band The Clash, has had a square in the city of Granada named after him.
Tied Up Tight
by David Darby •
Many of us will have suffered long airplane journeys next to or near an obnoxious passenger. But passengers on a recent flight from Iceland to New York, decided they had had enough of the violent, spitting and very loud drunk on their flight. So, they tied him up for the remainder of the flight!
Put A Sock in It!
by Martin Myall •
A Guardia Civil policeman managed to save a habitual criminal’s life by staunching his wound with his sock.
Tractor Vs. The Badly Parked
by Vivienne Hughes •
A farmer decided to take justice into his own hands after putting up with a neighbour who constantly parked in front of his yard gate… so he rammed the offending car with his tractor and shoved it out of the way.
Police Blues
by Martin Myall •
It isn’t that much fun being a Guardia Civil policeman – fining motorists aside – because one of them was attacked for telling a drug addict off for injecting himself in the street.
Yes, But No
by Martin Myall •
A judge has ordered the City Hall of Granada to pay out 2,500 euros in damages, after a woman tripped over the stump of a missing road sign. The victim had asked for 5,000 but the judge considered the accident was her fault too.
Those Other Spanish Currencies
by Martin Myall •
You would be wrong to think that the Euro is the only currency in use in Spain; there are no fewer than 30 currency alternatives available, depending on where you live.
New Fiscal Fraud Laws
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
On October 29th 2012, the Spanish parliament approved Law 7/2012 with the object of fighting fiscal crime. It is a mixture of new and the modification of the previous law. It is hoped that it will curb several categories of fiscal crimes.
Granada Rubbish Strike Continues
by Martin Myall •
The provincial capital is awash with accumulating rubbish, left uncollected by striking workers. If that were not bad enough, the city’s firemen have had to extinguish 23 rubbish hoppers over the weekend that have been deliberately torched.
Wife Knocks Husband Over – Twice
by Martin Myall •
A man went to do some shopping at the Lidl supermarket in Churriana (Málaga) but came away with seven broken ribs instead of an equivalent number of BBQ’d ribs – thanks to his ex-wife.
Letter Bomb Explodes in Post Office
by Martin Myall •
A small, letter bomb addressed to a priest at the Highland School in Alcobendas (Madrid) exploded whilst being handled in main Madrid sorting office.