Granada Costa

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

Helicopter Display Motril

On display were a range of private, civil and government owned ‘copters including two R44 Robinson’s from Alicante, a Rotorway from Málaga that was built over five years by a father and son team and a Gazelle owned by a British Lord and

Velilla Rebels

On the day that the autovía was inaugurated, there were a couple of dozen residents of Velilla protesting on the Taramay roundabout – they were not pleased and

Chiringuitos Saved but Struggling

The province’s chiringuitos, amongst them the ones in Almuñécar, had a difficult time during July, with most of them reporting lower takings than July of last year – 18%, but they are confident that August will be another story.

Blue Zone Misery

Oh, the bloody Blue Zones – what a headache! The latest outgrowth of the dreaded Zona Azul is planned for the return road behind San Cristóbal, fulminating in one foul swoop all the free parking. The

EBAR Ends Stink

Do you know what the EBAR is? It means Estación de Bomba de Aguas Residuales; in other words, sewage pumping station. Well, the blockhouse affair right next to Las Góndolas is precisely that.
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Justo and his Cross

I saw the blighter, walking through the Taramay tunnel, as I was coming back from the inauguration of the autovia. Wha