There are plans to build a dry dock right next to the Club Náutico, within Motril Port. The port authorities are putting it up to tender for a 10-year lease, extendible five years more with an investment needed of around 800,000 euros.
Tag Archive for Motril
Motril Rum on the Rocks?
by Editor •
Bodegas Montero (Ron Pálido) in Motril are going through a rough patch (difficult time), and who isn’t, though? T
Tree Trouble
by Editor •
The cutting down of trees continues to cause friction between ecologists and opposition parties, on one side, and the governing PP, on the other. Now the Regional Ombudsman has decided to get involved, bless him, at the petition of the IU.
Bus Station Project
by Editor •
News on the new bus station: work will begin in ‘a few months;’ the cynical amongst us would probably respond to this statement, “Yes ‘a few months’ ending in ber”
Attempted Mugging
by Editor •
Returning to Torrenueva, a woman was mugged by hooded thieves, armed with a pistol – and not a water pistol, so we can rule out off-duty firemen.
Flood Courses
by Editor •
Talking of the rain-loaded gales, the Motril fire service has been receiving special courses on how to deal with flooding, seeing as two out of every ten call-outs during last year required them to pump out floodwater from basements, etc. All, told such call-outs numbered 75 during 2010.
Beach Damage
by Editor •
Torrenueva beach, along with the rest of the Costa Granadina, took a good beating from the gales during mid December. The consequent damage was such that the Provincial Council declared that they would provide technical and financial assistance to restore the beach.
Attempted Accident Con
by Editor •
The Motril law courts have sentenced a driver to one year’s imprisonment for jumping a red light and by so doing, causing an accident. For once, it wasn’t some idiot on a moped, causing an accident involving a car, but vice versa.
Tragic Father
by Editor •
An Englishman, who had lost custody of his daughter, attempted to burn himself alive in front of the main police station, near the port road. Only the swift intervention of two police officers prevented him from carrying out the act.
Cars Damaged
by Dave Nichols •
I finish with the fun stuff. In Northern Europe, your car tends to be in danger of ‘keying’ (scratching cars with a key – Ed) by rowdy teenagers under the influence.