The autovia bridge over the Rules Reservoir will be closed from today until the 8th of November
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
Junta Pays Out to Farmer over Flood Damage
by Vivienne Hughes •
A judge has sentenced that the Junta has to pay compensation to a plastic, greenhouse owner in Calahonda over flood damage. The riverbed (rambla) had not been cleared adequately of vegetation.
Business Contact Conference in Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
If you have a business and want a chance to present your company to other business persons on the Costa Tropical, now’s your chance.
Stung into Action for Acompalia
by Acompalia •
Walter Truscott, at the age of 62, had an ambition to swim from Castell de Ferro to La Mamola beach and decided that it should be a sponsored swim to the benefit of Acompalia
Castell’s Agricultural Waste Problem
by Vivienne Hughes •
Just about all summer long the ramblas have been full of slow-burning crop waste; dead plants and spoiled vegetables, dumped unfit for market.
Unexploded Artillery Shell in Lujar
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Spanish Civil War concluded 75 years ago but every once in a while somebody finds an unexploded bomb or shell. This time it was in the Sierra de Lujar, above Gualchos.
Gym on the Beach
by Vivienne Hughes •
The First Councillor for Carchuna-Calahonda, Concepción Abarca, was very happy over the turn out for the first Aguagym session.
Looming Hostelry Strike
by Vivienne Hughes •
After a failure to come to an agreement, the Granada hostelry sector will go out on strike on the 29th of August.
Gasman Scam in Motril Again
by Martin Myall •
The appearance of these gasman scams are almost seasonal and more cases have cropped up in Motril. Consequently, the Town Hall has sent out a warning.
Missiles and Cucumbers
by Martin Myall •
Somebody shoots down an airliner over Eastern Ukraine and Costa Tropical greenhouse farmers face ruin – such is the global economy.