Antonio Guzmán is a lucky man, although if you took a look at his battered face as he lies in his hospital bed, you wouldn’t think so. This 59-year-old man does the late shift at Hotel-Restaurante El Ancla in Calahona and it was 03.30h that his life changed radically.
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Andrés Segovia Guitar Competition
by Martin Myall •
It’s that time of year again and the internationally prestigious XXVIII Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Andrés Segovia will be held from the 20th to the 24th of November at the La Herradura Civic Centre.
N-340 Undergoing Resurfacing
by Martin Myall •
At last! Eight years after the last retarmacking operation on the N-340 where it passes between the eastern access to Motril and the Granada junction, a generous layer of tarmac is being laid.
Christmas Market at Cázulas
by Martin Myall •
If you want to go to a flea market with a difference, that you have a date on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of December, from 11.00h to 16.30h, at the Palacete de Cázulas, Otívar.
Market Parking Controversy
by Martin Myall •
Convergencia Andaluza de Almuñécar-La Herradura has requested that the Town Hall does not charge the rent for market-stall hire at the municipal market, corresponding to November, as they consider the Mayor’s decision to close down the parking underneath the market has set them back.
Walking Through The Snow
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar hiking group that walked from Puerto de la Ragua to La Calahorra were confronted by winter conditions that don’t exist here on the coast… but they liked it!
Looming Gloom
by Martin Myall •
It is going to be a hard winter; and not solely because of the temperatures, but because of the lack of trade. All along Costa Tropical, hotel season closures will mean that 2,500 hotel beds will disappear, along with 800 jobs.
The Day After
by Martin Myall •
Twenty-four hours after the residents of the Almuñécar apartment blocks affected by the basement fire were evacuated, all of them are either staying in public accommodation (hotels) or with family and friends. A total of 72 flats were affected.
Club El Sendero
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Sports Department and sports and cultural club, El Sendero, have organised two family hiking routes for this month and December.
Basement Garage Gutted By Fire
by Martin Myall •
A major fire-fighting incident took place in Almuñécar in the early hours of Today when a fire broke out in the basement garage running under several apartment blocks.