Anybody that strolled onto the beach at Carchuna would probably have done a double back flip, as we did, when they came across the incredible amount of discarded cucumbers on the beach… but we’re not talking about the odd slice left over from a cucumber sandwich, nor the peelings from a salad, but the 25 million kilos of surplus cucumbers that were dumped in protest.
Motril
News, views and information from Motril
Publication Update January
by Editor •
Publication information for the January hard-copy and online Seaside Gazette.
Fining Campervans
by Héloïse Nolan •
A new decree from Motril Council has wafted its way down the corridors of power and is now being implemented by the Tourism Department. Continuous complaints from residents living in the tourist zones of the beaches, golf course and near the camp sites of Motril have sparked this new initiative.
Red Beetles vs Palms
by Héloïse Nolan •
The red beetle is back and causing damage to palm trees at devastating levels and beginning to alter the Costa Tropical panorama. It is reported that over 500 trees have died during the summer months when the red beetle is at its most active.
Avenida de Salobreña
by Héloïse Nolan •
Let’s start the betting! Motril Council has said it is going to try and get the Avenida de Salobreña opened in time for business by Christmas. Now let’s see. From the time of writing this on 23 November, that will give approximately 20 working days for the works to be completed!
Crop Theft
by Héloïse Nolan •
Motril’s chirimoya ‘agriculturists’ (farmers to you and me but a grand word none-the-less), have been having a bad time of it of late. As soon as the chirimoya season has got underway the agriculturists (sounds good doesn’t it!) have been noticing that they are not the only ones harvesting their own crops.
Cheap Goodbye
by Héloïse Nolan •
The economic crisis has certainly taken its toll on the amount of people being buried at the Motril cemetery. As we all know, there is nothing more certain in life than taxes and death (and getting a few odd parking tickets along the way). Yes, we are going to talk about what you really don’t…
December Publishing
by Editor •
If all goes to schedule, we should be at the printer Monday (30th) morning and being distributed by Wednesday the 2nd.
Reader’s Letter
by Editor •
I don’t know if you’re aware of the mobile mast that has been lying on its side, ready to be connected, in La Gorgoracha for more than 6 months?
Esplanadas Botellón
by Héloïse Nolan •
The dreaded botellón has returned to the Esplanadas in the centre of Motril after its summer transfer to the beaches.