Were you caught out by yet another holiday that took place in Motril on Wednesday 13 January? Just when you thought it was safe to get on with your daily life after the extraordinarily long Christmas and New Year holidays in the area, up pops another day off!
Fining Campervans
by Héloïse Nolan •
A new decree from Motril Council has wafted its way down the corridors of power and is now being implemented by the Tourism Department. Continuous complaints from residents living in the tourist zones of the beaches, golf course and near the camp sites of Motril have sparked this new initiative.
Red Beetles vs Palms
by Héloïse Nolan •
The red beetle is back and causing damage to palm trees at devastating levels and beginning to alter the Costa Tropical panorama. It is reported that over 500 trees have died during the summer months when the red beetle is at its most active.
Paws for Thought
by Héloïse Nolan •
Have you ever thought about what happens to the many abandoned cats and dogs that appear on our streets?
Avenida de Salobreña
by Héloïse Nolan •
Let’s start the betting! Motril Council has said it is going to try and get the Avenida de Salobreña opened in time for business by Christmas. Now let’s see. From the time of writing this on 23 November, that will give approximately 20 working days for the works to be completed!
Crop Theft
by Héloïse Nolan •
Motril’s chirimoya ‘agriculturists’ (farmers to you and me but a grand word none-the-less), have been having a bad time of it of late. As soon as the chirimoya season has got underway the agriculturists (sounds good doesn’t it!) have been noticing that they are not the only ones harvesting their own crops.
Cheap Goodbye
by Héloïse Nolan •
The economic crisis has certainly taken its toll on the amount of people being buried at the Motril cemetery. As we all know, there is nothing more certain in life than taxes and death (and getting a few odd parking tickets along the way). Yes, we are going to talk about what you really don’t…
Esplanadas Botellón
by Héloïse Nolan •
The dreaded botellón has returned to the Esplanadas in the centre of Motril after its summer transfer to the beaches.
New Indoor Pool
by Héloïse Nolan •
A second indoor swimming pool is to be opened by the end of 2009 in the Los Alamos area of Motril.
Sentenced to Six Months
by Héloïse Nolan •
A Motril court has sentenced a man of Moroccan nationality to six months imprisonment for breaking the terms of a distance order from his wife.