Tag Archive for Almuñécar

I Freestyle Supercross

On the 13th of August, Almunecar will hold a free-style super-cross competition that will guarantee slack-jaw awe from its spectators! The event, which will count on the top names on a national level, will also include musical performances, a lazer and fireworks display, and a BMX exhibition, as well as the actual jumping competition.

Cheaper Parking in Almunecar?

While the IU (left wing coalition) party state that they understand that the pace of changing the Blue Zone timetable is limited by the terms of the contract entered into between the Town Hall and the company that runs it, they hope that once those contracts have expired a radical change will take place.

Fired and Rehired

One of the last controversial acts of Juan Carlos Benavides’s Mayoralty was the dismissal of five town-hall workers. The said workers took their grievance to court. Now the new Mayoress has made good a promise made as part of her investiture speech and reinstated the five municipal workers

Jane Miles

Jane Miles is a lovely American lady in La Herradura who deserves an honourable mention and a big thank you for her work and dedication in raising funds for El Club Herradura (the Horseshoe Club).

Consumer Rights

In Spain, the travel industry is regulated by several laws and most importantly the ‘law for consumer protection.’ The latest version is the Royal Decree 1/2007. Like in any consumer activity at the purchase of a travel service, both consumer and travel operator agree either implicitly or explicitly on a contract.

Danish Love Story

Once upon a time there was a girl, who moved across the world to a little town in northern Denmark to study. She was 18 years old and knew no one. Making friends was difficult as she was shy and didn’t speak much Danish.

Velilla Copper Theft Thwarted

The Guardia Civil arrested a young man and a minor on a building site in Velilla, whom they had caught in the act of allegedly stripping copper from electrical installations.

Blue Zone Changes in Almunecar

We managed to collar Francisco Prados, who is the leader of the local PSOE and opposition leader, concerning the Blue Zones in Almunecar. He confirmed that in the first Plenary meeting of the Town Council it was agreed to reduce the Blue Zone timetables, although not as much as his party had proposed.

Bye Bye Big Books

The Plaza de Damasco, which is just in front of Caja Rural, Av. Andalucia, has had a facelift… only a year after its last one. Now, gone are the tombs-cum-marble Korans, for instance, as nobody actually seemed to like them, much less know for certain what the hell they were supposed to be.