The 8th of last month saw the II Gran Premio de Fondo (cross country) being held in the town.
Granada Costa
news from the Costa Tropical (Granada): Almunecar, La Herradura, Motril & Salobrena
Gushing Success
by Editor •
El Parque de la Americas, in other words, the main park next to the church, is now sporting a geyser in the middle of the large central pond.
Lost at Sea
by Editor •
A very tragic shipwreck occurred of the Motril coast, involving a boat full of illegal immigrants, with pregnant women and children amongst them.
Got-Away Car
by Editor •
Normally, car showroom owners are only too happy when somebody drives off in one of their vehicles – if they have paid for it, that is…
Cota 200 Tarmacking
by Editor •
Bearing in mind that just about anything that a politician promises during the election month has the reliability of a Moroccan wrist watch, we bring you the following items of news…
Driving Licenses in Spain
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
There is a lot of confusion in Spain about the validity of driving licenses issued by other EU and EEA countries. EEA stands for European Economic Area and it is equivalent to the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Royal Decree 818/2009 of May 2009 and the following modifications that were enforced on the 11th September 2010, clarified this matter. The new European driving license will take effect from 2013 and this will supersede present regulations.
Publication Update – June
by Editor •
Am rushing to finish the Monday 8am deadline for the printer, which, barring major disasters, shouldn’t be a problem. Consequently, we will be out on the 1st of June. The online editions will start going up on the same day. The online edition, of course will start going up on the on the same day in the evening.
Socialists Win Salobrena
by Editor •
It was on the cards, so no surprises there: the PSOE regained the Mayor’s office after eight years of PP councils under the Jesus Avelino.
Rojas Rides
by Editor •
The conservative PP party in Motril not only managed to retain the Mayor’s office, but even increased their council seats by one to give them an absolute majority of 13 seats.
Benny Slips But Doesn’t Fall
by Editor •
With the final vote count completed it appears that the Mayor has lost three of his ten councillor seats. However, with seven seats, his party is still the most voted, but only just. The Mayor had hired the old Idea shop premises to hold a victory party; it was widely expected that he might even…