The PSOE has requested that something be done about the junction where Calle Real and Calle Sauces meet. It’s a very tight bend with a bloody great drop next to it. Now, unless I’m mistaken, that is the horrendous bend as you come down the Camino Real and have to make very sharp, right-hand turn,…
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Slip, Sliding Away…
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Several houses in the Carmenes del Mar estate have been affected by landslides, with one family having to move out after part of the garden fell away on New Year’s Eve.
On the Move
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Calle Canalejas, which is the one that runs past the church, appears to be subsiding, with cracks appearing in a couple of buildings, claims the PSOE.
Pergolas Perish
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The wooden pergolas in Plaza Nueva were in such a lamentable state that the Town Hall finally had to do something about them…
Espinar Cracks
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The PSOE has brought the appearance of cracks in El Espinar, along Calle Vencejo, to the attention of the press.
Families living there were alarmed by the ‘progress’ of the growing cracks, which appear to be threatening at least two houses. These same locals complained to the PSOE that they had brought the matter up at the Town Hall but to no avail.
Wave Damage
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Just before Christmas there were high waves that pounded the coastline of Granada. In La Herradura, the gale pushing up from the south had the waves swamping the beach road and even some terraces.
Segovía Prizes
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The 2010 winner of the Andrés Segovía, classical guitar competition was Emerson Salazar from Chile.
Second Prize went to Gustavo Costa, from Brazil, and Third Prize to Jerzy Chwastyk from Poland.
Pieces of Pep
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Pep Benaiges, the pen behind the Gazette’s Spanish article, El Catalejos, is one of the most likeable people in La Herradura. He speaks excellent English and is very much into theatre, which runs in his family. But besides that, he has also probably the village’s most well known insurance broker/financial advisor, who set up business here in 1994.
Tartana Treats
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Jed, Mandy and the very popular Jonathan, from ‘El Ancla’ have joined forces and reopened La Tartana. The place has had a complete refurbishment, which gives it a fresher, lighter and brighter feel, as has the menu, which continues to offer superb quality food, complete with children’s menu at very competitive prices.
Speed Cameras
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First of all, they appeared in La Herradura and were the talk of the town, and now they have made an appearance in Almuñécar – and we’re not talking about tourists who took the wrong turning and ended up here, but the dreaded speed cameras.