Tag Archive for Andalusia

The Spanish region of Andalucia (Andalusia)

Castle Moat A Mess

The neighbours of San Miguel Castle are not happy with the neglected state of the moat, which admittedly looks like the castle has been attacked by a herd of plastic-explosive-throwing midgets from Birminham. The Seaside Gazette had cause to go up there recently to take photos, so we can confirm that it is a mess.

A Month for the Ladies

Mª del Carmen Reinoso, who is the Councillor for Social Welfare and [sexual] Equality has announced that September will be a month of activities and workshops, thanks to the Centro Municipal de Información de la Mujer.

Vuestra Value

Vuestra Casa has been delivering top quality kitchens, windows and refurbs for quite some time now. The thing is, how does Nico manage to supply such high-end quality without charging the proverbial arm and a leg?

Not Bright

What about the burglar that hid under the bed and pretended to be unconscious when the police discovered him? Ragingly optimistic of him, no doubt. You can almost imagine the conversation, can’t you?

Ecologists Raise Doubts Over Projected Marina

The Spanish term, el Cuento de la Lechera roughly corresponds to ‘building castles in the sky,’ and that is the expression that the Ecologistas en Accion have used to describe Motril’s plan to build an inland marina.

Squatters Strike Gold?

When you hear about squatters you would normally think of hippies/anarchists moving into abandoned or condemned properties, but this is not the case in Atarfe, just to the north east of the city of Granada.

Dutch Minors Go on the Rampage

Five Dutch youngsters have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing street accessories (benches & litter bins etc) in Motril. Locals alerted the police to say that the youths, four of whom were minors, were damaging litter bins and emptying the contents onto the paseo.

Earth Tremor

Medium-to-strong earth tremor was felt this morning in Almunecar at around 08.50h. No data is yet available. Article will be updated when more details are known.