Almuñécar has three tourist-orientated, public enterprises that are dead in the water owing to a lack of funds, which is why it is putting out feelers to private companies to run them.
Tag Archive for Almuñécar
Palms Relocated
by Martin Myall •
Locals in Almuñécar will have noticed that Town Hall workers from the garden and parks maintenance department have taken away a number of full-grown palm trees along Calle Pablo Iglesias. The reason for this is because they are literally destroying the pavement, thanks to their ever-increasing girth.
Altering (gene) Behaviour
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
Our life depends upon a combination of our very own chromosomes and our environment (apart from all the events that happen and the choices we make).
But while the chromosomes with their genes (genome) are considered as the blueprint of life, many of those life experiences — the foods we eat, or the toxins we’re exposed to — indirectly affect the genes and tell them what to do.
Tarmacking Country Lanes
by Martin Myall •
About a kilometre of El Camino de Los Mateos has received a pretty convincing bed of tarmac, as well as having its edges either side cleared and concrete drainage channels added, thanks to funds received from the Department of Agriculture at the Junta de Andalucia. The Councillor for Public Works & Rural Environment, José Manuel…
Town Hall Pays Out
by Martin Myall •
This time it is the Almuñécar Town Hall that has to return money to taxpayers after over charging them for their property tax (IBI).
Benavides Acquitted Again
by Martin Myall •
Not sure how many times the Seaside Gazette has run that headline, but here it is again. He has been acquitted of the charge of fraudulent bankruptcy.
The Cookie Jar
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
On 25th May 2011 the EU set a deadline to the individual member countries to enforce directive 2009/136/EC amending Directive 2002/58/EC on ‘the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector.’ This is the well known ‘cookie directive,’ that was largely misinterpreted by the media, creating a wave of concern among web sites owners.
Castle Looking for a Friend
by Martin Myall •
Having a castle in relatively good condition is definitely a bonus; even in Spain where they abound, so Salobreña is on a quest to improve theirs.
Medieval Market
by David Darby •
Yesterday saw the arrival of a Medieval Market on top of the paseo in Almuñécar. There are stalls selling everything from handmade jewellery to tasty treats. For the children there are pony rides and even a hand operated wooden merry-go-round. The event was very well attended on the day we had a look round, which…
N-340 Improvements
by Martin Myall •
Anybody travelling between La Herradura and Almuñecar will have noted road workers laying tarmac and other improvements.
The other improvements in question being stabilization work, which can be seen going on below the road, beside the main junction – there has been a boring machine that has been sinking horizontal piles to stabilize the road bank.