People in the old part of the village were pretty browned off (annoyed) over the amount of weed growing along footpaths and steps. Some of he weeds growing on the steps on La Cuesta de Fray Leopoldo were big enough to trip somebody up as they descended these steep steps.
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Good Home for Strays?
by Editor •
Dr Animal has two strays and they’re looking for a good home for them.
Bongo and Bruno are two young (1.5 years old) castrated males, found abandoned on the beach. Both are very healthy animals (all vaccines are up to date and have they have microchips).
Reader’s Letter: Beach WebCam Down
by Editor •
Since now a year, the webcam on the beach, in front of the Ultima Ola is out of order
Beach Road Improvements
by Editor •
You will have noticed that where the Las Tejas riverbed crosses the beach road the latest work has left it in a damned civilized manner – no more crocodiles and mantraps… The Espinar might be full of weeds and palm-tree cuttings, which deserves criticism, but this modification at the river mouth deserves praise.
New Tapa Bar in the Village
by Editor •
Chef, Miguel Castilla, proprietor of Almuñécar’s Restaurante Reina Sofía, has opened a tapas bar in front of Hotel Almijarra in Edificio Bahía Jardín, with the name Sacacorchos (Corkscrew) .
The XXIV Costa Jazz Festival
by Editor •
The summer has come around again, bringing with it the highly popular summer jazz festival now in its 25th year!
Four Found Guilty
by Editor •
Nothing like starting off a section with a bit of judicial retribution, so let’s start with the blighters that have received 6-month suspended sentences for starting a fire!
Police Camera Stolen
by Editor •
Still on a judicial note, a man has been found guilty of stealing a Guardia Civil surveillance camera that they had set up to monitor the sale of drugs.
Springfield Arrives in Almunecar
by Editor •
Good news for the youthful fashion-junkies as Cortefiel S.A. is opening a branch of their Springfield in Almuñécar; in fact, it should already be open for business, because the launch date was set for the 24th of June.
80 Missing Packages
by Editor •
The Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera (the briny branch of the Guardia Civil equivalent to Customs and Excise) has been busy looking for 80 parcels of hashish that was thrown overboard by smugglers during a chase just off Almunecar.