Dúrcal’s Health Problem

For the last few months there has been a progressive deterioration in the quality of public healthcare in Dúrcal, many people feel, and the reason is that where there were four doctors in the Centro de Salud, now there are only two, who also have to cover the emergency department.

Chiringuitos Rescue Town Hall

On the 6th of August Salobreña announced that it didn’t have enough money to replace the missing or damaged wooden walkways on the beaches – such was the state of the municipal coffers. Bathers were not happy.

Brief Independence?

Torrenueva and Carchuna-Calahonda fought for a long time to gain administrative independence from Motril, eventually achieving it, albeit to a semi-autonomous degree, but now with the Government cuts, their independent state can be very brief, indeed.

Editorial Comment: A Slap in the Face

Some members of the Almuñécar hostelry community consider that the Fería de Dia, set up along Calle Pinto Rivera is little more than a ‘slap in the face’ from the Town Hall and many people would agree with them.

The Cause Justifies the Means?

A regional Member of Parliament, who is also the Chairman of a workers union (S.A.T), led a raid on a Mercadona supermarket to ‘expropriate’ basic food stuffs for charity food banks.

Moroccan Culinary Benefit Evening

As most Gazette readers know, the magazine donates a full-page advertising to the AECC, in the form of a cork board for business cards, the proceeds of which go exclusively to the AECC. So, the Seaside Gazette wants to support the Moroccan Culinary Benefit Evening drive on facebook by promoting the event via our website.

Cotobro Beach Railings Installed

There has always been a fun drop available for the unwary, unwitting and unwanted from the Cotobro beach road to the beach below, owing to a ridiculously narrow pavement and a sadist lack of fencing.

Public Plastic to the Rescue

Rubite, which is about 17 km above Castell de Ferro, had no unemployed amongst its 450 inhabitants, but things change because now there are 43 people officially registered as unemployed, most of whom come from the construction trade.

APPA Gets Own Office

The Asociación de Madres y Padres del Colegio Público Las Gaviotas (La Herradura) will have their own office/storage space for the coming school year 2012/2013.

Movement on the Marina Front

The Nerja Town Council approved a motion to resubmit a request to the Agencia Pública de Puestos de Andalucía for them to study a pre-project for a future marina on the eastern coastline of Nerja. The said document was first send in February 2011.

Swimming Competition Postponed

The La Herradura, across-the-bay, swimming competition due to be held this month has been postponed owing to adverse weather conditions. The First Councillor for the village, Ruiz Joya, took the decision, despite many participants already having registered, after it being recommended by the maritime branch of the Guardia Civil and by the Red Cross.

Cooler Pensioners

If there is one thing that the elderly suffer from more than anybody else, it’s the heat and cold, so the users of the Club del Pensionista de La Herradura will be happy bunnies now that air conditioning has finally been installed.

Forgeries with a Difference

We often read articles about forged brand-name articles, such as sunglasses, belts, handbags, etc, but it is probably the first time that you have come across one about fake military and police equipment – read on.

Briton Sentenced to Jail

Alan M.D. has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend on the 29th of May 2009. The man, who resides in Orihela (Alicante) stabbed her to death, inflicting 47 knife wounds.