News Digest

Nerja business leaders call for more hotel beds, car parking and access roads ... Junta announces new rules for golf course construction ... donkeys - not dustcarts? ... mayor threatens Vélez tranvía ...

Small
Talk

Residents' Day set in Nerja ... Nerja Players celebrate 20 years ... wine-related antiques ... the music of George Gershwin ... Zimbabwe aid ...cxx

Editor's
Comment

"... it will come as no surprise to long term residents and regular visitors that a proportion of British entrepreneurs fail to do their homework when they move to Spain to set up a business ... "

Burriana
Billboard

Coastal walkway to remain closed ... Burns' Night and St Valentine parties ... archive picture of the beach ... and more news from the paseo ...

Donkey
Sanctuary

"... we received an invitation from Castelbuono, to visit and inspect plans to make the town the most environmental friendly in Europe. As part of his plan involved donkeys..."

Half way
to Heaven

"El Cielo towers over Nerja, a mass of rock dwarfing all the lesser peaks around it and a constant challenge to any walker. But it’s a challenge to be treated with respect."

2008
General Election

Voters in Spain go to the poll in a General Election on March 9.  Who will win the prize fight for the Cortes?  Zapatero or Rajoy?

Car
Talk

The 2008 Fiat 500: "In this case ‘retro’ works, with the front end of the vehicle paying more than a little homage to the original 500,and by dint of some clever styling getting away with it.... "

Gig
Guide

Mel's guide to the music scene in the area - who's where - items for sale - contact Mel to have your band's gigs listed and "Keep Music Live"!

Local
info

Emergency & other phone numbers - bus timetables - how to renew UK passports - tourist offices - street markets - national holidays - consulates - church services - club and society forthcoming events

The
Guide

Soltalk's advertisers - complete with links to their websites and email address

Gabby's
Gossip

" ... as you may recall we were in a ‘situation’ with Erica the Polish housekeeper, who was pregnant and claiming it was Tony’s child ..."

Nerja
Map

Soltalk's famous map of Nerja and Maro, as printed in our magazine - click to enlarge a section, or download the file in .pdf format