The wildfires in Canada might seem like a distant event, but it’s not, as we have smoke from the fires over Andalucía at the moment.
Distant Smoke
by Hugh MacArthur •
Illogical Salaries
by Martin Myall •
The pay scale for politicians from towns to the Central Government is a mess. Oh, there is system set down, but it produced idiosyncrasies.
Live Music and Pizzas
by Louise Powell •
Tomorrow, Friday th 30th ofJune, Alqueria de Los Lentos will have live music with Andy Cortez starting at 21.00h
Reader Asks
by Gazette Reader •
A reader writes in concerning Playa Velilla in Almuñécar
Vueling Refunds Stranded Pupils
by Vivienne Hughes •
The charter-flight company, Vueling, will refund the price of tickets purchased by teachers and pupils at Almuñécar’s high school, IES Antigua Sexi.
Motril Burglar Nabbed
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional in Motril arrested a 32-year-old Spaniard, a known bad lad, accused of being behind five recent break-ins.
The Valley Protests in Granada
by Martin Myall •
The protesters against wind farms in the Valle de Lecrín, yesterday, managed to number 2,000, according to their organisers, and 1,500 according to the Policía Local.
No Respite
by Vivienne Hughes •
You would think that with all that rain lately, things have improved as far as stored water goes, but in the Embalse de Viñuela at least, it has not.
Almuñécar Pickpocket Arrested
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil arrested a 27-year-old Romanian woman, accused of at least seven cases of theft using the ‘abrazo cariñoso’ or ‘friendly hug’ on elderly victims.
Clínica Nieuwpoort, Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
It’s almost a year now since Dr. Juan Rafael Cabrera Alonso opened his private, general practice in Almuñecar.
Jet-Ski Restrictions
by Vivienne Hughes •
In July of last year, after the meeting with Councilor Francisco Fernández with members of the Amigos del Mar association a motion was entered at the Town Council with the following points:
Lorry off Ferry Nabbed
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil carrying out Customs duties at Motril Port discovered a lorry with 218 kilos of hashish hidden in the trailer.
Summer Rubbish Collection Times
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar Town Hall announced that from today the new rubbish collection times would come into force, given summer temperatures.
Pet Fox Shot
by Martin Myall •
I remember mentioning in a bar in Otívar that I had a fox that came around and took food from my hand. The reaction was, “Foxes are bad, shoot it.”
San Juan’s Litter
by Martin Myall •
Despite revellers having the room to take their grub & stuff to the beach for San Juan, they didn’t appear to have had enough room to take their litter with them.