Workers have surfaced a 600-metre section of the lane leading to the Los Tablones Cemetery in Motril, which also gives access to around 20 farming plots and homes.
Camino a los Tablones
by Vivienne Hughes •
Motril
News, views and information from Motril
Mother & Children Hit by Biker
by Hugh MacArthur •
A mother and her two children were struck by a motorbike on Calle Ancha on Sunday night. Calle Ancha is the one that starts in front of the old bus station.
Soggy Motril & Its Ramblas
by Martin Myall •
Although in no way comparable to the flooding scenes of Valencia, here on the Costa Tropical the rains have filled previous dry ramblas, such as the ones in Motril.
Work Restarts in Motril Port
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Motril Port Authority has restarted improvement & modernisation work on the passenger terminal these past few days, now that the summer, peak-passenger period for ferry lines to and from North Africa is over.
Road Widening Needed
by Vivienne Hughes •
Every summer we are reminded that the section of the N-340 between Salobreña and Torrenueva Costa badly needs another lane becaue of the traffic pouring off the A-44 where it connects at the coast.
Grants for Hotels
by Martin Myall •
The Central Government has announced that they will be extending a grant for 6-million euros to two hotel projects; one in La Herradura and the other on Playa Granada in Motril.
Extensive Criminal Record
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional in Motril have arrested, yet again, a middle-aged man for burglar, suspected of forcing his way into two establishments in the town centres on two separate days.
Motril Boat Explosion
by Vivienne Hughes •
Around two in the afternoon yesterday a small motorcruiser caught fire next to the Motril Port Yacht Club, injuring two from the same family; the boat owner and his daughter.
Emblematic Beacon Repaired
by Vivienne Hughes •
The maritime signaling beacon on the Playa Granada groyne that was washed away by a storm has been rebuilt and put back into service.
Machete Attack
by Martin Myall •
A man phoned the Policía Nacional in Motril and said that he had unfortunately stabbed his neighbour a couple of times.