If we manage to keep to schedule, we should be at the printer, first thing Friday the 28th, meaning that the Seaside Gazette hard copy will be ready for collection and distribution on the 1st of June.
Granada Costa
news from the Costa Tropical (Granada): Almunecar, La Herradura, Motril & Salobrena
Motril Air Display
by Editor •
Motril’s annual air display will take place on Playa Granada at 11 o’clock in the morning of Sunday the 6th of June. Last year the air display was dedicated to helicopters and gyrocopters, whereas this year the emphasis is on light aircraft, featuring an aerobatics team and there will also be a military contingent. In…
La Herradura English Library
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 Andalusia. 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!
Hotel Chain Boss Arrested I
by Editor •
The owner of the hotel chain, Hoteles Senator to which Almuñécar’s Playacálida and Almuñécar Playa belong, has been arrested.
Hotel Chain Boss Arrested II
by Editor •
When the Mayor announced that the prestigious hotel chain, Sol Melía had landed in Almuñécar in July 2001, it was with evident pride. Here, he claimed, was evidence that ‘high-class tourism’ was the future for our town.
8,000 Euros of Honesty
by Héloïse Nolan •
There are no villains or thieves here in Motril … just good honest folk! The Casares newspaper kiosk have had their fair share of stories to tell us over the past thirty two years that they have been in business on the Avenida de Salobreña but their latest story tops the lot.
Half Empty or Half Full?
by Héloïse Nolan •
Is the glass half empty or half full? This is what the eight chiringuito owners on the Motril beach have been asking themselves of late.
Casa de los Bates
by Héloïse Nolan •
A new tourist complex for Motril? Casa de los Bates is persisting in its endeavours to build a 500-room hotel on their land which would occupy an area of some 450,000 square metres.
Sixteen Percent
by Héloïse Nolan •
Sixteen percent of the population of Motril is diabetic, according to Encarni Martin, President of the Motril Diabetics Association.
Motril Fencing Club
by Héloïse Nolan •
The Fencing Club of Motril has been participating in the Fencing Championships of Andalusia.