Again, left it in Spanish for ya! Time to get your money’s worth from the bloody great dictionary that you bought when you moved out here!
Granada Costa
news from the Costa Tropical (Granada): Almunecar, La Herradura, Motril & Salobrena
Almuñécar Cultural Agenda
by Editor •
We’ve left it in Spanish for you, knowing how keen you all are to practice your Spanish…
Corruption Touchdown I
by Editor •
El Caso Gürtel is possibly the biggest corruption scandal in history of post-Franco Spain, and one of its tentacles has touched the Costa Tropical: Urbanisación Las Alminares.
Corruption Touchdown II
by Editor •
First of all, it is very important to make it very clear here that not all the villas in Urbanisación las Alminares are tainted by this scandal – many were bought by honest people through honest means.
Road Cleared!
by David Darby •
It took two months to sort out, but at last traffic started to move between Punta de la Mona and La Herradura along the beach road. Shortly after 11am one morning the barriers were removed and traffic, once again, started to flow on this important local route connecting the Punta to the main village.
Independence Day
by David Darby •
Political parties including the PP, PSOE and IUPA have met and set out a roadmap to support the push for La Herradura to become self-governing, however, is does require that the pro-ELA independence group win over the people and be able to get enough support to ensure an independent La Herradura town hall. The initials…
Vicente Barbero
by David Darby •
Vicente Barbero is 81-years old, and is the founder of Chamboa Vicente, a beach bar that could tell a few local tales for sure!
The awning outside says that the Chamboa opened in 1965, although Vicente was in fact open before that, but he would just turn up each summer with his reeds and grass and build the bar, dismantling it at the end of the season.
Science on the Streets
by David Darby •
Going back to the subject of schools, but on a much happier note, May saw local schools taking part in the 10th Scientific Conference, celebrated on the streets of the village with local children demonstrating their skills.
English Library Grows
by David Darby •
There are now over 900 titles fully catalogued on the library’s computer that contains all the English language titles from every library in Andalucía. Even if you can’t find the title you want, the computer can be checked, and if it is held at another site, they will despatch it to La Herradura free of charge. What an excellent service!
Budget Won’t Budge
by Editor •
The ideal thing would be to start off on a positive note, but why break a habit of a lifetime, eh? Seriously though, the best place to start off is on the most important note – the one that will have most repercussions: the municipal budget.