A woman was taken to hospital, seriously ill from having inhaled large quantities of smoke from her burning house. Although the fire occurred on the 7th of January, just how the fire broke out was not known at the time of going to print.
Tag Archive for Almuñécar
Car Park Building Alterations
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Work on what was Parking Leo (under the municipal market) has begun, with al budget of 740,041 euros. The underground car park – which was the first ever to be built in Almuñécar – is now run by the Motril-based construction company, Hermanos García.
Hand It Back!
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There’s a spot of conflict between the old Sol Meliá hotel, now Playa Almuñécar, and the Town Hall over subventions – we’re talking about a piffling 346,709 euros
Rare Birds Stolen
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Somebody’s stolen several species of rare parrots from the Almuñécar bird park, Loro Sexi – is nothing sacred!
Bird Park for Lease
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the Town Hall is beginning the process of handing over the running of municipal bird-park installations into private hands after 23 years.
German-Language Cinema
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From the 19th of January, the Casa de la Cultura in Almuñécar will be screening German-language films with Spanish subtitles.
Bonsai or Bust
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And now for something pleasant: the bonsai gardens received 16,000 visitors during the two years that it has been open. Inaugurated on the 19th of December 2008, the converted park at the top of Avenida de Andalucía has played gentle, if repetitive (for its neighbours) music, attracting visitors who amble through it and emerge, generally,…
The Imitator Imitated
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Now, talking of all things oriental, did you know that El Corte Chino was born in Almuñécar? Let me explain: One morning Fernando woke up, had a brainstorm, ran out and bought tins of dazzling green paint and painted out the words Bazaar Wang and painted over it, El Corte Chino – that was April…
Conflicting Figures
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According to the municipal statistics, Almuñécar has 29,025 official inhabitants, However, the official figure, according to the Instituto de Estadística de Andalucía is only 27.696.
Chinasol Chagrin
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Staff at Almunecar’s Chinasol apart-hotel have been on strike after, in some cases, not receiving their salaries for the last 11 months…