Motril’s annual air display will take place on Playa Granada at 11 o’clock in the morning of Sunday the 6th of June. Last year the air display was dedicated to helicopters and gyrocopters, whereas this year the emphasis is on light aircraft, featuring an aerobatics team and there will also be a military contingent. In…
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8,000 Euros of Honesty
by Héloïse Nolan •
There are no villains or thieves here in Motril … just good honest folk! The Casares newspaper kiosk have had their fair share of stories to tell us over the past thirty two years that they have been in business on the Avenida de Salobreña but their latest story tops the lot.
Half Empty or Half Full?
by Héloïse Nolan •
Is the glass half empty or half full? This is what the eight chiringuito owners on the Motril beach have been asking themselves of late.
Casa de los Bates
by Héloïse Nolan •
A new tourist complex for Motril? Casa de los Bates is persisting in its endeavours to build a 500-room hotel on their land which would occupy an area of some 450,000 square metres.
Sixteen Percent
by Héloïse Nolan •
Sixteen percent of the population of Motril is diabetic, according to Encarni Martin, President of the Motril Diabetics Association.
Motril Fencing Club
by Héloïse Nolan •
The Fencing Club of Motril has been participating in the Fencing Championships of Andalusia.
Hash on the Beaches
by Héloïse Nolan •
To all hash-smoking scuba divers! We are now informed through the media that the Guardia Civil recently detained three Moroccan gentlemen that were illegally entering Spain via the beaches of Motril with a stash of hash aboard their vessel.
Zarcillo
by David Darby •
All you lovers of good food and fine wines are in for a special treat with this place. Situated on the Paseo de la Esplanada in Motril, Álvaro and Manuel have managed to marry tradition and modernity to create a spectacular restaurant.
The Earth Moves
by Dave Nichols •
It’s pretty much all downhill from here, No pun intended, but we have mudslides all over. Reports are flooding in (groan) of walls subsiding, land sliding down hills, so-called dry walls slipping, etc., etc. There have been problems ranging from La Caleta, where a local car park has been threatened by stones falling from 30 metres and crushing cars below, to Molvízar, where huge rocks fell from a private property wall to block the Coto 200.
Rastro Boot Sale
by Héloïse Nolan •
Oh, dear, oh dear. If it’s not the weather, it’s the economy. I’m sitting at the Mac, trying hard to find something positive to write – as yet another thunderstorm rages overhead, deluging us with even more rain. It’s difficult to find something positive to write about, but there was a bright spot: the first ‘Eco Rastro,’ or boot sale, was held in El Parque de la Fuente on February 6th.