Christmas and New Year are on the horizon, so we’ll try and keep you posted on any special meals or events taking place. First up, the Saloon on avenida Castilla Perez is advertising traditional Christmas Lunch with all the trimmings for December 25th. Always excellent food at The Saloon.
Christmas toy campaign a great success
The toy collection campaign organised by the Spanish Red Cross in Vélez-Málaga has been deemed a great success, the organisation being able to deliver gifts to 180 children up to the age of 14 years in the Axarquia region.
Christmas alcohol controls in Fuengirola
Local Police in Fuengirola carried out over 100 breath tests over the Christmas period at 14 control points throughout the town. Around 4% of those tested produced a positive result for excessive alcohol levels.
Laura Navas wins the pastry competition
The dough punchers were out in force in Maro at the weekend for the Christmas Rosco and Pastry competition with no less than 18 entries to be tasted and judged. The winner was Laura Navas with a creation called ‘Red Velvet’, a pastry based upon three cheeses and decorated with edible flowers and rolled wafers.
Possible strikes at Iberia in the run-up to Christmas
Unions representing cabin crew and ground staff at Iberia are threatening to hold a six-day strike just ahead of the Christmas holiday period in protest against restructuring plan imposed on the loss-making airline by its parent company IAG. The restructuring plans involves as many as 4,500 job cuts, about 23% of the workforce.
Council and AEN looking at ways to boost trade over the Christmas period
Members of the Council and representatives of the Association of Employers (AEN) have been meeting to discuss ideas for boosting trade in the town over the Christmas period. Ideas put forward include the decorating of building facades, erection of banners, the holding of various contests and the possibility for shops in pedestrianised areas being allowed to sell discounted goods on …
Christmas and New Year menus at Restaurant First
The Christmas and New Year menus are available at Restaurant First near the Marinas de Nerja hotel. Fireworks and ‘live’ music feature on New Year’s Eve.
Sierra Nevada ski resort enjoys good Christmas
The Sierra Nevada ski Resort in Granada proved a popular destination over the holiday period, December 23rd to January 6th, with 151,733 visitors of one sort or another.
Alcohol controls to increase over the festive period
The Christmas festive season is a time when many businesses, as well as individuals, celebrate with special lunches, dinners or parties and this automatically means an increase in police alcohol controls.
Happy time
I suppose it was to be expected, everything else gets studied. A study into happiness levels on December 25th shows most people are so worried about things running smoothly they don’t truly enjoy themselves until early afternoon. And the time that people are the most happy (so you can plan ahead)?