Motril

News, views and information from Motril

Gushing Success

El Parque de la Americas, in other words, the main park next to the church, is now sporting a geyser in the middle of the large central pond.

Lost at Sea

A very tragic shipwreck occurred of the Motril coast, involving a boat full of illegal immigrants, with pregnant women and children amongst them.

Got-Away Car

Normally, car showroom owners are only too happy when somebody drives off in one of their vehicles – if they have paid for it, that is…

Cota 200 Tarmacking

Bearing in mind that just about anything that a politician promises during the election month has the reliability of a Moroccan wrist watch, we bring you the following items of news…

Publication Update – June

Am rushing to finish the Monday 8am deadline for the printer, which, barring major disasters, shouldn’t be a problem. Consequently, we will be out on the 1st of June. The online editions will start going up on the same day. The online edition, of course will start going up on the on the same day in the evening.

Rojas Rides

The conservative PP party in Motril not only managed to retain the Mayor’s office, but even increased their council seats by one to give them an absolute majority of 13 seats.

Misleading Minors

A man before the Motril law courts was found guilty of talking a minor into leaving home over an Internet chat connection.

Bus Station News – or Not…

Motril’s amazing, new ‘invisible’ bus station is rumoured to be materialising soon. The contract has finally been assigned, with Contrat Ingeniería y Obras S.A. winning the bid.

Illegal Housing Pardon

The Motril Town Hall is asking for a pardon for the 3,000 illegal dwellings within its municipality, 300 of which have been ‘found’ in the last year.