Even though the Motril-Melilla ferry service wasn’t inaugurated until the 12th of last month, almost one month later 8,463 passengers have crossed, together with 2,273 vehicles, all to the detriment of Malaga port which normally handles this traffic.
Motril
News, views and information from Motril
Butano Scam?
by David Darby •
Normally we report on this type of incident when it happens to one of our readers, but on this occasion, the potential victim of a bogus butano man was me! The good news is, I read the Gazette every month and knew what was happening from the outset.
Alan Parsons’ Motril Concert
by Editor •
To say that the Alan Parsons’ concert was packed out is an understatement, judging by the queue to get in, which was almost a kilometre long. People had come from all over the country, as it is his only concert in Spain.
First Drug Bust on New Ferry Service
by Editor •
The newly started ferry service between Motril and Melilla has just had the first incident of somebody using the ship to smuggle drugs over into Spain.
Horse Causes Road Accident
by Editor •
Three members of a family; two men and their mother, were injured when their van collided with a horse on the N-340 between Motril and Torrenueva. The animal had escaped from a field near Motril. It took seven hours before the animal, which was in agony, was put down.
I Costa Tropical Gastronomic Fair
by Editor •
Well, they pulled it off, with over 30,000 people visiting the Costa Tropical’s first combined gastronomic fair, in a good part, thanks to the organizational pull and punch of the Ideal provincial newspaper, who got the whole thing going.
A-7 Protests
by Editor •
Politicians, business owners and residents in general gathered along the N-340 where it passes through Torrenueva to protest at the lack of progress on the Mediterranean motorway (autovia) where it passes through the province of Granada – i.e., the only province in the whole of the Mediterranean coastline of Spain that does not have the A-7 thoroughfare.
Marina Projects and the POT
by Editor •
Coastal News: The Junta de Andalucia has announced that it will try to develop the resources of the municipalities on the Costa Tropical through its POT (Plan de Ordenacion del Territorio), which is the area equivalent to a municipalities PGOU (General Urban Development Plan).
Car Chase on Pedestrian Promenade
by Editor •
A high-speed, police car chase, which started on the Motril port road, ended on the pedestrian promenade, Las Esplanada, which was packed with people at the time.
Motril’s New Criminal Court
by Editor •
Motril finally has its much-needed, second criminal court after eleven years of petitioning and bureaucracy.