Tag Archive for granada

It’s Wet

Friday had seen by midday 50 litres per square metre – hardly surprising as it belted down between 04.30h and 07.30h and hasn’t stopped raining since then.

Benny Reappears

We had an invitation from the CA (Benavides) to attend a press call at Hotel Victoria Playa because after 18 months of staying away from cameras and microphones, the ex-Mayor of Almuñécar had decided that he wanted to speak.

Brass Band Battle

No, it’s not another punch up down Carchuna way, but merely a musical competition between town brass bands, which was held in La Herradura Civic Centre.

Salobreña School Lock In

Almost 100 Pupils and five teachers from the secondary school in Salobreña staged an all-night sit in inside the school before setting off the next day to join the protest march in the city of Granada, joining up with the university students. The parents association supported this initiative.

Trafalgar Night Dinner

On Friday 19th October the Almuñecar Branch of the Royal Naval Association held a very successful Trafalgar Night Dinner at restaurant Rincón de Peña Parda in La Herradura.

Motril Borrows to Pay Salaries

The Town Hall staff in Motril received half of their outstanding salaries after the Mayor negotiated a bank loan for 700,000 euros. Salaries for Town Hall employees – around a thousand workers – had been outstanding since September. Staff have been staging daily protests since the beginning of this month