Salobrena Town Hall Siege!
A local shepherd turned up in Salobrena town centre with 200 of his goats, and let them loose in front of the town hall. He took this line of action in protest to the town hall putting an embargo on his property, due to the shepherd allegedly building an illegal construction without the necessary permissions. [...]
Delays to the A7 Motorway Completion
It is expected that the new stretch of motorway which is currently under construction on the Costa Tropical will not be completed until 2011 or perhaps even longer.
One of the reasons for the delay has been to do with the problems around the Carchuna – Castell de Ferro link. A construction comany was appointed and [...]
Re-opening of Adra-Albunol Motorway
Today, May 25th 2009, the stretch of motorway that has been closed for 4 months following movement of one of the pilar on the bridge above Alcazaba.
During these 4 months all motorway traffic was diverted onto the old stretch of the N340 motorway giving access at Adra on the Costa Tropical to the existing road.
3 New Marinas For The Costa Tropical
According to the proposals made by the PSOE, 3 new marinas are planned for Motril, Salobreña and 1 between Castell de Ferro and Castillos de Banos.
The projection for the 3 new marinas on the Costa Tropical de Granada will enhance tourism in the area and boost the berths on the coast to 3,000.
The new marina for [...]
Albondon With Bread & Wine
Albondón village, nestled in the Sierra de la Contraviesa, is famous for its wines and for its culinary delights such as Migas.
Saturday 30th May is the day of San Isidro, who blesses each year the land of the area, and natives and visitors alike enjoy the Festival with Wine and tradtional food followed by a Procession, then Mass.
The [...]
New Coastal Promenade Linking Motril & Salobreña.
The town hall in Motril plan to construct a new promenade which will head out westerly to link onto the existing promenade in Salobreña. The promenade will run from Playa Poniente in Motril, to the new hotel situated in Playa Granada in Salobreña. The town hall have asked the Costas and local businesses in the [...]
20,000 – 30,000 New Jobs in the Granada Province
The opening of the A-44, which, after today joins the cities of Granada and Motril, is hoped to generate a big economic boost in the area of industry and technology both Capital Province and in several municipalities in
its metropolitan area. The Technology Park, Health Sciences, Parque Metropolitano, Industrial and Technological Marchalhendín, the future platformfor Customs warehouse logistics, together with the industrial park of the [...]
Junta de Andalucia To Secure 3000 Jobs.
The Junta de Andalucia in Southern Spain are set to spend 178,000,000€ which will help to secure 3,000 jobs in the Granada province alone. The monies will allocated in the provinces of Granada, Almeria, Malaga, Jaén and Seville. The works being undertaken in the Granada province will include 1.12 million Euros of safety improvements to [...]
Granada – Motril Motorway Opens 21 May 2009
After waiting more than twenty years the inauguration of the new A44 Granada-Motril motorway will take place tomorrow.
The most awaited opening by the Costa Granada will take place on Thursday 21th, at four in the afternoon, according to sources yesterday linked to the Subdelegation Government. What is not specified is whether there will be ribbon-cutting and canapés as usual. [...]
Sorvilan Town Hall – Budget to Improve the Municipality
The town hall of Sorvilan has just approved plans to improve the some of the villages under their control.
In Melicena they are spending 117,000 for a new building which can be used by the neighbours for various uses.
In Sorvilan itself they will spend a further 74,000 Euros improving the pavements throughout the village.
Various other works [...]
