Get out your glad rags! Costa Women are holding their 5th annual Charity Summer Gala and Fashion Show – the biggest summer party on the Costa del Sol.
Single Mothers’ Benefit Dinner
by Louise Powell •
On June the 16th at 21.00h there will be a fund-raising dinner in aid of single mothers in Almuñécar’s Pizzeria Pepe Digame (Las Gondolas).
Zubia Deluge
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst down here on the coast it was a dry Sunday, apart from the early hours, further inland, it was a very different story as this video footage shows.
New Bank Card Payment Law
by Martin Myall •
In a few months time, you will be able to pay by bankcard in the majority of establishment as along as the sum is 30 euros or over.
Soaring Rental Prices
by Hugh MacArthur •
After getting over the building bubble, we seem to have moved onto the house-rent bubble, with rents increasing up to 12 times more than salaries.
Tighter ITV Checks
by Hugh MacArthur •
New ITV checks have come into being with tighter controls, thanks to the OBD scanner (On-board diagnostics) and stringent emissions checks.
Ikea for Nevada?
by Vivienne Hughes •
For a long time the idea of an Ikea branch in Granada has been dead in the water, seemingly, however, it’s not flat lining because there’s hope.
Air Accident in Loja
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating an air accident at the Loja airfield on the 26th of May where a light aircraft crashed.
The Las Gabias Shootings
by Martin Myall •
The Las Gabias shootings rocked the town and reverberated around the country; a young man had seemingly shot his girlfriend and then ended his own life.
An Absurd Trial
by Vivienne Hughes •
It’s finally over, the three firemen from Sevilla who had been accused of people smuggling in Greece were acquitted — a happy ending to a nightmare.
Death and Destruction
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar motorbike club, Los Tiburones, will be riding out of their caves to wreak havoc on the gentle townsfolk of Almuñécar, sort of thing.
Almuñécar Gastronomic Fair
by Martin Myall •
It’s the Almuñécar Gastronomic Fair that is steaming into the offing and expected to dock on the 8th in the Majuelo Park. (That sort of briny talk should keep the RNA happy!)
Scruffy La Herradura?
by Hugh MacArthur •
According to the Almuñécar branch of the PSOE, the state of La Herradura “is shameful,” because public spaces are “dirty and unkempt.”
Almuñécar’s Musical Squares
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Banda Municipal de Música de Almuñécar brightened up Almuñécar’s squares on Monday the 21st of May. This is the second year running that the municipal brass band has done so, under the title of “We Bring the Music onto the Streets for You.’ Conducted by Manuel Vargas Gardón the band played, moving from square…
Armas Drops Melilla Ferry Route
by Hugh MacArthur •
The shipping company FRS has taken over the Motril-Melilla ferry route from Navieras Armas after Acciona sold Transmediterránea to the latter.