The United Left party has formally complained about the criteria used when deciding whether to charge for the use of public spaces and buildings.
New Baby
by David Darby •
Birth of Damien Dye
Dognapping!
by David Darby •
Here’s a story with a happy ending, but also a worrying aspect to it as well. Some of you may have noticed the posters around the village last month asking for information about the whereabouts of a little Yorkshire Terrier called Heidi, who disappeared from outside De La Cuesta estate agents on the Paseo.
Rosario de la Aurora
by David Darby •
At the end of December, at the inhospitable time of 6:30am it was raining, but that didn’t stop the traditional Rosario del la Aurora taking place. This tradition has been going since the San José village church.
Square Anger
by David Darby •
Locals are not very happy with how the central square, La Plaza de San José turned.
Pensioner Party
by David Darby •
The pensioners of La Herradura enjoyed a munching fest, Christmas Dinner, at the Hotel Almijara on the 16th of December.
Wine Fest
by David Darby •
The annual wine fest/competition that is held in Rescate came and went at the end of last month, with its usual popular turn out.
Drug Store?
by David Darby •
A little bit of special Christmas shopping was nipped in the bud, when the Guardia Civil swooped on what has been described as a ‘drugs supermarket.’
Real Estate Fair
by Editor •
The was a real-estate fair held in the marquee on Plaza Kuwait (next to the aquarium) to exhibit just some of the 500 dwellings in Almuñécar that don’t have an owner; i.e., newly built and never sold, as well as the many second-hand homes on sale.
Hotel Demolition?
by Editor •
The Regional Supreme Court has just rejected the Town Hall’s last possible appeal against a sentence that will force Hotel Bahía Tropical (Taramay) to carry out partial demolition.
Money from Madrid
by Editor •
The Town Hall, on the other hand, has just decided what projects it will be carrying out with the 3-million euros that it has received from the Central Government under the Plan-E scheme:
Senegalese Party
by Editor •
We went along to the Senegalese party, which was held in the marquee on Plaza de Kuwait on the 11th of December. It was packed. There was live music – some of the ethnic instruments used were amazing! There were also stalls selling all kinds of Senegalese handicraft; everything from paintings, carved figures and traditional clothing to samples of Senegalese sweetmeats etc.
Hunger Strike?
by Editor •
It now seems that the social care association, Adhara, is threatening to go on hunger strike if the Town Hall does not pay them what is owing to them. They say that they cannot pay their workers, who provide home help and other services for the elderly and infirm, if funds are not received.
Paseo Statues
by Editor •
Have you seen the stone carvings on the Paseo del Altillo? They’re courtesy of our Syrian sculptors that have in previous years decked out the Parque Majuelo with their works.
Benny and the Judges
by Editor •
Benny and the Judges have seen a lot of judicial action during December. Let’s start with the big one. Regional press headlines on the 16th boomed out, “Un jurado popular absuelve a Benavides” (A jury acquits Benavides). This was the second time in just two months that Juan Carlos Benavides – against all expectation – walked away from a date with the Judge a free and innocent man.