Tag Archive for Velilla

Velilla Copper Theft Thwarted

The Guardia Civil arrested a young man and a minor on a building site in Velilla, whom they had caught in the act of allegedly stripping copper from electrical installations.

IU Promises to Remove Blue Zones

Now whilst on the subject of Blue Zones I was gratified to see at least one party had promised to get rid of them should they get into power, or at least have a voice in a coalition council. The party in question was the IU, which is a traditional left-wing party, rather than the modern left of centre socialists.

Dangerous Cycling Lanes

Which brings us on to the bicycle lanes along Velilla… The old set up, with parking on both sides of the road, but side-by-side, rather than in a line no only offered more parking, but it was also safer – let me explain.

Velilla Resurfacing Finished

The Velilla road has been surfaced, although the parking bays haven’t. On a positive note, part of the work that’s been going on there has been improvements to the drainage system. On the other hand, 50% of available parking along that road has disappeared, which in Almuñécar is a very rare occurrence…

A Sigh of Relief

The fiesta was a stunning success, if you gauge it by the amount of people that turned up – the new paseo was literally a river of people. Even the most cynical amongst us couldn’t claim otherwise.

Bicycle Lane vs Parking

The local PP are asking the ruling party not to go ahead with the bicycle lane along the Velilla road between the new underground car park and El Tesorillo.

Editorial Comment

What exactly is going on? What exactly does the Town Hall have against car owners? Why is it going out of its way to turn people away? Is it short-sighted lunacy or something worse; more sinister? These are questions that must have crossed just about everybody’s mind at some point during the summer. Yes, the…

Arson on Velilla Beach

There was a case of probable arson on Velilla Beach last month, where one chiringuito received fire damage valued at 12,000 euros…