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Almeria airport crime scares?

Posted Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

I’ve heard a (first hand) report that while picking up some friends from Almeria airport on Monday, a fellow was surrounded by (Eastern Europeans?) who tried to stop him. He avoided them, but then discovered that somebody had also slashed his tyres. (It’s possible, I suppose, that they were warning him about the slashed tyres, although [...]

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An Almeriense blasts off

Posted Friday, May 30th, 2008

Exciting news from Switzerland, where local born lad (in 1947) Jose Luis Sanchez Lorente, financial director of Surbus (urban bus company) has succeeded in obtaining his L3 model rocket license.
Not sure why this is worthy of a whole page in La Voz, but upon reading further I notice that he’s one of only two people [...]

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Sur Restaurant, Mojacar Playa

Posted Thursday, April 17th, 2008

 I was recently invited to lunch down at “Sur”, on Mojacar Playa. (Turn left at the Comercial Centre and it’s about 1 K along, on the left. Just near Neptuno).

As I arrived, I was parked the Mazda on a bit of gravel next to the road, praying that nobody would take the corner overly fast [...]

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24 now cautioned in Zurgena

Posted Thursday, April 17th, 2008

The Guardia Civil have now cautioned 24 people in Zurgena under Operation “Costurero”, an investigation into alleged corruption and official bribery related to illegal building in the municipality.
Three of them are councillors for the PSOE and PP parties, who are accused of misuse of public power (prevaricacion) having voted for these illegal builds. They have issued [...]

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