Finally we come to the new sewage pump installations outside Las Góndolas… It’s finished and there isn’t a whiff of… The Lord knows that it took years and tears, but finally El Paseo Reina Sofía near Las Góndolas no longer smells like a stink-bomb factory. They had to build something that Rommel might have been…
Granada Costa
news from the Costa Tropical (Granada): Almunecar, La Herradura, Motril & Salobrena
Knees Up in Village
by Editor •
La Herradura had a good ‘knees up’ (party) during the Fiestas of the Virgen del Carmen, (16th -18th July) who is the patron saint of fishermen.
Las Tejas Football Ground
by Editor •
The Las Tejas football pitch now sports its new turf, which is artificial, as Dave probably mentioned last month.
Call for Increased Safety Measures
by Editor •
The PSOE socialists have formally asked the Benavides governing council to improve the safety conditions of the kiddies’ park on the beach road.
Ole Fandango, Fuerte!
by Editor •
Hotel chain, Fuerte, has announced that their proposed hotel in La Herradura will open its doors during 2012.
Sol Los Fenicios
by Editor •
Sol Los Fenicios celebrated its 20th birthday at the end of June – to late to be included in the July edition.
Benny’s on a Roll
by Editor •
As for the illegal sports facilities in the vega, Benny has enjoyed his usual shower of luck, because the judge is studying whether to shelve the case altogether.
Shopping Centre Closer?
by Editor •
Three different companies have expressed interest in building the Cortijo del Conde leisure & shopping centre. The proposed installations would be along the lines of Málaga province’s Ingenio, which attracts thousands of shoppers from over the border in Granada.
Municipal Pool Completed
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The good folk – together with the bad ones – of Vélez de Benaudalla can now boast a municipal swimming pool! Woo-hoo! They already claim to have a beach – better-said a ‘strand,’ which really is a very nice place to spend a hot afternoon in the shade of the riverbank trees.
British Tourist Dies
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Tragic news was reported on the 21st of July, when an English tourist drowned off Playa Granada, owing to intense stomach cramp brought on by bathing to soon after having eaten.