Tag Archive for Salobreña

Tax on 2nd Homes

The Town Hall is fund hungry; surprise, surprise, and just about any idea that gets the cash in is going to get a warm reception, so it should come as no surprise that IBI will be raised on second homes in the town.

Salobreña Walks Guide

Thanks to the success of the first edition of the municipal Countryside Paths and Walks 2009 guide book, which is edited in English, as well as Spanish, they have gone into their second reprint, with the contents brought up to date.

The Bard Comes to the Costa

English speaking residents and visitors to the Costa Tropical will have a rare chance to see Shakespeare’s greatest comedy live in January, when a theatre company from Staffordshire brings A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the cultural centres of Salobreña and Almuñécar. The Trentham Shakespeare Company was formed three years ago specifically to present open-air Shakespeare…

British Consulate Visits Coast

The British Consulate in Málaga and the Pension, Benefit and Healthcare Team are holding an open event in Almuñecar, Granada, presenting advice on some of the issues that matter most to British residents. This will be held on Thursday 22nd October.

Tropical Tones

Tropical Tones Chorus participated in the first Spanish Harmony national ‘En Armonia’ From a small beginning in January 2006 when five men met in a café, to attending ‘En Armonia’ in Torrevieja, with a chorus is a great achievement. Eleven other choruses and quartets attended from all over Spain. The camaraderie of being with over…

Casa Técnica

The Ed dragged me in to see the guys at Casa Técnica recently… I say dragged, because I was expecting to be bored by miles of pipes and wires along with explanations about the technology where I would nod knowingly after each sentence having understood little or nothing. However, Erhard is, I am pleased to…

Eco-Policemen

Two ‘Ecological Policemen’ will be keeping an eye on Salobreña’s environmental health.

Tougher Police Fines

The Local Police of Salobreña intend to toughen up fines against bike riders without helmets and ‘discotheque cars; i.e. cars with sod-off music reproduction equipment, which