A man from La Caleta was attacked by a knife-man upon answering the door – the assailant continued to stab him even as the victim stumbled down the road in search of help
Sweet Crime
by Editor •
Mini Magnificent Seven raid sweet kiosk in Salobreña but nabbed by police with the stolen goodies still in their sticky possession
A Fine Mess II
by Editor •
Did the Almuñécar Town Hall bite off more than it could chew when it decided to levy 500 fines (according to the PSOE opposition party) in two days? Rumour had it that they had prepared another 500 but had decided to axe the second batch after encountering a very unimpressed business sector.
A Fine Mess I
by Editor •
Businesses within Almuñécar were shocked and dismayed to receive up to nine, 300-euro fines (2,700€) in one day for allegedly breaching rubbish placement regulations.
Órgiva Fiestas
by Editor •
Here’s all the low down on Órgiva’s fiestas, starting on Thursday the 1st and finishing on the Sunday the 4th, if you’re lucky.
Hard-Copy Update
by Editor •
News on the hard copy and online editions of the Seaside Gazette October Edition
Spam Scam
by Editor •
A dangerous online scam: a bogus tax-office email. Read more…
Gazette Reaches La Alpujarra
by Editor •
Here’s a bit of in-house news concerning Vanessa Bosch, who used to be the sales rep for the Salobreña area. Vanessa has just completed a move to Lanjarón, where she will be in charge of setting up a Lanjarón-Órigiva (Alpujarra) news section. Hopefully, this is good news for the foreign community in the Alpujarra, who…
Bleak House?
by F.C.Lawyers •
I still feel a shiver cross my spine when I remember Dickens’ Bleak House; a harsh criticism to the English legal system of the XVIII Century:
Royal Naval Association
by rna almunecar •
The RNA Almuñécar branch held its monthly meeting yesterday evening at the El Globo restaurant on the Paseo del Altillo.
Summer Summary
by Martin Myall •
The summer is tapering off and drawing towards its conclusion. With the kids going back to school virtually two weeks earlier than normal, the sensation of the summer having finished is more pronounced. So, just how did it go?
Urban Disciplinary File
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
Working on your property without a license, or doing work on a property that is not included in the license, can have serious consequences.
Laughter Medicine
by Nicola Westby •
For years my husband would pull his face, thinking I was mad when I would say I needed a really good laugh, until we both ended up on the same course, and we had to identify the needs that were important to us.
The Flu is Just That
by Axel E. Thieke G.P. •
Symptoms are a dry cough and a high fever, plus headaches and general malaise, with aches and pains (more than normal!) and lack of appetite. But, if you do not have a fever, you do not have the flu!
El Pato Loco and Alhama
by Editor •
This month, we are going to take you even further afield along that route, where you will find landscape right out of southern France or even Southern Britain.