(VB) Muebles in Órgiva

Are you thinking about a really stylish Christmas gift for someone? Well don’t think you have to travel miles to find a stylish store with all the elegant detail you’re looking for.

Clinica Burma Exhibition

Just a quick mention for those lovely people at La Clinica in Almuñécar who are hosting a brilliant exhibition of oil paintings on cotton and sand of Buddhist images.

Zen II Gifts

Any of you that have had the good sense to make use of those brilliant multi-service people at Zen II Net in Almuñécar will already be aware that they are a lot more than an Internet centre.

Restaurant Asador El Quebracho

At last this well kept secret is out of the bag and the Asador El Quebracho, with its Argentinian meat specialities, is well on the map in Motril. Opened in December 2003 to the delight of those living in the town, Esteban Arturo Giunti has created a restaurant with a great ambience, delicious food and sumptuous wines from Spain and Argentina.

Web-Com.es

A Web site – or not? A question that all services and businesses will have to ask themselves at some stage.

Spar Festive Goodies

Make sure you get down to Spar early and order all your Christmas goodies, like whole Turkeys, boned rolled Turkeys, roast pork, beef, lamb and gammon joints.

Targeting Outsiders? (I)

The Mayor of Salobreña, Avelino Menéndez, has been known to make controversial comments before, but in an attempt to justify the new IBI rates, he might have plunged himself in even deeper. Judge for yourself:

Targeting Outsiders (II)

Under the new IBI system, anyone that has a second home in Salobreña – and we’re talking about 8,000 second-home owners – will see their IBI contributions go up by 90%. But – and this is a big ‘but’ – Salobreña has the lowest IBI rates on the coast.

Choir Congress

Salobreña enjoyed the fifth year of the Encuentro de Polifonía de Otoño at the beginning of last month at the town auditorium. This musical performance counted on the participation Coral Armiz from Motril, as well as the Maison de France, who are from Granada. There was also a group of flautists called Banu-Nai. The home…

Raising a Wreck

Do you remember, years back, when that fishing boat was shipwrecked just of the beach between La Guardia and El Peñón, 20-odd years ago? Well, if you do, you might be surprised to hear that after all this time it is still causing problems.

Still No Bus Station

The reason that there is still no bus station is, according to the Town Hall, a spot of post shuffling; or, if you prefer, councillors getting mixed up over who is supposed to be doing what on a regional level.

We Want a Square!

Meanwhile, over in the thriving metropolis of Mólvizar, the village stray dog was reported to have stood up, yawned twice, stretched before lying back down again and going back to sleep – the locals are exhausted by all this activity.