Brilliant, I thought, just as the election campaigns begin, I suddenly appear on the Mayor’s TV channel – great for neutrality, but having been knobbled, I decided to go ahead and ask him some simmering questions.
Granada Costa
news from the Costa Tropical (Granada): Almunecar, La Herradura, Motril & Salobrena
A Benny Roasting
by Editor •
The opposition and the unions have blasted the Mayor over dismissals at the Town Hall.
The PSOE, PP, IU (who rarely agree on anything) and the national workers’ union, the CGT, all consider that the dismissal of 15 town-hall workers (some of whom have been there for 20 years) was carried out for ‘irrational motives.’
Something Positive
by Editor •
Let’s finish off the section on a positive note, expressing approval over two projects; one that is just about complete and the other which is set to begin.
Landslide Blocks Tunnel
by Editor •
A landslide near the mouth of the Punta de la Mona tunnel, on the La Herradura side, caused the main road to be closed to traffic whilst it was cleared. It’s not the first time that there has been a rock-fall there; in fact, retention netting etc has only recently been erected at this entrance.
Macro Neighbourhood Committee
by Editor •
There are over twenty community associations for urbanisaciones in Almunecar (Almuñécar) and La Herradura, but now twelve of them have joined forces to form a single federation of ‘comunidades’ known as the Federación de Presidentes de Urbanizaciones del Poniente [western] de Almuñécar.
On The Move
by Editor •
Returning to the subject of land movement, we come to the Marina del Este… Rains at the end of last year and the beginning of this one have had a negative effect on the stability of the terrain – which is hardly surprising, is it?
Money Laundering Touches Salobreña
by Editor •
It’s not a good time for the governing party in Salobreña to hear that the judge who is investigating the biggest political corruption scandal in over a decade (Gürtel) confirmed that the case touches Salobreña.
Shivering Lobres
by Editor •
Poor little sods over at the Lobres primary school, CP Cervantes sit shivering, wearing their coats and scarves in their classrooms because the wiring in the building makes it impossible to use electric heating. Whose the bright spark behind that, you may ask.
End of Paper Trail
by Editor •
Great news for paperwork addicts: Salobreña will now have a ventanilla única; i.e., one office where you can sort out all your paperwork, without being bandied about from office to office.
Warehouse Fire
by Editor •
A fire was discovered on the 21st around 14.00h in one of the warehouses on the industrial estate behind the gasoline station. Plenty of black billowing smoke, thanks to plastic containers and palettes catching light, but the fire was contained and put out within a few hours.