The IU (far left) party has proposed that Almuñécar be declared an anti-bullfighting town, which should please the governing party no end.
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Sexy Ryanair Calendar Banned
by David Darby •
Every year, since 2008, Ryanair have produced the Girls of Ryanair Calendar, which has raised over 600,000 euros for charity. However, this year, a Spanish judge has decided that the calendar is sexist and the advertising campaign for the 2014 edition must be dropped.
Wave Goodbye
by David Darby •
Even with all the economic woes being faced in Portugal, there is a non-financial story that has pushed its way to the fore and become the big talking point for the population.
It centers around Portugal’s Olympic committee which has banned a female windsurfer for life. Her ‘crime’? Concealing the fact that she was pregnant, so that she was able to travel with the team to the London Olympics and be with her husband.
Bye Bye Botellón
by Martin Myall •
First of all, a botellón is a gathering in an open public space to hold a party based on alcohol bought from supermarkets, rather than consuming drinks at pub prices in night bars. Having explained that, the two semi-independent townships of Carchuna and Calahonda have cracked down on this practice.