If you’re well slick on a fretboard then you have until the 14th of January to get your name down for the next Segovia Guitar Competition.
Feliz 2019!
by Editor •
The Seaside Gazette team would like to wish all our online followers and hard-copy readers a Happy New Year.
San Silvestre Runs
by Louise Powell •
You might have heard of the San Silvestre Charity Runs, which take place at the end of December in many Hispanic countries, as well as Spain.
Legalising Illegal Cortijos
by Hugh MacArthur •
(COH 04C) Once upon a time, building a cortijo on a patch of land without any planning permission was common practice – not now, because you just won’t get away with it.
Police Bust Drugs Den
by Martin Myall •
Never a week goes by without another drugs bust; this time it was in Motril when a veritable ‘drug supermarket’ was raided.
The Softy Green Meanies
by Martin Myall •
The Green Meanies can be softies, as what happened on the 27th demonstrates: they tackled a cliff to rescue a dog.
Wanted Irishman Found in Benidorm
by Editor •
An Irishman wanted for robbery and extortion, amongst other crimes, was arrested in Benidorm on Boxing day.
Audio auf Deutsch
by Louise Powell •
The Salobreña Tourism Board announced that it had added a German-language version to its audio tourist guide. Up until now the options were Spanish, English French and Italian.
Pointless Pepinos
by Martin Myall •
(COH 03C) The Spanish say, “Me importa un pepino,” which translates into “I couldn’t give a fig or damn.” Well costa pepinos are damned, that’s for sure.
Foreskin Fix
by David Darby •
For many years there has been a debate as to whether circumcision is necessary, with some men complaining that their circumcised penises are lacking in sensation. However, the issue of too much foreskin is usually treated in this way and of course religious issues come into play for many others.
In The Name of Science
by Martin Myall •
Christopher Filard is an investigator at the American Natural History Museum, therefore you could be forgiven for thinking that he must be a bright lad… or not?
Stowaway Perched Precariously
by Vivienne Hughes •
Motril port police had to alert the Coast Guards to the presence of a stowaway, perched precariously on the side of a docking ferry.
Resinera Car Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
A middle-age man was killed in a car accident on Boxing Day near Fornes, which belongs to the municipality of Arenas del Rey.
Elderly Italian Woman Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
(COH 03C) The mountain-rescue team belonging to the Guardia Civil, EREIM located a lost 91-year-old Italian who had gone missing in the mountains.
Drunk and Overly Optimistic
by Martin Myall •
A young man was seriously injured when he fell several floors onto an interior patio within a block of flats in Gualchos.