Tag Archive for Almuñécar

Seven-Star Contradictions?

ALM 7 Star Hotel Bahia

When it was first announced that Almuñécar was to be the home of a 7-star hotel – only the second in Europe – the announcement was met with both expectation and incredulity.

Amigos del Arte y La Pintura

Time’s running out if you would like to visit the art exhibition in Almuñécar’s Parque Majuelo, where a collection of paintings is being shown in the Marisol’s Taller (workshop).

Fuentes Fire

An intense blaze broke out in the undergrowth near the Urbanización Fuentes de Almuñécar, which is near Urbanización Citasol, Taramay. Around 150 metres of brush and undergrowth went up in flames around midnight during last week.

Municipal Engineer Fired

On the last day of April the Mayor, Trinidad Herrera, signed the dismissal notice of the Ingeniero Municipal, Sr. Roldán, for serious misconduct; a process that has taken three months.

Benny Faces the Judge Again

Ex-Mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides is to face the judge again, standing accused of deliberately hampering the work of the regional ombudsman. The Public Prosecutor considers that the controversial ex-mayor ‘ninguneó’ (treated as irrelevant) the Defensor del Pueblo.

Difficult Parking; No Tourists

The title of this article is a summary of the comment made by opposition councillor, Francisco Prados (PSOE): “If we don’t make it easy for people to park, they’ll stop coming here.”

Law Courts Cordoned Off

he Almuñécar law courts were cordoned off with a heavy Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil presence. This extra security was in place for the transfer of six people that had been arrested in party of the anti-drugs, police operation, Operacion Pozo.