Damn! I had to miss the Choto Competition in Otívar on Saturday as I was busy getting the Gazette ready for the printer for Wednesday night!
Choto Galore!
by Martin Myall •
Granada Costa
news from the Costa Tropical (Granada): Almunecar, La Herradura, Motril & Salobrena
Fatal Biker Accident
by Martin Myall •
There was an unusual, fatal accident involving a motorbike in Gualchos on Thursday after the vehicle collided with a mountain goat that wandered onto the road.
Building-Site Worker Injured
by Martin Myall •
A work on a construction site in Salobreña was injured Thursday afternoon after collapse of a wall on Calle Portichuelo. The accident occurred around 17.00h in the excavation work going on for a block of apartments under construction..
Majuelo’s Gypsy Gastro Event
by Louise Powell •
Almuñécar will host another gastronomic event in its botanical park, El Majuelo, this Sunday, entitled, XI Feria Gastronómica Calé.
Mango Rumblings
by Martin Myall •
Mari Jose Arrebola from the Ideal provincial press wrote an interesting article yesterday concerning the worries of farmers over their mango crops on the Costa Tropical.
Soggy Motril & Its Ramblas
by Martin Myall •
Although in no way comparable to the flooding scenes of Valencia, here on the Costa Tropical the rains have filled previous dry ramblas, such as the ones in Motril.
Almuñécar’s 500th Anniversary
by Louise Powell •
Almuñécar is celebrating its 500th anniversary on being granted its coat of arms by Emperor Charles V and his mother, Queen Juana I of Castilla on a 6th of October five centuries ago.
Drat The Rats!
by Martin Myall •
Molvízar has such a rat-infestation problem in the upper area of the village (Avenida de Ítrabo) that locals keep their doors and windows closed day and night in order to keep the blighters out.
Costa Hotels Close for Winter
by Vivienne Hughes •
It’s strange that a coast that boasts over 300 days of sunshine a year with temperatures than never go below zero, more than half of its hotels close their doors at the end of the high season.
Floating Body Had Been Shot
by Martin Myall •
In a recent article (published on the 13th) we reported on a body that was retrieved from the sea under the cliffs in Calahonda (Cala Zacatín) on Friday the 19th after being reported around 12.20h.