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Albox demolitions – the story
The Reader has got the inside scoop on the Albox demolitions – it’s here:
It turns out that Albox townhall and the Junta have been battling this out for the last 8 years – without ever bothering to tell the home owners!!!
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Demolitions in Albox?
The recent letter sent out by AUAN has certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons, at least on the excitable “blue” forum arboleas.co.uk.
The letter claims that eight people have been informed that their houses are to be demolished.
No names are being given out at the moment, as it seems not all the owners have been contacted, according to AUAN who seem to be the only people with any information – and they aren’t sharing.
AUAN have suggested that if a Guardia Civil officer knocks on your door:
* avoid answering the door if at all possible
* do not sign for anything you do not understand
* tell them you will go to the town hall with your solicitor
Now, first of all I don’t see what “not answering the door” will do. All that will do is cause the Guardia to either A) sit outside until you come out or B) tick “not in residence” in which case we move to the next phase and you’ve lost your chance to look at the paperwork.
Frankly, my gut feeling is that these eight houses are probably separate cases that have failed to respond to any official letter, causing them to be lumped into one case, with no defendant, and sped through the courts.
Not answering the door will simply reinforce that and cause the demolition.
Was this a tiger?
Tony writes in:
sadly we are all used to seeing animals on the roads that have been hit by
cars, however the other day we saw something very strange. Call me potty
if you like but on the A334 JUNC 34 between Albox and direction Partaloa
I’m convinced we saw a tiger / lion lying in the central reservation. Did
anyone else see this too or am i to go and see my doctor ?
Well.. there are a few circus around at the moment… but I would have thought it would have made the news!!!
Large dog? Iberian Ibex? Even a wild boar? Any suggestions anyone?
Albox publishes PGOU online
Cafe Bar Aguila, Albox
Posted by admin in Restaurants, Tapas on June 11th, 2009
Aguila is a workers bar in Albox. But by gum, it’s a good one.
Inside, in a main room, darkened by the windows which are tightly shuttered against the danger of the summer sun, wizened men and worker foremen sit hunched over the bar, drinking their carajillos. A low background murmur from conversation is constantly audible – the minute you look to see where it’s coming from the conversation stalls and you find that the talkers are looking back at you, as if you had intercepted a drug deal (they’re probably talking about last nights game).
Tapas are enormous, and decent. A tercio and what was basically a half racion of magra, together with several large hunks of bread, was mine for only €1,40.
The coffee is strong. Very strong. Good though. €0,90.
Tapas are limited, but when the plancha is on (middays) the wife will serve you up some damned good meatstuff off the plancha. No menu – it depends on what she’s brought that morning.
It’s not the sort of place women venture into – not because it’s seedy, or because it’s dirty, but because it’s a mans’ bar when men get together for a morning coffee and their wives are wise enough to allow them to pretend they are still their own man. Evidence of this was that the damas was being used to store a couple of bicycles. The lightswitch for the mens was by the door, next to an exposed wire where the (broken) handdryer was situated, great fun in the dark.
In short, my sort of place. Don’t bother going if you don’t speak Spanish, or are adverse to Ducados second hand smoke.
Cafe Bar Aguila, Albox
In Calle del Rulador, on the “incoming” road down from the cementery.
Albox townhall approves bylaws to connect illegal homes to power
Albox townhall has approved new bylaws for the installation and connection of electricity to homes built on non urbanisable land across the municipality.
To be connected, the owner of the property must present the townhall with a certificate from a surveyor accrediting that the house is more than four years old, as well as certifing that the house is habitable, well built, not in a floodable area and hygienic.
The owner must also present copies of documents proving that they have applied to be included in the Land Registry and Catastro, and a sworn declaration that the owner is unaware of any judicial orders open against the property, and a copy of the escritura.
This is part of a plan by the town hall to permit the connection of “illegal” homes to the utility network in anticipation of the eventual legalisation of these properties, but the townhall warns that it is dependent upon central registration project from the Junta.
The townhall is examining all provisional water and electric supplies to illegal homes in the municipality, and in the case that the home is complete and inhabited will not guarantee supplies in two months time.
Welcome Stranger Restaurant
Posted by admin in Restaurants on May 28th, 2009
The Welcome Stranger is a restaurant I never knew about in a village I didn’t know existed.
It’s in a hamlet called Limaria which is technically part of Arboleas, but you have to go through Albox to get there. I drove there over fields and dirt tracks in the Jeep and it was a rather surreal experience, coming over a hill into a large place full of luxury villas in the middle of absolutley bloody nowhere.
It’s a very nice place, and according to the plaque outside has been built with public money, which is nice for someone. Nice large tables outside under sunscreens and a large restaurant inside. Bar is a tad pokey, but I suppose most people sit in the salon or outside. Nicely decorated tho’.
It being lunchtime in the middle of Albox, and having been driving over field and track, I was more interested in the water than the décor at first, but having quenched my thirst proceeded to examine the menu.
A strange construct, this menu. It’s high class English “pub grub”. I forget the components (wrote it down but then lost the piece of paper), but it’s the sort of menu that is either well cooked and delicious, or ham fisted and bloody awful.
You know the sort of thing; (from a website advertising their menu, but which I think may be out of date): Tropical Prawn Cocktail (rosemarie sauce over prawns and pineapple with kiwi orange and lemon), Oven baked trout (stuffed with leeks and wrapped in bacon), homemade pies, many with beer in them, Tournedos, home made puds, etc.
I had a salad, tuna mayonnaise one. Very nice, crisp and fresh. There was a bottle of some sauce on the table instead of olive oil and vinegar – I gingerly sniffed it, and it was some sort of sweet plum salad dressing. I gave that a wide berth.
Steer away from the house wine, it’s a tad…. earthy.
It was an interesting place. The waitress was a bit sniffy when I first traipsed in, trailing dirt and dust all over her nice clean floor, but was pleasent enough once food was ordered. I’m still wondering how they get away with just a linen handtowel in the toilets, fairly sure that’s not permitted. Nicely decorated throughout, the restaurant is a fine place that if (and I have no experience of it, I hasten to add) it has a decent staff working in the kitchen then should be a fine place for dinner.
One of these days, I shall have to traipse back up (bit cleaner next time) and try it out. It didn’t seem expensive, either.
Welcome Stranger Restaurant & Bar, Limaria
950432719
Closed Mons & Tues. Open for food 12-3.30 and 7 onwards.
See it on Google Maps (photo is a bit out of date)
Get there from Albox: Go towards the Aljambra for about 4,5 KM. At both main forks in the road take the right hand one. Just before Limaria, it’s on the left, big building with parking in front.
Woman killed by husband in Albox
A 49 year old man has killed his 42 year old wife with a knife this afternoon in Albox during a row over their forthcoming divorce, at their flat in Avenida Lepanto.
The couple were both from the area and had lived in their Albox flat during the last 6 years. The wife worked as a social worker for Albox town hall, visiting the elderly and infirm, the husband was a lorry driver.
The couple had two daughters, one 13 and the other 20. The mayor of Albox said that they were a hard working family with no previous record of domestic violence and that this was a tragedy. The man is in police custody after he called the Guardia Civil and confessed to a “moment of madness”.
The Mayor of Albox has called for a public concentration tomorrow midday in the main square in front of the townhall where a five minute silence will be observed in honour of the murdered wife and her family.
Olula del Rio businessman kills 2 gypsy “mafiosos” over protection racket
A businessman in Olula del Rio has been arrested for the murder of two young gypsies. According to sources, the two gypsies (who belonged to the “Los Pertolos” clan of Albox), at 9am this morning, entered his marble quarrying business (Marmoles Ballester) to demand some protection money to prevent something unpleasant happening to his business. Unofficial sources suggest that they were armed with either guns or bats.
The businessman vanished into his back room to get the cash, and returned with a shotgun, with which he proceeded to pump several rounds into each gypsy. Upon being calmed down by his staff, he proceeded to the local police station and handed himself in.
The “Los Pertolos” gang is rumoured to be a small time Albox gang involved in drugs and prostition in Albox. This appears to be the first (and last?) time they have entered the protection racket. The two dead men appear to be uncle and nephew (Juan Petronilo R. T., 52 years, & Juan Petronilo R. F., 19 years of age).
One assumes that this will not be the last chapter of this story - los gitanos aren’t big on sitting back and allowing Justice to run its course. According to Canal Sur TV, the Guardia Civil are stepping up local patrols in order to prevent revenge attacks. Employee Jose Martinez told the local news “I was up on the roof and heard some shots, and thought that’s funny, it’s not hunting season… so I came down and saw the boss standing over them”.
Albox – Fines motorway stretch to open on Monday
At long last the first bit of the E-15 to Baza motorway is to open. The stretch between Albox & Fines will be opened to the public this Monday 16th.
8km long, costing €21,6million euros, and as always the opening was delayed in order to juggle around politicians diaries – seem President-For-Life Chaves couldn’t make it any earlier.
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