The day fair – what’s that all about? I remember when it first started in Calle Pintor Manuel Rivera with a few rickety bars and some shading provided by tarpaulins.
Still Grumpy
by Gazette Reader •
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Gas Explosion in Salobreña
by Vivienne Hughes •
A butane-bottle explosion (una bombona) in Salobreña yesterday resulted in a woman suffering extensive burns to 20% of her body.
Dead Boar vs Summer Traffic
by Martin Myall •
Around the beggining of last month on the A-44, there were tailbacks heading down to the coast, although on this occasion, not for the usual, high-density traffic but because of a wild boar that had wandered onto the autovía.
The Solar Eclipse & Perseids
by Martin Myall •
What better place to observe the solar eclipse on Wednesday the 12th than on top of Sierra Nevada! OK, there are better places, if you don’t mind hiking it up to northern Spain, but nevertheless!
Reader: 5-Star Hotel
by Gazette Reader •
Millions for a five-star hotel, but who will pay for the mistakes of the past?
Cabin Cruiser Runs Aground
by Hugh MacArthur •
A cabin cruiser ran aground Tuesday afternoon on Playa de Ferrara, in Torrox Costa, after it broke free from the bouy it was anchored to next to the entrance channel to the beach .
Just Another Disaster
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar has two major problems at the moment; a main artery (Paseo de La Caletilla) and the Municipal Market which relies on generators to provide electricity, as it is still not connect up the mains system.
Reasons To Be Grumpy
by Gazette Reader •
We drive through town every day, passing all the famous revamped roundabouts. I do not recall an opening ceremony and photo opportunity by the illustrious staff of the ayuntamiento acknowledging this immense waste of public money.
Passion at The Wheel
by Martin Myall •
Passion at the wheel can be dangerous – and we don’t mean coming away with something other than undying love. No this was a couple who thought that being parked up whilst ‘being friendly,’ was boring.
Forgotten in A Supermarket
by Martin Myall •
We become forgetful with age and leave things in supermarkets, like keys, a personal shopping trolley, your grandmother’s funeral ashes… Wait!