The First Councillor of Carchuna-Calahonda is not a happy bunny over Torrenueva’s independence, or better said, her lack of it for her townships.
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Torrenueva Costa Independence
by Hugh MacArthur •
Within the space of four days, the Junta will announce in the Regional Gazette the independence of Torrenueva from Motril – it’s official.
Torrenueva Independence?
by Martin Myall •
This Motril dependency has long sought independence from its mother town but now it has all the necessary paperwork together, at last.
La Herradura Independence?
by Martin Myall •
he Almuñécar opposition party, IU, has proposed that steps should be taken to turn La Herradura into a self-governing entity.
No Independence for Carchuna-Calahonda
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Junta de Andalucia has rejected their administrative separation from Motril, primarily because of their proximity to the metropolis.
Things Happen
by Marianne Lindahl •
Finland has made a new world record. Mrs. Margit Tall, a daredevil lady of 95 is thought to be the world’s oldest woman to bungee jump. She made an old wish come through, after ignoring the organiser’s warning that the leap could kill her. She just went to the jumping site at Kaivopuisto in Helsinki, and asked whether there was an age limit. “We thought she was joking”, one of the organizers said.
Scotland & Catalonia
by David Darby •
So, what does the Scotland ‘No’ vote mean for Catalonia? Well, in truth, not an awful lot really, but it has made the public in Catalonia (and many other countries worldwide) sit up and take notice. Particularly the ‘turnout’ figures.
Blow for Carchuna Independence
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Advisory Board of Andalucía has rejected the separation of Carchuna from Motril to form an independent municipality.
The Catalonia Question
by David Darby •
The big European news today is the Spanish governments vow to block any plans by Catalonia to hold a referendum on independence on 9th November 2014.
Estonian Swedes
by Marianne Lindahl •
At Los Nordicos last week we had the privilege to listen to an interesting lecture by historian Bengt Kummel, PhD, from Finland. The topic was “The dramatic circumstances around the transfer of Estonian Swedes to Sweden in 1944”. Dr. Kummel started by giving some historic data on the Swedish population of Estonia, a linguistic minority residing in the coastal areas and islands of what today is western and northern Estonia.