Granada Costa

news from the Costa Tropical (Granada): Almunecar, La Herradura, Motril & Salobrena

Spain 1 – Germany 0

The streets have gone wild – everybody was worried that Germany was too much for the Spanish team. Anybody who watched the match would have seen that Spain completely dominated the match I haven’t seen this much eurphoria in the streets in years. Spain in the Word Cup Finals – unheard of. ¡Viva España!

No Licence for Disco

Good news for the long-suffering neighbours of the Aquatropic water park – a licence for the discotheque has been refused. And good news for the users of the waterpark as the licence for the installations has been granted for a further 15 years.

Blue Zone Attrition Extends

Amazingly, and exhasperatingly, the Town Hall intends to extend the 11-to-11 Blue Zones to La Galera (Taramay). The reason why this is so controversial is because on this road leading to the beach Hotel Playacálida and Playa Pozuelo (Iguana) there are no shops or offices – just residential housing.

Simply Unbelievable!

In a fit of what can only be described as barking lunacy, the Town Hall decided to close the underground car park under the municipal market…

Three More Summers II

As part of the austerity measures, the Government announced that it would cut back 6,400 million euros on public spending. Even before this announcement, the long-awaited completion date for the A-7 coastal highway had been set back to 2011.

Spain 1 – Paraguay 0

Woo Hoo! Spain’s through to the semi-finals for the first time in World Cup history and in the last ten minutes every street in town has erupted with hooters, drums and wild cheering. It’s going to be a long night tonight and anybody who is thinking of getting a quiet night’s sleep tonight should grab…

Velilla Road Opening

At last, on the 3rd of this month (i.e., today), the through traffic on Velilla and San Cristóbal will be restored… for good.