A mountain fire broke out on the 6th at Cerro Gordo, just below the parking area of the entrance road for Playa Cantarrijan. Fortunately, the rapid intervention of fire-fighting teams managed to extinguish the flames before they could spread further.
Streets Resurfaced in Salobreña
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Around 20 streets within Salobreña will be resurfaced – work has commenced already. This project is part of the 2008 provincial development plan belonging to the Diputacion de Granada (provincial council).
Horseless Romeria?
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The Romeria del Sur has been held in Salobreña for the last 50 years and each year the town is full of colourful horse carriages and proudly rode horses – just was a romeria should be… but not this year.
Calling All Tango Fans…
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If you like Tango and Argentinean folk music then you’ve just won the lottery because the Company Arcos de Buenos Aires will be performing in Nerja and Salobreña later this month.
Punta Access Road Finished
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visitors to and residence of the Marina del Este on the Punta de la Mona can now use the main access road from the N-340 without fear of falling into a pit now that roadworks have concluded.
75,000 Euros Misspent
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The new Councillor for Social Welfare in the Almuñécar Town Hall accuses the previous administration under Juan Carlos Benavides of funneling grant money away from its intended use.
Cotobro Repair Work Commences
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Today, work was started on Cotobro’s Calle Principal, which leads up from the beach near Playa del Muerto and connects with the N-340 and Punta de la Mona. According to the works’ foreman, both sections that were damaged by landslides are to have their contention walls rebuilt.
The Manifesto
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There was no political colour behind the meeting at the offices of Aecost in Motril: everybody present had one purpose in mind; protect and promote Costa Tropical.
The business sector, workers unions, farmers – you name it – one by one they put their names to a document that has now been passed on to every town hall on the coast for signatures of their mayors, as well.
Pesticide in Drinking Water?
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The new conservative administration in charge at the Diputacion de Granada (provincial council) has denounced that the domestic water supply of three towns in the province contained pesticide during a whole year.
Missing Money Not Funny
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Hundreds of locals from the hamlet that has grown up around the Linares-Baeza railway station woke up one morning to find their bank accounts empty. As the news spread, more and more cases were reported.