When an 80-year-old churchgoer took it upon herself to restore a 19th century fresco of Jesus Christ, she no doubt thought that it was a good idea, the end result, however, has half of Spain howling, either in indignation or in laughter, bless her cotton socks.
Roman Well Recovered
by Martin Myall •
Do you remember when the Hotel Cotobro Playa was under construction, how ecologists and archaeologists tried to block the project because of the presence of the Roman well on site?
11th Hour Maintenace Work
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñecar Town-Hall maintenance crew have been busy on the Cañada Real & El Quemado, which is just across and up from the La Herradura gasoline station (near the garden centre) and where the rural road to Pago de Guerra starts.
Pedigree Dogs Perish in Fire
by Martin Myall •
A fire at a dog kennel in the Irish Republic resulted in the deaths of 14 dogs, amongst them one belonging to a Almuñécar breeder, José Antonio Joya Martín.
Miguel and the Boys
by Martin Myall •
Fourteen chefs will be paying homage to Jacky Vohne (Rest. Jacky Cotobro) from the 27th to the 31st of August at Restaurante Reina Sofia, Almuñécar.
Lifeguard Fired For Rescue – Wonky World August
by David Darby •
This story has been all over the internet and World news forums, but it is definitely worth a mention, if only for the ridiculous nature of management.
Trouble & Strife Race – Wonky World August
by David Darby •
We are in Finland, where they have recently held the Wife Carrying World Championships. Yes, that’s correct, there is a world championships for carrying a wife… and it looks like bloody hard work. The contestants have to tackle a 250 metro assault course, all with ‘a little’ extra weight hanging upside-down from the man’s neck.
Going or Staying?
by Martin Myall •
Quite a rumpus ensued after the Asociación de Encajeras Virgen de la Cabeza allegedly received its marching orders from the Motril Town Hall, informing them that they had to vacate their premises in the Motril municipal Market.
Carchuna Fire
by Martin Myall •
Only the rapid intervention of the Motril Fire Service, backed by a around ten Protección Civil volunteers, the Motril Policía Nacional and Local prevented the advances flames from devouring the extensive spread of greenhouses, as well as cortijos, above Carchuna.
4X4 Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar held its Extreme Indoor 4×4 Ciudad de Almuñécar in the Municipal Sport stadium, with Manuel Gómez in his Range Rover V8 taking the First Prize and the Second Prize going to Ramón Torres, driving a Wrangler Jeep.
Confiscated Tables and Chairs
by Martin Myall •
The Nerja Town Hall is carrying out its blitz of terrace seating for bars and restaurants. The campaign to put some sort of order into the situation began in July and so far the Servicios Operativos Municipales have removed 23 tables and 72 chairs from one particular business in town.
Nerja Blue Flags Back
by Martin Myall •
The Asociación de Educación Ambiental y del Consumidor, ADEAC, confirmed has informed the Nerja Town Hall that it considers that the problems with the beaches has been sorted out and that it can now fly the blue flags again from Burriana and Torrecilla.
BollyWood in Nerja
by Martin Myall •
The Asociación de Empresarios de Nerja (AEN), has congratulated the Nerja Town Hall for its collaboration and help provided during the shooting of a Bollywood production in the streets of the town.
Mortgage the Palaces?
by Martin Myall •
Finland has suggested that Spain and Italy “mortgage” their national heritage buildings, which in the case of Spain, would be the world-famous El Escorial, or El Palacio Real.
Travellers Rights (Part 1)
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
Rights of the passenger in cases of delay, cancellation, overbooking and lost luggage (part 1):
Every time we buy a ticket from a transport company e.g. plane, train, coach, etc we implicitly enter a contractual agreement with that transport firm. The contract is generally named “conditions of carriage”, “terms and conditions” or other similar names. It can be found on the company website and sometime in small print at the back of the ticket or in one of the receipts after the purchase. When we buy a ticket online we implicitly sign the contract by ticking the box stating that we accept the conditions of the transport company.