The Minister for Fomento (Public Works), Ana Pastor, during a visit to the town has assured the Mayor of Motril, Carlos Rojas, that the Central Government is fully behind the termination of the A-7 and even including the Costa Tropical within the Mediterranean rail corridor, which had previously been rejected by the Socialist Government prior to the General Elections.
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Elitist or Common Sense?
by Martin Myall •
You would think that developers would be very much in tune with how people want to live; not just where they want to live, but in many cases, they are more in tune with how much money can be made, knowing that somebody will always buy the properties in question… even if they do eventually take the developer to court.
Conflict of Interests?
by Martin Myall •
It appears that the majority of orders sent out to printers by the Town Hall during the last municipal administration (Juan Carlos Benavides 2007-2011) went to just one printer, Graficas Seximar S.L., which would not be questionable in itself, if it were not for the fact that the printer concerned belongs to the family of one of his party’s councillors, María Dolores Sánchez.
Plaza de la Tranvía Parking
by Martin Myall •
For those of you who are not sure where this underground car park is, it’s the one in the square just on the opposite side of the main roundabout from Plaza Las Esplanadas. OK, so it wasn’t exactly a GPS-rivalling indicator, as far as explanations go, but you know where we’re talking about.
Salobreña Time Saver
by Martin Myall •
Do you remember when we ran the article about the inauguration of the Citizen Information Office at the Salobreña Town Hall? I don’t, but it’s a great way to start an article, anyway… Just joking.
Cine Negro
by Martin Myall •
There is no consensus on whether Cine Negro (Film Noir) is a genre, or just a mood, or even just a lack of studio lighting, but everybody loves it. The general ingredients for the Cine-Negro cocktail are the strange, the erotic, the ambivalent, and the cruel. Hell, imagine half of Humphrey Bogart’s face in the shadow of his hat and you’re on the right track.
Motril’s neighbourhood Associations Meet
by Martin Myall •
The Councillor for Cooperation & Relations, Inmaculada Torres, together with Concepción Abarca, who is the First-Councillor of semi-autonomous council (ELA) Carchuna Calahonda, held the first combined meeting of 20 asociaciones de vecinos at the Matraquilla Centre – nobody was killed and eaten.
Motril Fishermen Uneasy
by Martin Myall •
When the Motril fishermen spotted a ship belonging to the gas-prospecting company, Chinook, making its way repeatedly between Nerja and Adra, they feared the worse, so they were soon hammering on the Mayor’s door.
Saving the Castle
by Martin Myall •
The castle at Castell de Ferro, which was originally built around 1300, is very much the worse for wear – some believe that it is on the point of collapsing, thanks to a sizable crack through one of its three remaining walls.
Tardy Protection for the Coast
by Martin Myall •
The Junta has finally got its act together (after ten years), regarding the protection of what little unspoilt space is left, whilst at the same time giving some coastal towns a little more leeway over their beaches.