STARS FOR LA ESTRELLA

A great morning out was had by all at the La Estrella football match this morning. The veterans of Cádiz Club de Futbol came all the way to offer their talent -and duly paid their entrance fee, bless them- to raise funds for La Estrella. This is a sample of all the activity that [...]

JIMENA IN FLOWER

A walk around the village just before everything turns brown offers some lovely corners and hidden patios and gardens. Thanks to all those who shared their flowers with us.

THE TIBETAN TEST

We received this by e-mail. It’s an interesting thing that might be amusing on a wet afternoon. We have no idea what it might have to do with the Dalai Lama, but that’s what it’s called… Anyway, give it a try, it won’t hurt. All you have to do is turn on your sound and click on [...]

PA TO PROMOTE ANTI-NOISE CAMPAIGN

Opposition party Partido Andalucista will be presenting a motion to establish an anti-noise campaign in the municipality of Jimena. The party is to put the motion on the agenda at the next Council meeting in June. Has anybody any ideas how we can support the motion, or become active against excessive noise in our community? Please [...]

LAJA ALTA ON UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST?

There is a move afoot at the Diputación de Cádiz to have the prehistoric paintings in the Campo de Gibraltar, which includes Laja Alta in Jimena (photo), and at La Janda listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage register of buildings and sites. These paintings have suffered, and are suffering, the depradation of erosion, damp and, above all, [...]

LA ESTRELLA CAR BOOT SALE

Next weekend, Sunday June 8th, is the car boot sale in aid of La Estrella. You may still be in time to book a stall with Tanya at 627 649 320. But you don’t have to have a stall, of course, you can just turn up anytime from 11am to 8 pm and have a look round. [...]

HUMILITY IS WHAT THIS IS

If you’ve heard us winge about speed on the Intenet and so on, you may also have heard how very much affected we are, how everything slows down for us, etc. Well, it turns out there has been a major ”DoS attack (no, I don’t know what that is either) against AT&T in Dallas, causing latency and [...]

RAINING CATS AND DOGS

It must have been raining, so a good reader sent in the following - well he was bored, wasn’t he? In any case, it’s an amusing little thing we thought might amuse you, too. But in case you’re wondering what the weekend and next week look like, just click on the weather widget - if you’re [...]

RECOVERING FROM KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

On our colleague Bernardo’s blog (SPBnoticias) we find that an old friend, Michael Arnold (photo, with wife Liancy) is recovering from a kidney transplant at the Puerto del Mar Hospital in Cádiz. Michael will be returning soon to his digital printing service, DigitalXPrint, in a Línea. He is one of the lucky ones who found [...]

SAN PABLO’S MAIN STREET

Calle Real, San Pablo de Buceite’s main street, is to undergo renovation soon. The local mayor’s office has issed a folder explaining and illustrating what it will look like. Click on the pictures to enlarge.