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Castle Moat A Mess

The neighbours of San Miguel Castle are not happy with the neglected state of the moat, which admittedly looks like the castle has been attacked by a herd of plastic-explosive-throwing midgets from Birminham. The Seaside Gazette had cause to go up there recently to take photos, so we can confirm that it is a mess.

A Month for the Ladies

Mª del Carmen Reinoso, who is the Councillor for Social Welfare and [sexual] Equality has announced that September will be a month of activities and workshops, thanks to the Centro Municipal de Información de la Mujer.

Late Summer Laureles

We’ve been hearing some very good things about Mark’s Thursday Seafood Special. In fact, it has been such a success that he is going to continue the menu through September. So, if you missed out on this super seafood special, don’t despair and get your lobster loving lips up to Los Laureles during September for your last chance to scoff a scallop, crack a crab or even lick a lobster!

Spanish National News

Holiday from Hell
A young British man was stabbed twice, in the abdomen and his leg, in circumstances so far unclear. The stabbing happened near a bar in Ibiza in the wee hours of the morning, and it was the young man himself who managed to find an ambulance in the area that took him swiftly to a local private hospital. Although his condition is listed as critical, he is responding favourably to treatment.

Wonky World – September

Open and Shut
It’s a known fact that women can pack a lot better than men, managing to cram an entire wardrobe into a small suitcase, whereas us chaps can just about manage a couple of shirts and a pair of pants.
Case in point is the woman in Mexico who, after visiting her common-law husband in prison, decided to pack him into her suitcase and wheel him out to freedom.

Here’s A Surprise!

Whilst los autonomos (self-employed workers) struggle to pay their social security and workers are laid off, our dear politicians don’t appear to have twigged that there’s an economic crisis with its teeth sunk into the average person’s jugular vein.

Female Referee Attacked

You often hear about referees coming off the worse for wear in confrontations with irate football players or their fans, but it’s not very often that the referee in question is a woman.

Jet-ski Accident

A woman, who probably fancied herself as Boadecia on a war chariot, rocketed across the water off Playa La Araña on a jet-ski, armed with ambition but lacking experience or a licence.