Do you ever feel guilty about doing shopping in big department stores instead of local businesses? Well, for once, you needn’t, because Alcampo has donated 3,500 euros to social welfare in Motril… and it’s not the first time.
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Three Kings in Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
The Three Kings weren’t short of company as 3,000 villagers turned out to follow the parade, but before they did the circuit, they shot off over to Hospital Santa Ana to sprinkle the younger patients with presents.
Three Kings in Motril
by Martin Myall •
If you have a port, why not use it? Well, that’s what their Multiple Majesties must have concluded because the Three Kings arrived in town aboard a fishing boat, docking on a quayside, thronged with expectant faces.
Changes to the Church Street
by Martin Myall •
The steep hill leading up from the town-hall square (Plaza de la Constitución) to the main church is to have some work done on the stone steps, which have caused a few slips and bumps for the unwary.
Three Kings in Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
A dozen floats took part in the Almuñécar 3-Kings Parade, which set out just after six in the evening and took three hours to work its way round the thronging crowds of awe-struck kiddies.
Three Kings in La Herradura
by Martin Myall •
Everybody had fun at the 3-kings parade in the village; the kiddies before their sweet-hurling majesties, and the parents who enjoyed the fun gleaming in their children’s eyes.
The Imserso Cushion
by Martin Myall •
Many hotels on the Costa Tropical manage to keep going through the winter thanks to Imserso, which is a state-subsidized, pensioners’ holiday scheme. However, this winter, like the swallows, they’re staying elsewhere.
Salobreña Takes Out Another Loan
by Martin Myall •
The Salobreña Town Hall has approved taking another multi-million euro loan, this time for 2.8m. With the said funds to pay off local debts and for the Town Hall to be able to ‘function.’
The Mayor insists that the operation is not ‘a whim’, as under existing legislation town halls are obligated to terminate loan policies before the 31st of December. Having paid off the existing ones, they now need funds to operate.
Distant New Year
by Martin Myall •
Whilst many foreigners were spending their Christmas and New Year in Almuñécar, one Almuñequero was spending his in the Antarctic.
Carlos Cano is a naval rating on board the Spanish, oceanic-research ship, Hespérides, which is carrying out an expedition code-named Malaspina and has taken the crew and ship around the world during its 7-month voyage.
Almuñécar Hangliding Day a Success
by Martin Myall •
The penultimate day of the year marked the 25th anniversary of hangliding here in Almuñécar, and to celebrate the occasion, 65 paragliders took part in the meet on Velilla Beach, next to El Tesorillo.