Juan Moreno restaurant review, Vera

Hudson Stubbs tells me of his latest visit to the fantastic Juan Moreno restaurant in Vera: We went here last Monday for my 60th birthday – our first visit. As newbies we opted for the Menu ejecutivo at €31 for 5 courses. The food was just sensational – easily the best I’ve had here or anywhere else for that matter. The dishes were wonderfully presented – the tastes, textures and flavours just sublime and the Continue reading Juan Moreno restaurant review, Vera

Local gang preying on OAP’s nabbed

A gang of youth preying on OAP’s, mainly elderly women in Vera and Cuevas, have been arrested. Five men ageing from between 16 to 31 have been arrested by the Guardia Civil, living in Arboleas and Zurgena. They would travel down to Cuevas or Vera to either mug OAP’s, or snatch their bags. The group of youths seemed to be controlled by gang leader BMM, a local man from Zurgena, who would order the snatches Continue reading Local gang preying on OAP’s nabbed

“Clown and coaching with horses” comes to Los Gallardos this weekend

A workshop entitled Clown y coaching con caballos is taking place in Los Gallardos, which aims to help people “break out” from their shyness and develop a sense of self-worth. It’s taking place at the finca of the Equiessence Association in Los Gallardos, from the 1st to the 4th of May.

A possible tip on how to get faster internet out of your Telefonica ADSL

A few months ago, I noticed on the bill that Telefonica had upped my ADSL from 3Mbs to 10Mbs, for free. Nice, but it wasn’t any faster. I checked with the rep, who confirmed that as the switchboards around here are slowly being upgraded, they’re giving you faster broadband for the same price, as and when it’s available. He said it would probably kick in at some point, and just to wait. I then forgot Continue reading A possible tip on how to get faster internet out of your Telefonica ADSL