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Dark Ages Descend on La Herradura!

The La Herradura Medieval Fair kicks off on Friday the 15th at 18.00h and will conclude on Sunday. There will be stacks of activities, ranging from birds of prey to donkey rides, bouncy castles to the village’s brick and mortar one, and plenty of Medieval costumes and tasty morsels.

Two-Hundred Kilos of Junk

Well, thanks to a lot of work, co-ordination and bubble blowing, the great seabed cleaning up operation off Punta de la Mona retrieved over 200 kilos of discarded rubbish, amongst which was a traffic sign, a large lorry tyre, plastic bins, pipes, mirrors and a bucket load of fishing hooks – there was even a part of an electricity generator.

New Recycling Bins

La Herradura and Velilla are to get new glass-recycling bins, thanks to an agreement struck between the Town Hall and a glass-recycling company, Ecovidrio. The Councillor for the Environment, Luis Aragón, said that collection points for paper and plastic will be next. With these new containers, the total for the whole municipality (La Herradura and…

Corpse in the Water

No further information is yet available concerning the body found floating off Playa Cantarriján, La Herradura. Several bathers saw the body floating about 50 metres out to sea and reported the sighting to the emergency number 112 at 19.20h, Sunday the 3rd. Members of the Guardia Civil, Protección Civil and Salvamento Marítimo turned up to…

Darkness Defeated

Sometimes, something doesn’t have to be new to please people; sometimes just getting something old fixed is enough, which is the case of the long none-functioning street light in front of the Hotel Almijarra entrance of the Acera de Pilar in La Herradura.

Segovia Facelift Progress

Well, there has been plenty of revamping work going on during the winter and spring along the streets of La Herradura to show off to the summer visitors… if they come. The latest modifications have reached the campsite, half way along Paseo de Andrés Segovia, as part of a process to sort out the pavements…

New Toy For the Boys…

The First Councillor for La Herradura, Juan José Ruiz Joya can be seen here proudly showing off the Department of Maintenance’s new open-back van, acquired for the bargain price of 14,000 euros… Crisis, what crisis?