On a more tragic note, a mother and her young daughter perished when the woman was taking the child to school. Their car plunged down a steep hillside just outside Pampaneira, plummeting some 400 metres to the bottom.
Partying in December
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The early-December bank holiday went reasonably well, according to hotel occupation figures, which recorded 90% occupation rate.
El Puente de la Constitución (6th – 8th December) is always the first indication of winter tourism, so these positive figures were received with relief, even though not all hoteliers probably had to beat back tourists with a stick, undoubtedly.
Mayoress Slams Mancomunidad
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Mayoress of Órgiva blames Carlos Rojas, in his capacity as Chairman of the Mancomunidad (local area council) for Olías and Fregenite’s lack of water, or better said, their not being connected to the mains water reservoir, located in the Contraviesa.
ITV for La Alpujarra
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It might seem strange to be talking about 2011 as we begin 2010, but there is a bit of welcome news concerning a planned ITV station for Alpujarra for that year.
Flooding in Motril
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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
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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.
Publication Update January
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Publication information for the January hard-copy and online Seaside Gazette.
Cut Jete Road Update
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And update on the reopening of this road that serves the villages of the Rio Verde valley and links them to the coast.
Tragic Underestimation
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Each summer we used to run a double-spread article on the work of Infoca, the fire prevention and extinction service. This year we aren’t because it has been covered and covered again, each time emphasising the fact that Andalucía in the summer is far removed from the lush, green pastures of Northern Europe, and indeed,…
International Club of Salobreña
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Is your New Year’s resolution to get out and meet new people? Then the International Club of Salobreña could be just for you!