Tag Archive for Almuñécar

Speed Cameras

First of all, they appeared in La Herradura and were the talk of the town, and now they have made an appearance in Almuñécar – and we’re not talking about tourists who took the wrong turning and ended up here, but the dreaded speed cameras.

Tarde News

The following incident took place at the beginning of October but was not included in the November edition owing to a filing error. (Yet another!) Hey, I’m in the throes of moving house!

Cachondeo Total

The Town Hall has been ordered to pay compensation to a policeman for wrongly sanctioning him. Of course, what we really mean is you and I (the local tax payers) will have to pay the compensation, because the 10,000 euros will be paid from the municipal coffers, naturally.

Town Hall Fined Again

The Town Hall is fighting another sanction, this time from Trabajo y Seguridad Social, which will probably cost us another 224,000 euros in outstanding S.S. payments, plus a further 5,600-euro fine.

Building Project Stalled

The construction company behind a VPO project (government subsidized housing for low income families) has declared itself in a state of bankruptcy, bringing work on the building site in El Moruno to a halt.

Pirated Goods on Market

Local businesses had been pressing the Policía Local and the Guardia Civil to do something about the amount of pirated goods (forgeries) at the Friday market.

Almuñécar Cultural Agenda – December

Tuesday 7th at 20:00h: Prize ceremony for Amigos de la Herradura poetry competition. Venue: Centro Cívico, La Herradura. Thursday 9th at 21.00h: Flamenco Evening. Guitar, Juan Gabriel; comedian, Maxi and Dance, Elena Venue: Casa de la Cultura, Almuñécar Friday 10th at 21.00h: International Festival of Flamenco singing Venue: Centro Cívico, La Herradura Monday 13th at…

Not Going to Return

Dear sir
I was in Almunecar in Sept. For a short holiday and picked up your excellent paper. I was very interested in the article on page 52 regarding parking costs.

Game Menu

Restaurante La Ventura is doing two special hunter’s menu (game) for three days running:19th, 20th & 21st, and then again for the 26th, 27th & 30th.