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Punta Access Cleaned Up

Almuñécar Town Hall maintenance staff have been busy cleaning up the main entrance to the Punta de la Mona. The Comunidad de Propetarios pointed out several years ago that it is not their responsibility; hence the Town Hall finally getting round to it.

La Herradura Band Night

The Banda de Música Histórica de Almuñécar played in the Plaza Nueva in La Herradura, providing a Jazz Special as the closing touch to a Saxophone and Clarinet course.

Temporary Chiringuito Controversy

The Almuñécar Town Hall has granted two temporary chiringuito licences; one on San Cristóbal and the other in La Herradura. These temporary licences are valid only for the summer. They have also given licences to two bars in La Herradura to have outside terrace areas. However, some local business owners are not happy with the ‘competition.’

Swimming the Bay

It’s that time of year again when the swimming competitions begin along the Costa Tropical; this year Salobreña was the first to ‘kick off’ in this activity on the 15th of July.

Funkdación Fills Altillo

Granada-based funk band, Funkdación, filled the Paseo del Altillo this weekend past with their repertoire of Jazz-Funk-Soul. The group, whose lead singer is American Damon Robinson, also comprises of Andrew Lynch (Sax), David Margam (Guitar), Fran Romero (Drums), Emilio Berrocal (Keyboards) and Alfonso Alcalá (Bass).

Good News & Bad News

The good news for la Herradura is that the Town Hall has just opened a tax office in the Centro Jate, next to the municipal market. The bad news is that now you don’t have an excuse for not paying them.

Launch Site Blues

For the last 20 years people have been merrily launching themselves into a void from a hilltop, trustingly attached to a flying device, which is highly recommended, but now it looks like La Herradura and Almuñécar could be losing their only launching site.

Parking Fines on La Herradura Beach

Hello, Reading the gazette yesterday there was a slight wry amusement about the article on page 57 (concerning parking fines on La Herradura beach). Not so smiling now that I have received a “to-be-signed-for” denuncia from Motril. This morning I was told by Knight’s in Nerja that the same thing is happening down there. Presumably…