Motril

News, views and information from Motril

Duck!

If you’re into flying motorbikes, laser illumination and 180,000 watts of PA, then you won’t want to miss the free-style scrambling trials that are being held in Motril on the 23rd of this month

The Cranberries in Motril

If you are interested in seeing a Cranberries concert locally, then don’t miss their upcoming gig in Motril on the 28th of this month in the Plaza de Toros. Doors open at 21.00h

Woo-Hoo! España!

Football history for Spain! Great match and tonight the streets are thronging. Red and Yellow everywhere: on flags, faces, wigs, and T-shirts Tonight the crisis is forgotten For an excellent account of the match, which you saw, anyway, but from an American point of view, click on this link

Spain 1 – Germany 0

The streets have gone wild – everybody was worried that Germany was too much for the Spanish team. Anybody who watched the match would have seen that Spain completely dominated the match I haven’t seen this much eurphoria in the streets in years. Spain in the Word Cup Finals – unheard of. ¡Viva España!

Spain 1 – Paraguay 0

Woo Hoo! Spain’s through to the semi-finals for the first time in World Cup history and in the last ten minutes every street in town has erupted with hooters, drums and wild cheering. It’s going to be a long night tonight and anybody who is thinking of getting a quiet night’s sleep tonight should grab…

Judge Permanently Suspended

Whereas literally millions of Spaniards were angered by the suspension of Juez Baltazar Garzón, not so many tears were shed for Motril judge, Adelina Entrena when it was announced that she had been definitively expelled from the ranks of judges.

New Bus Company

The Motril urban bus service will change hands at the beginning of next year; a change that will incorporate three new bus routes.

Help For Body Repatriation

Locals and businesses within Motril have been moving heaven and earth to raise funds so that the body of Romanian, child, Andrei, could be repatriated for burial.