Tag Archive for Andalusia

The Spanish region of Andalucia (Andalusia)

Barbershop Singing in Almuñécar

An evening of Barbershop singing (unaccompanied vocal harmony) together with Spanish, English and Mongolian folk singers and a Scottish piper, in aid of Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer.

Workmen Vs. The Boulders

The Almuñécar town-hall maintenance department is carrying out a spot of boisterous-bolder clearance within the Ubanización Carmenes del Mar, which is on Cerro Gordo, La Herradura.

Crafty Councillor

On the 9th of September there was a new article in the Ideal about how a three young men had allegedly faked an armed robbery. The following day the same paper revealed that one of them was the Youth Councillor and Vice-Mayor in Píñar.

Paragliding Accident in La Herradura

A 56-year-old man of British nationality had suffered a small accident when coming in to land on La Herradura beach. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured, despite the 4-metre drop when the parachute partially collapsed.

Hotel Gloom Over Imserso

Hotels on the Costa Tropical face having to close down for the off season as fears grow over the a possible loss of state-subsidized holidays for pensioners.

Please Take Your Tigers Back

The Almuñécar Town Hall is desperately trying to cut the costs of running the Peña Escrita mountain park-cum-zoo. One measure has been to ask the circus that donated three tigers to take them back.

Salobreña Beach Coverage

The Town Hall has announced that the Protección Civil will be patrolling the beaches up to the 16th of this month. Motril seems to be the only coastal town on the Costa Tropical that is anything short of grateful for the voluntary dedication of these guys, but we shan’t go into that further here.

Judge for Yourself

The Policía Nacional in Motril arrested a man after he allegedly tied his wife to a seat and then beat the crap out of her – the police were busy that day because they arrested two other men for domestic violence.

Canal Sur Dos Closes

Andalucía’s second, public TV channel will be closed down to cut costs. Its frequencies will, from October onwards, be used to transmit the surviving channel. The only difference will be that the old Canal Sur 2 frequencies will carry subtitles, sign language and audio-description for films.