Three small snippets of news for the Salobreña area…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
International Club of Salobreña
by Dave Nichols •
The International Club of Salobreña concluded its program for the year with a pre-Christmas lunch at the Hotel Salobreña. In acknowledgement of economic times, all the food and drink was provided by members, proving that culinary skills are alive and well in the International community.
Paws for Thought
by Dave Nichols •
Now, here’s a lovely thing! A distinguishing characteristic of Brits everywhere is their attitude towards animals. “Ahhhhh!” we say. So the seemingly thoughtless abandonment of domestic animals here has always been the topic of much tut-tutting.
Road Works in Town
by Dave Nichols •
Concerning the roadworks in town – on Calle Nueva and Av. Federico Garcia Lorca, the first has been a mess for over six months now – due, as reported earlier, to contractor problems, which, according to a well-informed funcionario in the Town Hall, are not easily solved.
Property Market
by Dave Nichols •
Thought I’d ease myself into this new role by following up on a couple of items featured in our December issue; there being safety in the known and all that.
Flooding in Motril
by Editor •
It was Motril’s turn for flooding – and when you see people canoeing through a street, it’s a pretty good indication that it’s been raining a bit on the active side.
Cucumber Mountain
by Editor •
Anybody that strolled onto the beach at Carchuna would probably have done a double back flip, as we did, when they came across the incredible amount of discarded cucumbers on the beach… but we’re not talking about the odd slice left over from a cucumber sandwich, nor the peelings from a salad, but the 25 million kilos of surplus cucumbers that were dumped in protest.