Readers’ Letters

emails and letters sent in to the editor

Reader’s Letter from Help for Heroes

Dear Ed, Can you please include a reminder for the monthly Help for Heroes Coffee Morning which will be held at the Pena Parda Restaurant in Herradura at 11.00 am on the last Friday of every month.   A gentle reminder of a date for your diary.  The Summer Charity Lunch will be held on Friday 28th…

Parking Fines on La Herradura Beach

Hello, Reading the gazette yesterday there was a slight wry amusement about the article on page 57 (concerning parking fines on La Herradura beach). Not so smiling now that I have received a “to-be-signed-for” denuncia from Motril. This morning I was told by Knight’s in Nerja that the same thing is happening down there. Presumably…

Seven Star Hotel – Footpath Update

Those readers concerned about the effect that the proposed new building developments on the Peñón del Lobo will have on the coastal footpath between Herradura and Almunecar will be pleased to know that the Junta de Andalucia has recently placed an information board at the Cotobro end of the “Fishermans’ Pathway,” which has a a map showing the route and details of the wildlife to be seen. They have also placed a wooden viewing platform along the path, at a point overlooking the Marina del Este

Car Hire at Gatwick

Cotobro resident, John Wright writes in to both complain and alert other readers to the possible perils of using the car-hire facilities at Gatwick and other airports

Seven Star Hotel Project

The following is a letter from a concerned resident of Punta de la Mona, La Herradura, about the proposed ‘Seven Star Hotel Project’ and the potential impact the project would have on the local community and coastline: