Costa del Sol – My Local Gazette

I’m not a particularly religious person though I have certain beliefs that sometimes bring me comfort when I feel the reaper at my shoulder.
A recent conversation has shaken a little of the complacency that I was having.
A friend and I were discussing the existence of an immortal soul, or indeed, any sort of a soul. [...]

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Well, another sensible animal protection law has been passed. The ownership of dangerous and exotic animals is now banned.
 Large spiders, poisonous insects, reptiles, lions, tigers, cheetahs, monkeys and even the innocent crocodile must be disposed of by the end of October 2008.
I do accept that some owners will feel aggrieved at the loss of their [...]

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Is it just me or has winter passed us by this year?
Here we are in mid February and there has been no snow on las Sierras de las Nieves (although, admittedly, there was a day in November when there was!). The skies have recently become cloudy but we have had very little rain and my [...]

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