Martin Myall

Not Heartening Good News?

The reason for the contradictory heading is because although the mission of the Governmental Sub-Delegate for Granada, Santiago Pérez, was to reassure the residents of the Costa Tropical that the new conservative government would give priority to the completion of the A-7 autovia, the wording wasn’t actually that reassuring.

La Herradura Farm Embargoed

Most locals know that Nueva Rumasa was the owner of the Dhul factory in Granada, which went bust, but what most did not know was that Nueva Rumasa also owns a large area of farm land behind La Herradura worth 59m euros – hardly peanuts.

Town Hall Earthquake

The Mayor of Almuñécar, Trinidad herrera (PP), sent out a press release from the Mayor’s Office lamenting the accusations made by four dismissed town-hall staff; Ibarreche Truchero, Roldán Fontana, González Pavesio and Rodríguez Passolas. They have accused her of carrying out repraissals against them…

Club Internacional de Salobreña

The new club Chairwoman, Helen McCormack visited the Parque de la Fuente together with the Councillor for the Environment, Martín Valenzuela where, thanks to the efforts of the International Club, new safety mats have been fitted below the swings.

Suspicious Wardrobe Content

You would be wrong if you think that this article has something to do with women’s clothing in a Conservative MP’s wardrobe… No, this is about a wardrobe that was supposed to contained 6,000 euros! Read on…

Port Road Improvements

Improvement work will be commencing on the Motril Port road, from Avenida Julio Moreno up to the CLH turning, involving a 280-metre-long section. The 200,000-euro budget for this project comes from the Regional Government’s Plan Urban, which is 70% funded by the European Union.

IBI Increased by 10%

The Association for Small & Medium Business for Almuñécar and La Herradura (APYME) has decried the ‘disproportionate’ rise in property tax (IBI), which went up by 10% for 2012.

Bike Rider Killed

A man was killed in a traffic accident in the town of Salobreña. The incident took place about 13:15 in the afternoon on Saturday 21st on the Avenida de Andalucía, area known as El Vial