It has been a busy Semana Santa for the Guardia Civil’s maritime rescue service, having intercepted two separate craft crammed with illegal immigrants.
Fish Farm Restarts
by Martin Myall •
Owing to the crisis, the Salobreña and Carchuna pisifactorias (fish farms) have slowly shut down, at first not breeding any more fish and just raising the ones already in the system, and when that concluded, by shutting down the pens as well. They ceased to exist within a year of each other; 2010 & 2011. Now a new company has stepped in to put both farms back into action.
Best Not Annoyed
by Martin Myall •
A woman was arrested by the Policía Nacional for assaulting her boyfriend with her telephone. It was only when she knocked him out with a blow to he back of the neck, rendering him unconscious, that she decided to call it a day and phone 091 for help.
Itrabo Before the Judge
by Martin Myall •
If you want a case of people building what they like, were the hell they like, then you need only take the back road between Ítrabo and Jete; You climb past multi-storey houses, some looking more ornate than a wedding cake.
Two Electricians Injured
by Martin Myall •
Two electricians in Almuñécar were injured when they received a high-voltage discharge whilst working on a fuse box in the garage of a 4-storey building on Avenida Don Juan Carlos, just before five in the afternoon.
Underhand Dealings
by Martin Myall •
It was meant to be a straight forward drug deal, with nearly a kilo of cocaine changing hands for just over 60,000 euros, but it in fact changed hands in exchange for an discharge from an tazer and a spot of good old fashion aggression in general.
Blue Zones Extended
by Martin Myall •
If you asked people in Almuñécar how the new Mayor was doing, most would have given her a pass mark; as soon as she came into office she reduced blue-zone hours, injecting some common sense into the affair. The same could be said for other issues. Which is why her latest decision on extended blue zones has taken everybody aback, not least, the Fermín Tejero of the IU party.
Danish Inventions
by Mette Owens •
Very interesting article by our Danish contributor Mette Owens ‘bigging up’ Danish inventors who are responsible for many every day items.
A Dane by the name Peter Jensen was instrumental in the invention of the loudspeaker. Ole Kirk Christiansen invented the Lego bricks… and many more!
New Tourist Information Office Inaugurated
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar now has a new tourist information office, which has been opened on the Paseo del Altillo, in what was before a news-agent kiosk.
Gazette Weather Report
by Martin Myall •
We’ve just added this feature to our header section, entitled, “The Weather,” which has a drop down list for individual weather reports for Almuñécar, La Herradura, Salobreña and Motril.
A-7 Spared
by Martin Myall •
The A-7, where it passes through Granada, has been spared the huge cuts received to other projects in the rest of Spain. Work continues, concluding in 2014
Motril Cultural Agenda – April
by Martin Myall •
The Cultural Agenda for Motril for the month of April, complete with theatre, films and exhibitions
Colliding Lorries and Road Works
by Martin Myall •
Anybody that drove between Salobreña and Almuñécar yesterday will have noticed two things: a tail back owing to an accident involving two lorries, near El Barranco Enmedio, and the impressive amount of earth moving going on to stabilize the N-340 below Urbanisación Alfa Mar.
Easter Menu at By Larius
by Martin Myall •
By Larius on Almuñécar’s Playa Velilla, run by Mark Sørensen and Randi Godskesen, is putting on a special Easter Menu with a difference. The starter, entitled, Easter Egg, comprises of quail eggs, serrano ham, vinaigrette, asparagus and herbs. This is followed by the main course, comprising of the traditional fish element of Easter, in this…
Fruit Crate Snatchers Nabbed
by Martin Myall •
About a month ago we ran an article on how tens of thousands of plastic fruit crates had disappeared from outside plastic greenhouses – the mystery has been solved. Five people have been arrested over the robbery of over 40,000 fruit crates.