The Mayor of Polopos is hopping mad over the delay for payments for the land expropriated for the A-7 Autovia. Mayor, Pedro García says that in some cases locals have been waiting since 2005 to receive their money.
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Spain 1 – Paraguay 0
by Editor •
Woo Hoo! Spain’s through to the semi-finals for the first time in World Cup history and in the last ten minutes every street in town has erupted with hooters, drums and wild cheering. It’s going to be a long night tonight and anybody who is thinking of getting a quiet night’s sleep tonight should grab…
Velilla Road Opening
by Editor •
At last, on the 3rd of this month (i.e., today), the through traffic on Velilla and San Cristóbal will be restored… for good.
Lucky Benny
by Editor •
Great news for Benny, who will not have to face the judge for a pending case until 2011, rather than this summer.
Chrismas Comes Early…
by Editor •
Wonderful news! The Local Police contingent will have spanking new laptops and PDA’s to make the taxing task of fining people easier and more enjoyable, if that is indeed possible.
Unfair Dismissal
by Editor •
A magistrate in Motril has found that the firing of twelve employees from Hotel Almuñécar Playa were unjustified; i.e., unfair dismissal.
Obituary
by David Darby •
It is with deep regret that Elizabeth’s family informs the Gazette of the passing of our dearest sister Liz on the 9th June 2010.
Dave Darby
by David Darby •
It has to be said, there is a distinct lack of news in the La Herradura area for this issue. It doesn’t help of course, that I am now languishing in Almuñécar, and therefore not getting all the little snippets that I used to obtain on a nearly daily basis.
Emergency Training Exercise
by David Darby •
Did anybody notice that the N-340 between La Herradura and Maro for most of a day early in June? Well, they were apparently doing a training exercise…
San Nicolás Roadworks
by David Darby •
The residents of Urbanization San Nicolas are suffering with the ongoing road works, which at times may lead to your finding the normal entrance to San Nicolas off the N-340 completely closed.