Sunday Hike to Vélez Benaudalla

The Almuñécar hikers’ group is off on a 6-hour jaunt between Pinos del Valle, Ízbor, Los Acebuches and Vélez Benaudalla this Sunday, the 5th of May. This is just one of a series of walks run by Senderismo del Patronato Municipal de Deportes (PMD).

Pottery Course

If you’re interested in taking a pottery course, then you have until the 7th of May to put your name down for it, at Almuñécar’s pottery school.

Politiqueo?

The Head Quarters of the provincial branch of blood donors is not happy with the complaints made by one member of the Almuñécar local branch raised against the Town Hall.

Fair Cop or Set Up

Ex-regional MP for the PP, Santiago Cervera claims that he had been set up when he turned up at an arrange pick-up point and that he had not tried to blackmail a bank director.

Banks Won’t Pay

If you live in an apartment in Spain, then you know what la comunidad is; i.e., the apartment-block adminstration, whose elected members run the block finances and affairs.

And Now for the Good News…

Juan Antonio from the province of Badajoz in Extremadura won 36m euros on the Euro Jackpot just over a year ago and he is convinced that God gave him it so that he could help others.

They’re Still Not Listening

The Mayor if Zubia (PP) has raised the salary of the Councillor of the Economy and in passing awarded himself a salary 45,000 euros. Oh, and he has raised the expense quota for attending a council meeting from 113 euro to 195 euros.

Military Rumbling

Members of he Asociación Unificada de Militares Españoles (armed forces union) demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Defence over the arrest of their Chairman.

Gypsy Clan Clash

A squabble between two gypsy families in Loja, in the Poniente de Granada was settled by the Council of the Elders – a rarely used dispute measure.