Salobreña holds each year a Festival de Habaneras, which falls this year from the 30th of July and the 1st of August, although last year’s was cancelled.
Salobreña’s Habanera Festival
by Louise Powell •
New Fast Ferry
by Hugh MacArthur •
The shipping company FRS Iberia have just bought a fast ferry off a Japanese company, which will ply the Motril-North Africa ferry line.
Nazi-Era Victims Honoured
by Vivienne Hughes •
Almuñécar Town Hall has paid homage to the five Almuñequeros who died in Nazi concentration/extermination camps during World War Two.
Pond for Amphibians
by Louise Powell •
Volunteers working along the Río Guadalfeo in Salobreña haven’t only picked up rubbish and planted trees, but they have given amphibians a helping hand, too.
Salobreña Mayor Criticised
by Martin Myall •
Opposition parties in Salobreña have criticised the Mayor and her cabinet for not having an annual budget approved and for increasing salaries.
Brit Shoots Irishman in Baza
by Martin Myall •
Reports state that a British man shot a man from Northern Ireland with a shotgun in the middle of Baza on Wednesday.
Crushed under Plastic
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man was crushed to death when 1,000 kilos of plastic fell on him whilst working in a storehouse in El Ejido in Almería.
Herradura Paseo Work
by Martin Myall •
Brandishing a budget of 455,000 euros, Almuñécar Town Hall has adjudicated a contract for work on Paseo Andrés Segovia in La Herradura.
Hostelry Staff Shortage
by Martin Myall •
Tables are beginning to fill in bars, restaurants and chiringuitos along Costa Tropical, but there are not enough hands to serve them.
Historical Documents Restored
by Louise Powell •
Over the last year Almuñécar has restored 13 antique documents from the municipal archives dating from the XV and XVII Centuries.
Covid Figures on Last Mask Day
by Martin Myall •
Today is the last day that you have to wear a mask whilst outdoors, although you still need to wear one when entering establishment interiors & within crowds .
Vega Lanes Speed Bumps
by Martin Myall •
For those of you who enjoy walking through the cool, shaded vega in Almuñécar you will be please to know that they have installed speed bumps.
Shooting Donkeys with Arrows
by Martin Myall •
In March this year, the death of a donkey and the wounding of another came to the attention of Seprona (Guardia Civil) – somebody had used a hunting bow on them.
Obligatory to Carry
by Martin Myall •
It will no longer be obligatory to wear a mask in the open air but it does remain so to carry one at all times whilst you’re out, starting this Saturday.
Two Drownings in Two Days
by Vivienne Hughes •
There have been three people drowned in the Parque Natural del Cabo de Gata-Níjar in the space of just two days, and a total of three maritime S&R call outs.