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Motril
News, views and information from Motril
Labour in the Lift
by Vivienne Hughes •
A policeman and maintenance worker at the Santa Ana Hospital rescued a pregnant women from one of the lifts. Her contractions had already started.
Junta Suspends Motril Hospital Work
by Martin Myall •
The Junta de Andalucia has put on hold the extension work on Motril’s Hospital Santa Ana until “better economical times.”
Motril Square Facelift
by Martin Myall •
The Plaza de la Libertad sits behind the Iglesia Mayor and its claim to fame was that it was the parking area for the Tax Office… until it moved.
Amazing One-Man Band
by Anne Eastwood •
Manuel Alcaráz from Almansa, will be playing a stage-full of instruments this Saturday 8th February from 8pm at the Caja Granada Cultural Centre in Motril.
Spanish Air Force Photo Exhibition
by Hugh MacArthur •
Around 3,000 photos snapshots have been ceded by Motrileños to make up a photo exhibition on the Motril Air Base.
A Concentration of Culture in Motríl
by Anne Eastwood •
The next 28 days is going to see a packed programme of festivities and cultural events in Motril, according to the city’s Councillor for Culture, Elena Vallejo.
Banks and Benches
by Martin Myall •
Most foreigners here know that a ladrón de bancos is a bank robber, but not in this case… This one steals park benches – banco is also the word for bench, you see.
Goodbye to the Sugar Cane
by Louise Powell •
The Motril Councillor for Cultura, Elena Vallejo, inaugurated the Adiós a la Caña de Azúcar photography exhibition of the works of Antonio García Maldonado, who died in 2011.
The Mystery of the €500 Notes
by Martin Myall •
It would appear to be that a 69-year-old gentleman, suffering from schizophrenia, was behind the ripped-up bank notes.