Anybody who has driven down from the Punta de la Mona junction by the iron cactus, down El Camino Real and attempted to turn right to access Barrio Espinar from the top will have had a shaky moment, trying to haul their car round the tight bend with the nasty drop.The
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Alleged Car Thief Arrested
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil and Policía Local have arrested the alleged thief responsible for breaking into seven parked cars around town. This is not to be confused with the Great Mirror Thief of Moroccan origin, as this lad is Spanish and is aged 38.
Builders Exploited?
by Martin Myall •
The IU (left-wing political formation) have denounced that builders working on the new junior school in Vélez Benaudalla are being exploited by the building company. Workers on the building site are being made to work 15-hour days, the IU claims.
Musical Chairs
by Martin Myall •
It was only three months ago, with the socialists still in power in Madrid, that the then opposition, the PP, were proclaiming that work on the A-7 autovia had ground to a halt, workers were being laid off, and that it was all the fault of the socialists.
The Bridge to Nowhere
by Martin Myall •
Quite a few years back we published an article on the bridge over Río Guadalfeo that was to both connect the Salobreña seafront to the Motril’s Playa Granada, as well as to give alternative access to the N-340 Granada junction.
More Country Lane Improvements
by Martin Myall •
The rural lane that leads from the top of Cotobro, up past the old rubbish dump, which links with El Pago de Guerra above La Herradura, as well as Peña Escrita, Albita and Cantalobos is having its verges cleaned.
Barrio Espinar
by Martin Myall •
Now that the mains have been laid along La Herradura’s Calle Espino, work has commenced to spruce up the said street.
Civic Centre Hosts Large Art Exhbition
by Martin Myall •
The exhibition hall of the Centro Cívico of La Herradura is hosting a large collection of works, organised by the Club Granada Costa until the 15th of February.
Gelibra & Rio Seco Alto Work
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Town Hall has busy up in Río Seco Alto and Gelibra, sorting the tracks out, as part of the Planes de Obras y Servicios Provinciales, Belonging to the Agricultural Board of the Junta de Andalucia, through which funds are made available for the improvement of rural-lane networks.
New Mayor for Motril
by Martin Myall •
Carlos Rojas, Mayor of Motril, has his sights set higher that the mayoralty of a coastal town; with the backing of his party he has forwarded candidacy to be Parliamentary Deputy for Granada in the Junta de Andalucia; in other words, an MP in the regional government in Sevilla.