The Almuñécar municipal police pounced, fearlessly, and confiscated 120 kilos of fruit and vegetables from a stallholder at the Sunday flea market.
Tag Archive for Peña Escrita
TDT up The Valley
by Martin Myall •
Good news for the inhabitants at the top of Rio Verde and Rio Seco as they will now be able to receive multiple TV channels, thanks to a TDT repeater.
Casa de Los Mineros
by Paula Anthony •
The Nerja Councillor for the Environment, Nieves Atencia, has announced the leasing out of the mountain tourist hostel, The Casa de Los Mineros, in the Fuente del Esparto, together with the bar in El Pinarillo. The lease has gone to same company that runs the Peña Escrita mountain park in Almuñécar.
Winter Relapse
by Martin Myall •
April waved goodbye with a blanket of snow in the Almijarras, leaving the mountain tops with a fast disappearing snowcap.
Please Take Your Tigers Back
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Town Hall is desperately trying to cut the costs of running the Peña Escrita mountain park-cum-zoo. One measure has been to ask the circus that donated three tigers to take them back.
Mountain Bus Mothballed
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar branch of the CA opposition party has denounced the that the 4X4 bus service to Peña Escrita has been cancelled and the said bus parked up.
Car Plunges Down Gully
by Martin Myall •
A 53-year-old man died after driving over the side of a steep gully above Almuñécar, on the road that leads up to Peña Escrita. The family had reported him missing the day before.
More Country Lane Improvements
by Martin Myall •
The rural lane that leads from the top of Cotobro, up past the old rubbish dump, which links with El Pago de Guerra above La Herradura, as well as Peña Escrita, Albita and Cantalobos is having its verges cleaned.
Almuñécar Hangliding Day a Success
by Martin Myall •
The penultimate day of the year marked the 25th anniversary of hangliding here in Almuñécar, and to celebrate the occasion, 65 paragliders took part in the meet on Velilla Beach, next to El Tesorillo.
Financial Support Needed for Peña Escrita
by Editor •
One of the inherited headaches of the new Town Council is the running costs for the Peña Escrita mountain park – it costs about a million euros a year to maintain.