The early-December bank holiday went reasonably well, according to hotel occupation figures, which recorded 90% occupation rate.
El Puente de la Constitución (6th – 8th December) is always the first indication of winter tourism, so these positive figures were received with relief, even though not all hoteliers probably had to beat back tourists with a stick, undoubtedly.
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Mayoress Slams Mancomunidad
by Editor •
Mayoress of Órgiva blames Carlos Rojas, in his capacity as Chairman of the Mancomunidad (local area council) for Olías and Fregenite’s lack of water, or better said, their not being connected to the mains water reservoir, located in the Contraviesa.
ITV for La Alpujarra
by Editor •
It might seem strange to be talking about 2011 as we begin 2010, but there is a bit of welcome news concerning a planned ITV station for Alpujarra for that year.
Blustery Three Kings
by Vanessa Bosch •
Locals say that this year’s Cabalgata de Los Reyes Magos, is going to be a blustery affair, because it will take the route of La Variente, which is pretty unprotected from the belligerent, chilling wind, hurtling down the mountain.
Fountain Folly
by Vanessa Bosch •
Órgiva lawyer, Miguel Ruiz Almodóvar, known locally for his lawyer’s office-cum-art gallery in the town’s main street, is engaged in a personal crusade against the Town Hall over the demolition and replacement of two fountains.
Three Points of Interest
by Dave Nichols •
Three small snippets of news for the Salobreña area…
Road Works in Town
by Dave Nichols •
Concerning the roadworks in town – on Calle Nueva and Av. Federico Garcia Lorca, the first has been a mess for over six months now – due, as reported earlier, to contractor problems, which, according to a well-informed funcionario in the Town Hall, are not easily solved.
Flooding in Motril
by Editor •
It was Motril’s turn for flooding – and when you see people canoeing through a street, it’s a pretty good indication that it’s been raining a bit on the active side.
Cucumber Mountain
by Editor •
Anybody that strolled onto the beach at Carchuna would probably have done a double back flip, as we did, when they came across the incredible amount of discarded cucumbers on the beach… but we’re not talking about the odd slice left over from a cucumber sandwich, nor the peelings from a salad, but the 25 million kilos of surplus cucumbers that were dumped in protest.
Cut Jete Road Update
by Editor •
And update on the reopening of this road that serves the villages of the Rio Verde valley and links them to the coast.