Tag Archive for herradura

Revamped Changing Rooms

Las Tejas football ground now has new changing room facilities. Back in July, you might remember, the football ground had artificial grass installed.

Con-Man Jailed

A man has been sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment for conning a travel agent in the village. He passed himself off as an agent for a popular singer, asking for a series of services that he either didn’t even attempt to pay for, or simply issued a bouncing cheque (sin fondos).

Just Too Tight

The PSOE has requested that something be done about the junction where Calle Real and Calle Sauces meet. It’s a very tight bend with a bloody great drop next to it. Now, unless I’m mistaken, that is the horrendous bend as you come down the Camino Real and have to make very sharp, right-hand turn,…

Slip, Sliding Away…

Several houses in the Carmenes del Mar estate have been affected by landslides, with one family having to move out after part of the garden fell away on New Year’s Eve.

On the Move

Calle Canalejas, which is the one that runs past the church, appears to be subsiding, with cracks appearing in a couple of buildings, claims the PSOE.

Pergolas Perish

The wooden pergolas in Plaza Nueva were in such a lamentable state that the Town Hall finally had to do something about them…

Espinar Cracks

The PSOE has brought the appearance of cracks in El Espinar, along Calle Vencejo, to the attention of the press.
Families living there were alarmed by the ‘progress’ of the growing cracks, which appear to be threatening at least two houses. These same locals complained to the PSOE that they had brought the matter up at the Town Hall but to no avail.

Wave Damage

Just before Christmas there were high waves that pounded the coastline of Granada. In La Herradura, the gale pushing up from the south had the waves swamping the beach road and even some terraces.

Segovía Prizes

The 2010 winner of the Andrés Segovía, classical guitar competition was Emerson Salazar from Chile.
Second Prize went to Gustavo Costa, from Brazil, and Third Prize to Jerzy Chwastyk from Poland.