The Town Hall plans to rejuvenate the old town around the castle in Almuñecar and turn it into a tourist friendly area, using half a million euros from the 1.5m-euro fund set aside by becoming an official provincial tourist town.
The Town Council is looking forward to the economic boost that the new tourist status will bring and are pledging to give the town a facelift.
Horseless Romeria?
by Editor •
The Romeria del Sur has been held in Salobreña for the last 50 years and each year the town is full of colourful horse carriages and proudly rode horses – just was a romeria should be… but not this year.
Calling All Tango Fans…
by Editor •
If you like Tango and Argentinean folk music then you’ve just won the lottery because the Company Arcos de Buenos Aires will be performing in Nerja and Salobreña later this month.
Five Articles From Around Spain
by David Darby •
New from around Spain. Five articles of Spanish news from different areas, all either interesting, quirky or funny.
Punta Access Road Finished
by Editor •
visitors to and residence of the Marina del Este on the Punta de la Mona can now use the main access road from the N-340 without fear of falling into a pit now that roadworks have concluded.
Wonky World – October
by David Darby •
A collection of strange, quirky or just plain weird stories from around the world.
75,000 Euros Misspent
by Editor •
The new Councillor for Social Welfare in the Almuñécar Town Hall accuses the previous administration under Juan Carlos Benavides of funneling grant money away from its intended use.
Cotobro Repair Work Commences
by Editor •
Today, work was started on Cotobro’s Calle Principal, which leads up from the beach near Playa del Muerto and connects with the N-340 and Punta de la Mona. According to the works’ foreman, both sections that were damaged by landslides are to have their contention walls rebuilt.
The Manifesto
by Editor •
There was no political colour behind the meeting at the offices of Aecost in Motril: everybody present had one purpose in mind; protect and promote Costa Tropical.
The business sector, workers unions, farmers – you name it – one by one they put their names to a document that has now been passed on to every town hall on the coast for signatures of their mayors, as well.
Pesticide in Drinking Water?
by Editor •
The new conservative administration in charge at the Diputacion de Granada (provincial council) has denounced that the domestic water supply of three towns in the province contained pesticide during a whole year.
AECC Charity Run
by David Darby •
As always, the race saw many entrants running for our, much-loved, local, cancer charity, AECC (Asociacion Española Contra el Cancer). These local residents all gave up their time, not just during the run, but also obtaining sponsorship and training for the day. Some ran just a couple of K’s, while others ran the entire 14… with some respectable times we might add!
New Municipal Offices Near Castle
by David Darby •
The residents of the San Miguel area (old town area around the Castle) of Almuñecar now have a local municipal office, which is located on Calle San Miguel, in what was the old school building.
Missing Money Not Funny
by Editor •
Hundreds of locals from the hamlet that has grown up around the Linares-Baeza railway station woke up one morning to find their bank accounts empty. As the news spread, more and more cases were reported.
Ex-Mayor of Ronda Arrested
by Editor •
The ex-Mayor of Ronda, Antonio Maria Marin and six other people were arrested in connection with corruption investigations.
Seven Star Hotel Project
by David Darby •
The following is a letter from a concerned resident of Punta de la Mona, La Herradura, about the proposed ‘Seven Star Hotel Project’ and the potential impact the project would have on the local community and coastline: