Tag Archive for andalucia

Fined over Megaphone

The municipal police have opened up a fining process against one of the protesters that had gather in front of the town hall for breaking the local by-laws about noise.

Defective Civic Centre

The La Herradura Civic Centre has only been in existence for six years, but from the very beginning it has been plagued by bad workmanship, or as the Spanish say, chapuzas (botch jobs).

Almuñécar Old Town Crumbles

If you venture up into the Barrio San Miguel, Almuñécar, where the castle stands, you will find at least two streets cordoned off with work barriers or fences: Calle Clavelico and Calle Nueva.

Thoughtful Thief?

A man who had just robbed two bars, popped into the kitchen of the second one and asked them how much they earned for a day’s work, which he handed back.

Dying for an iPhone?

A 15-year-old German lass nearly lost her life, as well as her iPhone, when it fell down amongst some large boulders. She had been walking along the river bank, where the boulders are to shore up the riverbank. Apparently the girl’s iPhone somehow managed to slip from her pocket or hand (it’s not clear) and…

Torched Cars Investigated

The Guardia Civil based in Nerja are investigating the circumstances behind an incident in which five cars were completely gutted by fire in the early ours of one morning.

Annual Giant Paella

This year marks the 21st campaign organized by the Asocación Solidaria Amigos de Baracoa, which culminates in the Giant Paella prepared by Joaquín from La Herradura’s Chambao de Joaquín in the Majuelo, Almuñécar.

Rousing Red Shepherds

The Pastoral de La Herradura (singing group) have been out, whipping up a spot of Christmas joviality with traditional songs and colourful costumes, performing in the Almuñécar town-hall square, amongst other parts of town.