Salobreña
News from Salobrena, costa tropical, Granada
Incredible!
Whilst the Central Government is assailing the nation with cuts in public spending, coupled to increased taxes etc, the Mayor of Salobreña has apparently seen fit to increase his own salary in contrary to previous electoral pledges. Not content, he has also increased the salary of one of his councillors. »
Schools to be Overhauled
Modernisation work will be carried out at the C.P. Segalvina de Salobreña, consisting of renewing the covered area, replacing of the existing bathrooms, the replacing of outside woodwork and the general upgrading of the wiring to bring it into line with current regulations. »
Residencia La Caleta
When the building boom was in full swing, houses were springing up everywhere – no matter how unlikely the spot. Why was Salobreña’s municipal annex, La Caleta going to be any different? »
Problematic Budget?
Salobreña is set to spend half of its 2012 budget on personnel salaries.Not surprisingly, the opposition have their teeth into this, as it is a juicy political morsel. »
Salobreña & Its Camper Vans
The Town Council is going to approve new municipal regulations before the arrival of the summer, concerning the presence of campervans in the town. But doesn't mean that they want to get rid of them, but rather find an official parking area for them. »
Fish Farm Restarts
Owing to the crisis, the Salobreña and Carchuna pisifactorias (fish farms) have slowly shut down, at first not breeding any more fish and just raising the ones already in the system, and when that concluded, by shutting down the pens as well. They ceased to exist within a year of each other; 2010 &... »
Itrabo Before the Judge
If you want a case of people building what they like, were the hell they like, then you need only take the back road between Ítrabo and Jete; You climb past multi-storey houses, some looking more ornate than a wedding cake. »
Gazette Weather Report
We've just added this feature to our header section, entitled, "The Weather," which has a drop down list for individual weather reports for Almuñécar, La Herradura, Salobreña and Motril. »
A-7 Spared
The A-7, where it passes through Granada, has been spared the huge cuts received to other projects in the rest of Spain. Work continues, concluding in 2014 »
Colliding Lorries and Road Works
Anybody that drove between Salobreña and Almuñécar yesterday will have noticed two things: a tail back owing to an accident involving two lorries, near El Barranco Enmedio, and the impressive amount of earth moving going on to stabilize the N-340 below Urbanisación Alfa Mar. »
