English Carols by Candlelight on the Costa comes of age! From small beginnings in a Motril apartment to becoming an annual feature of life on the Costa English Carols by Candlelight this year celebrates its 21st anniversary. In fact this year there will be two separate events – one in Salobreña on Sunday 20th December and another in Almuñécar on Tuesday 22nd.
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Segovia Competition Result
by David Darby •
The competition was won this year by the Russian, Dimitri Illarionov, who takes home with him the first prize of €9,000 and a handmade guitar by Paco Santiago Marín which is valued at €8,000. This highly talented 30-year-old has won other competitions in Spain, Italy, Poland, Belgium, and Russia.
Adult Beach Exercise
by David Darby •
Has anyone had a go on the new exercise equipment, designed specifically for adults and installed on the beach?
The technical guys tell us that the equipment is designed and built to a very high specification with high end materials, as every piece of apparatus must meet the standards required in a traditional gym, and therefore meet all the criteria and safety standards that would be required in any normal gymnasium.
Tennis Court Damage
by David Darby •
Someone has been vandalising the tennis courts in Las Palomas. Local residents tell me it has been a regular occurrence for some time now.
Castle Work Resumes
by David Darby •
After a full year standing idle, the renovation works have restarted at La Herradura Castle. The work includes a dig by archaeologists from the School of Arabic Studies in Granada.
Giselle Lebrun, Artist
by David Darby •
The Centro Civico saw an exhibition during November by Giselle Lebrun whose exciting images are created using acrylic colours. Although mainly landscapes, she also paints concrete! This talented lady also writes stories and poetry. If you missed the exhibition, check out Giselle’s work at www.galeriadelsur.net
Halloween at Las Brujas
by David Darby •
Halloween was celebrated, as every year, at Las Brujas, and the evening was a complete success!
Local Crime
by David Darby •
Once again crime became a talking point in the village, with reports of burglaries and attempted burglaries to several bars in the village, and even one or two empty properties in Carmenes have been broken into
Jack Arrives
by David Darby •
Has anyone heard? Yes, that’s right, I became a dad on 11/11/09, to Jack, who weighed in at 6lb 9oz, with mother and baby both in the best of health.
Hideaway Update
by David Darby •
Have you been watching the X Factor? Well now you can be part of the fun. Just stop by The Hideaway in La Herradura where they show the program every weekend, and you can enter their X Factor drawer.