It has to be said, there is a distinct lack of news in the La Herradura area for this issue. It doesn’t help of course, that I am now languishing in Almuñécar, and therefore not getting all the little snippets that I used to obtain on a nearly daily basis.
La Herradura
La Herradura News, Views and Opinions
Emergency Training Exercise
by David Darby •
Did anybody notice that the N-340 between La Herradura and Maro for most of a day early in June? Well, they were apparently doing a training exercise…
San Nicolás Roadworks
by David Darby •
The residents of Urbanization San Nicolas are suffering with the ongoing road works, which at times may lead to your finding the normal entrance to San Nicolas off the N-340 completely closed.
Starfish Project
by David Darby •
If you don’t already know about the Starfish Project, which started in La Herradura in March this year, here is a little bit more information for you.
Gaviotas and Serbia
by David Darby •
Back on the 5th of June, representatives from Las Gaviotas School met at the Civic Centre with a group of representatives from the Teachers Association of Leskovac (Serbia).
Bye Bye Blue!
by Dave Nichols •
The Blue Zone; ah, yes. We reported last month that our Honorable Mayor had decided to postpone this regulation, in the face of opposition from businesses based around La Playa. The original idea was to impose parking fees for anybody not displaying a ‘Resident’ sticker inside their windshield.
Publication Update July
by Editor •
Publication update on the coming July edition of the Seaside Gazette
Road Cleared!
by David Darby •
It took two months to sort out, but at last traffic started to move between Punta de la Mona and La Herradura along the beach road. Shortly after 11am one morning the barriers were removed and traffic, once again, started to flow on this important local route connecting the Punta to the main village.
Independence Day
by David Darby •
Political parties including the PP, PSOE and IUPA have met and set out a roadmap to support the push for La Herradura to become self-governing, however, is does require that the pro-ELA independence group win over the people and be able to get enough support to ensure an independent La Herradura town hall. The initials…
Vicente Barbero
by David Darby •
Vicente Barbero is 81-years old, and is the founder of Chamboa Vicente, a beach bar that could tell a few local tales for sure!
The awning outside says that the Chamboa opened in 1965, although Vicente was in fact open before that, but he would just turn up each summer with his reeds and grass and build the bar, dismantling it at the end of the season.