Tag Archive for costa tropical

Expat Christmas Market

The foreign community of Almuñécar will be putting on a Christmas-style market in the Plaza de la Constitucion (town-hall square), as part of the planned Christmas activities.

Another Dead Dolphin

Some articles back we reported that a dolphin had been washed up on a Salobreña beach; this time it was La Herradura’s turn.

Mini Tornado hits Costa Tropical?

Most residents along the Costa Tropical expected a thunderstorm, but nobody, not even the meteorologists expected a mini tornado, which is supposedly what visited Salobreña and Motril, according to various TV channels.

Data and Dosh

To pass a comment is difficult, when others don’t provoke it, so from my point of view it was a dull month for the German corner. But if I would have to award a prize, it would have to go to the conservative Christian Social Union of Bavaria, which is the only federal state without a branch of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union.

Cruises and Castles

When it was announced that the Costa Tropical was going to receive 18m euros for tourist infrastructure projects, everybody was over the moon. The next step was to submit proposals.

Controversial Pensioners’ Complex

When the present Mayor of Salobreña was still in opposition, one of his chief criticisms against the then PP Mayor was about the Pensioners’ Home, so it is no surprise that it is at the top of his ‘to do’ list now that he is mayor.

Salobreña Hat-Trick

Three items of news in one for this article, the first being the case of a man who was arrested in Salobreña after threatening a local with an antique pistol, fitted with a mini-bayonet. The 37-year-old Moroccan man was charged with the illegal possession of a firearm.

Salobreña and its IBI

A series of events concerning the IBI (municipal property tax) took place over a span of four days in Salobreña, causing quite a stir.