Benny and the Judges have seen a lot of judicial action during December. Let’s start with the big one. Regional press headlines on the 16th boomed out, “Un jurado popular absuelve a Benavides” (A jury acquits Benavides). This was the second time in just two months that Juan Carlos Benavides – against all expectation – walked away from a date with the Judge a free and innocent man.
Tag Archive for Almuñécar
Cut Jete Road Update
by Editor •
And update on the reopening of this road that serves the villages of the Rio Verde valley and links them to the coast.
Almuñécar Women’s Group
by Mette Owens •
Since I belong to the Almuñécar Women’s Group, I thought it might be beneficial to share information about this delightful and active group with my fellow Danish women in our area.
Adult Outdoor Gym
by Mette Owens •
I was walking with the Ed today along Paseo Puerta del Mar and, to our astonishment, we saw adults straddling and climbing onto the strangest looking contraptions on the beach. We thought “Wow, an adult playground!”
Car-park Projects Update
by Editor •
The two underground car parks are going well. The latest update puts the termination date for both projects in May, right down to the flower gardens on the surface, which unfortunately means that both Christmas and Easter could still be disrupted by the continuing construction work in Velilla and San Cristobal.
Yet More Blue Zones
by Editor •
The PSOE claims that there is a new drive to implement yet more Blue-Zone areas in Almuñécar. Their party leader, Francisco Prados, suggests that it is little more than another push rake in more money for the municipal coffers.
15 New Chefs
by Editor •
The Town Hall has provided a course to train 15 chefs, accepting candidates from the town’s unemployed.
Social Services Strike
by Editor •
The social services, provided by Adhara, narrowly avoided disaster when a strike that was set for the 20th of November was called off.
Death in a Gully
by Editor •
Many in the foreign community have already head about the tragic accident that occurred on a country track, when a car with four youngster inside, who were returning from a Halloween party, drove off the track and plummeted to the bottom of a steep barranco (gully).
School Dinners
by Editor •
The IU councillor, Fermín Tejero, has asked the Junta de Andalucía to annul a planned increase in the cost of school dinners.