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GastroFestival, Almuñécar

Almuñécar will have a new gastronomical event this month, staged in the Parque Majuelo on Friday, 20th, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd. But it’s not just eating, because there will be plenty of live music, as well as stand-up comedians.

Russian Sets Light to Woman

A Russian man, ex military of some 45 years of age, poured 96º alcohol over the back of a female friend and set light to her, causing first and second-degree burns – this took place along the Rambla del Piojo in Motril.

Town Hall Expresses Sympathy

Well, actually, sympathy might not be the right word because the Spanish term that the Mayor used was sensibilizado, which literally means ‘sensitized,’ and she was referring to the state of Carmenes del Mar. This declaration came during a meeting with three representatives of the urbanizaciones affected by the land slips on Cerro Gordo. The…

Cultural Guardia Civil

In Franco’s last years there was a joke kicking around about why the Guardia Civil always walked around in pairs. The question was asked and the response was: one who can read and write and the other to keep an eye on the dangerous intellectual. Things have come a long way since then

Problematic Budget?

Salobreña is set to spend half of its 2012 budget on personnel salaries.Not surprisingly, the opposition have their teeth into this, as it is a juicy political morsel.

Skinny Cows Time

It might have been a dismal Easter, weather wise, but the drought continues, especially in the Alpujarra, where a lack of green pasture is costing farmers dearly.

Salobreña & Its Camper Vans

The Town Council is going to approve new municipal regulations before the arrival of the summer, concerning the presence of campervans in the town. But doesn’t mean that they want to get rid of them, but rather find an official parking area for them.

Sergio at Movistar, Almuñécar

Everybody receives phone calls from phone companies, trying to sell you their latest package. Some just put the telephone straight down whilst others, in an attempt not to be rude, listen for a moment before doing the same.

Boat People Rescued

It has been a busy Semana Santa for the Guardia Civil’s maritime rescue service, having intercepted two separate craft crammed with illegal immigrants.

Fish Farm Restarts

Owing to the crisis, the Salobreña and Carchuna pisifactorias (fish farms) have slowly shut down, at first not breeding any more fish and just raising the ones already in the system, and when that concluded, by shutting down the pens as well. They ceased to exist within a year of each other; 2010 & 2011. Now a new company has stepped in to put both farms back into action.