The Salobreña Councillor for Fiestas (sounds like a nice job) Mª José García, has announced that the two local business associations ACESA and ACEPS have finished counting the votes in the referendum on when to hold this year’s Romería. The results are the following:
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News from Salobrena, costa tropical, Granada
Festival Tendencias in Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
Twenty years down the line, Salobreña continues with its highly popular Tendencias music festival – this year will be no different with the festival taking place between the 6th and the 10th August.
Whose Fault is it Now?
by Martin Myall •
The CA councillor in the Salobreña Town Councillor has pointed out, with relish, that last year the socialists, who were in opposition, berated the previous administration for the lamentable state of the Lobres municipal swimming pool… Whose fault is it now?” he asks.
Art Exhibition in Salobreña Castle
by Martin Myall •
From the 26th to the 28th of July, inclusive, there is an exhibition with the castle in Salobreña, which will be inaugurated by D. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, who is a scientist, scholar, politician, diplomat and poet. He served as Director-General of UNESCO from 1987 to 1999.
Swimming the Bay
by Martin Myall •
It’s that time of year again when the swimming competitions begin along the Costa Tropical; this year Salobreña was the first to ‘kick off’ in this activity on the 15th of July.
Salobreña Cuts Back
by Martin Myall •
Whilst the governing parties in many towns in Spain have announced that the mayor and councillors will give up their Christmas bonus, the Town Hall of Salobreña wants to go a step further and cut the funds that political parties receive from the municipal coffers, which in this case adds up to 21,700 euros.
La Caleta Fiestas
by Martin Myall •
This weekend will see the fiestas to celebrate the Patron Saint of Salobreña’s La Caleta, La Virgen del Carmen. The fiestas will kick off at 19.00h on the Friday the 13th, culminating in the evening Mass at 20.00h on the 16th.
Habilis Lends A Hand
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña has seen the birth of a social organisation that operates, free of charge, to give sound financial advice to the unemployed, families and young people who need help.
Seaside Gazette Forums
by Martin Myall •
It has been an objective of the online version of the Seaside Gazette to run a parallel forum where our readers can discuss articles from our news site. The Seaside Gazette Forums We have been in the process of setting it up, but it is now up and running, so if you would like to…
Visa Versa
by Martin Myall •
In july 2010, the PP, who were then in opposition, staged photo stunt to denounce the delays in the work on the A-7; yet another promised completion date had slipped by.