Just to cheer you up before moving onto the gist of the article, the bus-ticket kiosk that has been operating all summer is set to close at the end of September – that is unless they receive instructions to the contrary.
Salobreña
News from Salobrena, costa tropical, Granada
Salobreña Beach Coverage
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall has announced that the Protección Civil will be patrolling the beaches up to the 16th of this month. Motril seems to be the only coastal town on the Costa Tropical that is anything short of grateful for the voluntary dedication of these guys, but we shan’t go into that further here.
Korea & Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña has played host to a South Korean documentary crew filming for a programme about Spain and its gastronomy. They have also been in Granada, Sevilla, Toledo and Jerez de la Frontera.
Pet Registry for Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall, in collaboration with the Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios de Granada, intends to create a municipal registry of all pet and pet owners. This will be coupled with obligatory chips for the animals so that owners can be identified.
Dear Ed
by Gazette Reader •
A reader writes in from Salobreña to ask about the repair work on the N-340 in front of Alfamar
Heard It All Before
by Martin Myall •
Let’s face it; we have heard so many times that the coastal autovia will be finished by such-and-such time that it is hard to take these governmental press releases seriously, but here goes anyway:…
Four Bag Thieves Bagged
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil has arrested five Romanians in connection with a spate of robberies on Salobreña beaches during San Juan. The suspects, between the ages of 20 and 35, allegedly travelled from Motril where they were residing to Salobreña to carry out ‘operations.’
Increased Vehicle Tax
by Martin Myall •
The Salobreña Town Hall has announced that it intends to raise the tax on vehicles registered in the municipality; i.e., el impuesto sobre vehículos de tracción mecánica.
Chiringuitos Rescue Town Hall
by Martin Myall •
On the 6th of August Salobreña announced that it didn’t have enough money to replace the missing or damaged wooden walkways on the beaches – such was the state of the municipal coffers. Bathers were not happy.
Transaction Hiccup & Default Retribution
by Martin Myall •
A tip off to the Policía Local in Salobreña led the to five arrests in Fuengirola by the Policía Nacional. The anonymous caller told the Salobreña police that his friend had been kidnapped by a drugs gang.