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Paragliding Accident in La Herradura

A 56-year-old man of British nationality had suffered a small accident when coming in to land on La Herradura beach. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured, despite the 4-metre drop when the parachute partially collapsed.

RNA Monthly Meets Resume

The next meeting of the Almuñécar branch of the Royal Naval Association will be on the 11th of September at 13.00h at the Rincon de Peña Parda, La Herradura.

Marina Drug Bust

The criminal court in Motril has sentenced a man from Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona) to three years’ imprisonment, as well as a fine of three million euros after it was found that he had just over two metric tonnes of hasish onboard his yacht at berth in Marina del Este

Tarmacking and Verge Clearing

The Almuñécar Town Hall has been busy tidying up the verges of the municipality’s country lanes, cutting back the grass along the access lane for Pago de Guerra, just above La Herradura

APPA Gets Own Office

The Asociación de Madres y Padres del Colegio Público Las Gaviotas (La Herradura) will have their own office/storage space for the coming school year 2012/2013.

Swimming Competition Postponed

The La Herradura, across-the-bay, swimming competition due to be held this month has been postponed owing to adverse weather conditions. The First Councillor for the village, Ruiz Joya, took the decision, despite many participants already having registered, after it being recommended by the maritime branch of the Guardia Civil and by the Red Cross.

Cooler Pensioners

If there is one thing that the elderly suffer from more than anybody else, it’s the heat and cold, so the users of the Club del Pensionista de La Herradura will be happy bunnies now that air conditioning has finally been installed.

Kuwait Canoe

it was probably best that anybody who believed – quite rightly – that they had a cabin cruiser to show off, should have kept their treasure safely tied up because the richest sheik in Kuwait had parked his 95-million-euro caviar canoe off Cerro Gordo.