One hundred hectares of mountain shrub went up in flames near Gualchos on the 19th, making it the largest incident of its kind in the province of Granada this year.
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
PSOE Pacts with Benavides over Mancomunidad
by Editor •
It is now clear why the provincial office of the PSOE was against the Almunecar PSOE councillors voting against the Benavides’s party – there were succulent ‘second prizes’ to be had.
Carchuna Not Chuffed
by Editor •
The idea of opening up the beach road to 2-way traffic was supposed to be an apaño (temporary fix) to the problem caused by the new paseo wall – in that aspect, it has obviously failed.
Commission Appointed for the Chiringuito Question
by Editor •
The owners of chiringuitos along the Costa Tropical continue to chew their fingernails over their future. A positive outcome appears closer, but far from certain.
Sad New Record
by Editor •
Perhaps the classic AC/DC number can best sum up where the A-7 peters out into the N-340… Highway to Hell.
Desperate Arrivals
by Editor •
More or less since the late spring the eastern coast of Andalucia, including the Costa Tropical, has been receiving dozens of illegal immigrants in desperate conditions striving to reach land – undetected.
The Sardine Rocket
by Editor •
When the rocket goes up in Calahonda at midday, it means that the BBQ’d sardines are ready in the Media Luna bar. Anybody on the beach then knows that they will have to be quick if they want an Espeto de Sardinas… como dios manda!
Costa Tropical Hotel Blues?
by Editor •
The 13th of August was the only day, so far, that hotels on the Costa Tropical were 100% full – campsites, however, have been full on the last two weekends at least.
Tragic Day on the Coast
by Editor •
The 11th of August saw two deaths on the Costa Tropical: one in Castell de Ferro and the other in Salobrena.
Carchuna Loses Out?
by Editor •
The Spokesman for the conservative-led Diputacion de Granada, Jose Torrente has strongly criticised his socialist predecessors – the Diputacion, long in the hands of the socialists, has just changed ‘tenants.’