Day: September 28, 2008

Junta starts to realise there may be more illegal houses than thought

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(Opinion piece) There is an interesting piece in Wednesdays La Voz de Almeria (remember, I’ve been away for a few days so I spent Sunday catching up) about how in the Seville meeting between the Junta and some of the town halls, Lubrin admitted to having found over a thousand houses built on rustic land, and Oria another 900. This makes 2 out of every 3 houses in Oria illegal! The Junta has spent some Continue reading Junta starts to realise there may be more illegal houses than thought→

Hollywood to make a film out of the bombing of Palomares

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The infamous event that took place over Palomares the 17th of January, 1966, when an American B52 nuclear bomber dropped it’s 4 nuclear bombs after crashing into the refuelling tanker resuppling it, is to be made into a film according to the “Hollywood Reporter”. You will remember that 3 of the bombs were quickly recovered, although one split open upon landing; the fourth was the subject of an intense search by US special forces and Continue reading Hollywood to make a film out of the bombing of Palomares→

Boulanger in Roquetas del Mar

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I popped into Boulanger in Grand Plaza commercial centre, Roquetas del Mar last week, looking for a present for a birthday. Wandering around, I decided to buy the Nintendo Wii. So, popped up to the second floor where there was a display stand of around 11 of them for sale. I picked one up, only to discover it was sopping wet. The a/c unit in the roof above was pouring water onto the stand, and Continue reading Boulanger in Roquetas del Mar→