Ironically enough (in the almost Alanis Morisette interpretation of the word) despite being nearly washed off the hillside by torrential rain, Olías and Fregenite are still without mains drinking water.
Tag Archive for Motril
Ed Babysitting for March
by Editor •
Firstly, Héloise Nolan has been away in the UK, as well as having her work cut out for her with Costa Tropical Properties, thanks to the heavy and prolonged rainfall and its consequent pressure on property management.
E-Bureaucracy Breakthrough
by Editor •
Right! Let’s start with the positive news, before moving onto the Chunga News; i.e., negative news. Residents of Motril will now be able to carry out all their municipal bureaucratic tasks online, announced the Town Hall.
No Funds for Flood Defences
by Editor •
Now onto what’s wrong around town… The Mayor, Carlos Rojas, or ‘Charlie Red’ if you prefer, which is an embarrassing colour affiliation for a conservative, of course – has admitted that there is no proposed date for public construction work to prevent further flooding in the municipality.
Motril Taxis Rebel
by Editor •
Motril’s taxis are very disgruntled. In fact, whilst I was visiting Santa Ana Hospital I was stuck behind a slow moving convoy of them on my way out.
Was it Worth It?
by Editor •
Now onto a subject that you have all been waiting to hear about – La Avenida de Salobreña! Where to start? It might look nice, but does it work? Is it dangerous for pedestrians? And above all, was as it worth it?
Autovía 2013? (Part I)
by Editor •
The completion of the coastal dual carriageway, so that we will be able to drive along the Costa Tropical from one end of the province to the other and beyond is something that our politicians hold out to us as imminent.. always imminent, yet the long-awaited moment constantly recedes.
Autovía 2013? (Part II)
by Editor •
It was in 2005 when the then Minister for Public Works, Magdelena Álvarez, announced that the A-7 coastal autovía would open in 2008. We could go back 20 years, if we wanted to retrace the first steps of the autovía, but let’s keep things within recent memory.
Avenida de Salobreña
by Héloïse Nolan •
The Avenida de Salobreña, otherwise known as the road from the Alcampo supermarket into the centre of Motril, has now been out of action (closed) since May 2009 with a projected completion date of late March 2010.
Crop Damage
by Héloïse Nolan •
Spare a thought for the farmers here on the coast who have been hit mighty hard by the continuous heavy rains and who say they are having the worst year of their lives.