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A beach isn't a playa, it would appear, unless it's covered in various attractions for those who aren't content with swimming, ...

One of those days - I was just writing those words when the power flickered and jumped, and another fifty computers from the Lower Almanzor...

Builders , politicians and bankers are not happy. The latest rules regarding building homes in the province of Almeria, an order known as th...

The Vote There remains some confusion about foreign nationals being able to vote in local elections in Spain next year (May 27th, 2007). All...

I was tired, stressed and gloomy. It was the perfect moment to go home and have a long hot bath. No power or water cuts in Paradise ...

Somebody sent me a cutting from The Spectator. It’s a picture of a woman looking at her calendar, which is clearly labelled August, and say...

Jessica and Oscar tied the knot yesterday in great style as the leaders of two gangster clans. Around two hundred people took part in the ...

A USAF B52 was taking on fuel from a flying tanker somewhere over Vera on January 21st 1966 when something went wrong – the two aircraft tou...

Let's see: Nine parties stood in 2003 in the local Mojacar elections. About 2,500 people voted. Six parties got enough votes to obtain c...

I was reminded once again this week how useless the judicial system is here. I had witnessed a fight about eighteen months ago and had been ...

There was a protest on today over the proposed parking-centre for Mojácar pueblo . No one came. It was a nice warm day, and although the or...

There’s a fly, just one, that lives in the bedroom. He’s there on and off during the day, particularly at siesta-time. He will land on your...

This one appears in El Indálico (September 2006) Hay poca gente hoy en día que no tenga un teléfono móvil. Por estar empezando a llegar a ...

Here we are with a fine opportunity to write about Spain. We have a newspaper or a magazine, together with some bloke who is going to wander...

The fiestas are all but over (just... one... more... week-end...) but, since the standard of the entertainment here in Mojácar has been deri...

The PSOE has long worried about the ‘foreign vote’ in local elections. In 1994, the government of Felipe Gonzalez had proposed that those Eu...

The traffic has been intense over the past couple of months. There are few places to park (you don't make money building parking spaces...

Here's a cute summer picture of Mojácar. It looks much more peaceful here than the reality of the holiday thrash. The August fiestas wil...

Dear Ms Daboo, I was very sorry to hear about the tragic death of your father, the treasurer for the Bank of Umginginglovu. Truly sad. Being...

Spain has always had an interest in milk, even if, until recently, you couldn’t find a cold glass of it anywhere. The old milk was a defini...