Let’s start with one of our favourites– the Rules Dam. Believe it or not, the subject of exactly how to distribute the water from this magnificent (and hugely expensive) edifice is now on the local political table. And, as you might expect, local politics is, to say the least, extremely local.
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What a Month!
by Dave Nichols •
What a month! Between sorting out the Irish economy (you will take the money, you economic illiterates) and sending the Kim Jong dynasty to the naughty step for causing another nasty mess in Korea, one has been extremely busy. Not to mention the time spent trying to track down Gordon Brown, so that he might…
Salobreña Cultural Agenda
by Editor •
Friday 5th (21.00h) Martirio in Concert. With 25 years in the Spanish music business, Martirio will be offering her best remembered songs. Venue: Auditorium Entrance: 6 euros Saturday 6th (21.00h) A theatre play entitled El Día que Me Quieras (The Day that You Love Me…) The play deals with the reality of forming a married…
Elections Looming
by Dave Nichols •
Oh, goody, another segue. You can tell that elections are looming large in the minds of all our worthy local leaders. We’re not yet at the stage where those annoying cars with Tannoy speakers are cruising the town, disturbing one’s lunch, but the positioning has definitely started
Sunem Playa
by Mette Owens •
One of the reasons I am thrilled to write for the Seaside Gazette is that I get to meet so many amazing people and to visit so many exciting places. This weekend I was introduced to Sunem Playa located on the picturesque Playa del Peñon in Salobreña. The owner, Pépe (who also owns Chiringuito La…
Lingwood’s Changes Hands
by Dave Nichols •
It’s the talk of the Monte… and the end of an era! Mike & Margaret Lingwood have sold their highly successful Estate Agency, in the face of what Mike calls, ‘An offer that could not be refused’ (I don’t think any horse’s heads were involved).
New Hotel complex
by Dave Nichols •
The new hotel homplex is coming. Honestly. Long planned for the vega between El Peñon and La Caleta, final approval is drawing near. There are a couple of complications, one of them involving an illegal ‘loft’ building owned by one Sr. Jesus Calvo. Apparently, there should have been a demolition order enforced, which somehow fell through the cracks.
Rumble at the Rastro II
by Dave Nichols •
Well, it’s quite different from the last one, I just like to write that! There’s been a kerfuffle in the Town Hall, wherein Sra. Maria Eugenia Rufino, leader of the opposition PSOE accused the Mayor, his party and the councillor in charge of these things, Sr. Gustavo Aybar of stealing the whole idea from her…
Eco Rastro, Salobreña
by Dave Nichols •
The last Eco Rastro was held on the same day as the local Trade Fair, sponsored by ACESA (Asociación de Comerciantes y Empresarios de Salobreña), just across the road.
Swarthy Visitor
by Dave Nichols •
Imagine, if you will, another lovely, sunny day in the sleepy hamlet of Molvízar, 8.00am, and there you are in your neat little townhouse on a quiet back street…