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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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.
Landslip Virtually Fixed
by Martin Myall •
The landslip at the mouth of the Cotobro tunnel on the La Herradura side of the N-340 has all been put right, with the near completion of a very robust retaining wall.
Los Corrales Dead in the Water?
by Martin Myall •
The Izquierda Unida councillor, Fermín Tejero, has denounced the fact that the Los Corrales project in La Herradura has not stirred in five years. According to the said councillor, the inactive state of the project is down to bad management on the part of the previous municipal administration under Juan Carlos Benavides.
Hiker Rescued on Cerro Gordo
by Martin Myall •
Members of the Guardia Civil, Protección Civil and Almuñécar-based firemen were involved in the 2-hour rescue operation, which did not prove to be a simple affair owing to the difficult nature of the terrain.
Three Kings in La Herradura
by Martin Myall •
Everybody had fun at the 3-kings parade in the village; the kiddies before their sweet-hurling majesties, and the parents who enjoyed the fun gleaming in their children’s eyes.
Barrio Espinar Facelift
by Martin Myall •
The new team at the Town Hall wheel are keen to leave their mark on La Herradura, which can been seen with the recent activity in Barrio Espinar.
First of all, the steps that lead from the barrio up to Camino Real are having new paving stones laid. Secondly, the little gardens are being tidied up and replanted and finally the walls that run down the stream bed have been re-painted.