Costa Tropical Promoting Cherry Tomatoes
A host of representatives from the Costa Tropical region of Southern Spain, have been attending the Fruita Logistica 2010 in Berlin, Germany. This global indusry show is taking place between the 3rd and the 5th of February, and provides the Spanish contingent with the opportunity to promote the locally produced Cherry Tomatoes.
Despite recent competition, and [...]
Collapsing Old N340 Coastal Road.
Due to possibly the worst rainfall in 60 years, the old N340 coastal road has take a severe battering, and is starting to slip towards the cliff edge overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
This route connects La Mamola to Castell de Ferro, and has many businesses along this stretch, with the road being utilised by around 1500 [...]
Underwater Secrets Of The Costa Tropical
What lurks at the bottom of the sea? It’s not a riddle, but a question of knowledge!
Los Yesos, a small hamlet situated on the sea front just off the N340 Coastal motorway on the Costa Tropical, is about to reveal these hidden secrets. A new Flora Marine Exhibition Centre is to be built on the [...]
Costa Tropical Regeneration Plans.
Major plans have just been unveiled for substantial investment into the Eastern Costa Tropical coastline. Twenty four areas in seventeen municipalities of the region have been earmarked for regeneration, and it has been stated that these ambitious projects over the next decade “will completely change life in this region”.
Recent studies have revealed a very mixed [...]
Costa Tropical Motorway Progress
The Costa Tropical stretch of the new A7/E15 coastal motorway is well underway, as can be seen from the photographs taken in November 2009. The two new tunnels sitting between La Mamola and Haza de Trigo are now completed, and works is also at a similar stage above Melicena.
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Los Amigos Re-opened In Los Yesos
Well it’s been a long wait, mothballed for almost 9 years, but Los Amigos situated on theN340/E15 coast road in Los Yesos on the Costa Tropical has finally re-opened on the 30th of April 2009. This cafe bar has been completely refurbished at a cost in excess of 60,000€ to a very modern standard, complete [...]
La Mamola Breakwater Update.
Work is currently under way on the end 2 of the breakwater at the western end of the beautiful seaside village of La Mamola. This 2.4 million Euro project was started in December 2008, and expected to be complete around September 2010. The task has been undertaken to help reduce the erosion of the beaches [...]
