Tag Archive for rabita

Beach Regeneration

The gale-beaten beaches of Costa Tropical will have 100,000 euros spent on them to bring them up to scratch for the summer, says the Central Government through the Ministry for the Environment.

Band on the Run

Rivallry between small villages in well known – God help a young lad that tries to date a girl from the neighbouring village, but what happened in La Rábita between village brass bands surprised just about everybody!

The Wisdom of Running for Mayor

How long could you get away with not paying your electricity bill before it is cut off – two months, six? Well, the Town Hall of Albuñol hasn’t paid theirs in six years! The electricity company is now talking about cutting off the service

Costas vs. Greenhouses

If you drive along the eastern coast of the Costa Tropical, between Carchuna and La Rábita, you will see greenhouses below the N-340, virtually on the beach or on a cliff – at the moment there is a battle between Costas and their owners over their future… or lack of it.

Not One, But Three…

A man who ran over three Guardia Civil agents near La Rabita is facing over ten years in prison and being sectioned (interned in a psychiatric ward). The chap, who suffers from Bi-polar Syndrome, claims of the incident, “I didn’t realise I had hit them with my car.”