10 Nov, 2022 @ 14:36
1 min read

A big thanks to the Costa del Sol’s emergency services at Marbella’s Harbour Bar & Restaurant

Fire And Police Chiefs Harbour Bar

A NIGHT of food and music was laid on at a Marbella restaurant to honour the work of the local emergency services.

Over 100 police, firemen, and emergency workers were treated to a slap-up meal at the Harbour Bar & Restaurant in the city’s Puerto Deportivo .

The event, organized by the Olive Press’s former columnist Lisa Burgess, was hosted by restaurateurs Marc and Penny Quinlan who reached deep into their pockets to pay for the entire evening as a thank-you to the emergency services for their selfless work.

The heads of the Local Police, Guardia Civil, National Police, fire brigades and Red Cross from Costa del Sol towns including Estepona, Mijas and Marbella attended.

Fire And Police Chiefs Harbour Bar
Fire and Police Chiefs at the event. Photo: Wendy Cowham

Enrique Lamelas, Chief of National Police, Francisco Soriano the Firefighter Chief of Malaga, David Banasco, Firefighter Chief Benalmadena and Javier Martin, the Chief of Local Police Marbella accepted plaques on behalf of Malaga Provinces emergency services.

Lisa Burgess told the Olive Press: “The idea was to just give them a big thank you. These are the people who make a real difference to our lives. Without them we would not feel safe. They deserve every plaudit they get.”

This was not the first time the Harbour has hosted such a dinner. It was originally intended to be an annual event, but the pandemic led to the postponement of the event until this year.

It is now hoped to get back on schedule to make it an annual occurrence.

Dilip Kuner

Dilip Kuner is a NCTJ-trained journalist whose first job was on the Folkestone Herald as a trainee in 1988.
He worked up the ladder to be chief reporter and sub editor on the Hastings Observer and later news editor on the Bridlington Free Press.
At the time of the first Gulf War he started working for the Sunday Mirror, covering news stories as diverse as Mick Jagger’s wedding to Jerry Hall (a scoop gleaned at the bar at Heathrow Airport) to massive rent rises at the ‘feudal village’ of Princess Diana’s childhood home of Althorp Park.
In 1994 he decided to move to Spain with his girlfriend (now wife) and brought up three children here.
He initially worked in restaurants with his father, before rejoining the media world in 2013, working in the local press before becoming a copywriter for international firms including Accenture, as well as within a well-known local marketing agency.
He joined the Olive Press as a self-employed journalist during the pandemic lock-down, becoming news editor a few months later.
Since then he has overseen the news desk and production of all six print editions of the Olive Press and had stories published in UK national newspapers and appeared on Sky News.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Man Dressed In A Penis Costume, Amsterdam (2021) 03
Previous Story

No to dressing like a giant penis: Malaga City Hall takes aim at stag and hen parties

Partido Popular's Pablo Casado criticised for attending Andalucia church service in memory of Spain's dictator General Franco
Next Story

Ex-leader of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party to be quizzed by judge over Catalunya hoax

Latest from Food & Drink

Go toTop

More From The Olive Press

Casino

How to Choose the Best Table Game in a Crypto Casino?

Online crypto gambling offers such a wide game portfolio that

The only ski resort in southern Spain will open its slopes this weekend as cold snap promises more snow

SOUTHERN Spain’s only ski resort is due to open its