Two local females have had encounters with a pervert on a pushbike. The incidents occurred whilst the fair was in town, and both happened on the La Herradura beachfront..
Motril descendents
by Vivienne Hughes •
A story of immigration, but in reverse. Last month the Mayor of Motril, Carlos Rojas, travelled to Albardón in Argentina, accompanied by Head of Immigration, Teresa Morales, to visit the Motril community there.
Sports facilities
by Editor •
In response to recent criticism that the district of Lobres does not have a sufficient sports program, the Area Commissioner, Isabel Correa, offered a detailed list of all the activities currently on offer throughout the area. She claimed that accusations made by the secretary for the PSOE, Arsenio González, were misinformed.
Education for workers
by Editor •
The Town Hall and Education! The Council of Salobreña has extended the range of FPO courses on offer to workers and young people of the town. They are also extending the successful range of online tutorials that began several months ago as part of the continuing educational program.
Taxi Rank for La Herradura
by Editor •
After a long wait, La Herradura finally has its very own taxi rank! And it appears that it is already being put to good use. It is located directly outside the Municipal Market at the bottom of Av. Prieto Moreno at the junction with Paseo de Andres Segovia.
Hotel Playa Cotobro
by Editor •
And talking of hotels, the one on Cotobro beach that attracted quite a bit of controversy during its’ construction will be completed and opening its doors for Semana Santa.
Hotel Playa Cotobro has 64 rooms – but if I remember correctly; insufficient basement parking for the said rooms – and is built mere metres from the beach on a 600 sq/m plot, previously occupied by a quaint chalet and its walled garden. Such is progress!
Almuñécar Bankrupt? (II)
by Editor •
After all the politicians had postured and proclaimed, the Town Hall staff finally made a public comment. A Workers’ committee for the Town Hall personnel gave a warning to the Mayor’s cabinet on the 24th and complained that there was a dearth of information from the cabinet. The committee qualified what had happened as a ‘lack of respect,’ on the part of the political masters.
PGOU
by Editor •
At the beginning of last month, the PGOU spent its first anniversary sitting on a desk, somewhere in the offices of the Junta de Andalucía, dead in the water. In that time absolutely nothing has happened to it, except collect dust, because the Junta won’t even begin to look at it until the Almuñécar Town…
Possible demolition
by Editor •
Leading on from last month’s article about the possible demolition of the Bahía hotel in Taramay, there comes more news. Not only was there a private law suit as mentioned in last month’s Seaside Gazette, but there was also one brought by the Junta de Andalucía and it turns out that it was a good job that the private case existed because the Junta cocked it up. The Junta lost its case against the hotel because it presented its’ appeal one day past the time limit to do so.
Dangerous driving
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar-based Guardia Civil arrested a 36-year-old driver from Cijuela, identified as F.N.H. for resisting arrest, as well as dangerous driving.