To add insult to injury, almost, the badly battered business along Velilla in front of the car park works have received yet another blow…
Tag Archive for Almuñécar
VPO’s For Almuñécar
by Editor •
And now onto something completely different… thanks to a subsidized housing project, there is some construction work going. Work in that sector fell so low that whereas before we lived in a forest of building cranes, now the mere glimpse at a building crane in action is something out of the ordinary. As far as…
Solidarity Concert
by Editor •
Now, this man is probably one of the nicest and most respected persons around town, as well as being an amazing guitar maker, which is probably why, when the news that his workshop had been ransacked and emptied of every instrument in it, the musical world of Almuñécar banded together to perform a charity performance at the Casa de la Cultura in his honour, and in order to raise funds for him.
Not A Priority?
by Editor •
This time about the new roundabout on the N-340, where the Los Pinos road joins it. Now, nobody would claim that it was a waste of money, but surely there are much more needy trouble spots in the N-340, where it passes through the municipality.
Reader’s Letter
by Editor •
Dear Sir,
Quality Tourism in Almuñecar?
During my current visit to the area, I have been reflecting on the declared directional shift of the current administration in Almuñécar towards the attraction of “quality tourism.”
Drug Offences
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
Drug abuse is considered to be ‘the chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes.’
La Joyería Danesa
by Mette Owens •
Most of us in the Danish community know Ebbe and Violette, the gifted jewellery-designer-duo who own La Tienda Danesa in Almuñécar. Their shop is a treasure trove of exquisite jewellery. It is impossible not to fall for one of their unique pieces. Trust me; I know. I went there today and saw a beautiful necklace…
Hotel Chain Boss Arrested I
by Editor •
The owner of the hotel chain, Hoteles Senator to which Almuñécar’s Playacálida and Almuñécar Playa belong, has been arrested.
Hotel Chain Boss Arrested II
by Editor •
When the Mayor announced that the prestigious hotel chain, Sol Melía had landed in Almuñécar in July 2001, it was with evident pride. Here, he claimed, was evidence that ‘high-class tourism’ was the future for our town.
Lobres Care Home Project
by David Darby •
Nicky and John Euesden are fronting a brilliant new project in Lobres, which will see the construction of a Care & Rehabilitation Centre in the town. With tenders out for the construction work, things are really moving ahead.