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 [...]
30 Million Euros to make the Costa Tropical a Tourist Destination
The Costa Tropical now faces its big chance!
Yesterday the Councilor for Tourism of the Junta de Andalucía, Luciano Alonso, went ot Motril to announce an investment of 30 million euros which will completely transform the Costa Tropical as a tourist destination, making it larger and stronger. The regional government will provide up to 18 million [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Councillor of La Mamola in Hospital
It has today been announced in the local paper the Ideal, that the Councillor of La Mamola, Pedro Garcia has been admitted to hospital after being on hunger strike for the last 8 days.
He has taken this action in protest of the lack of funding provided by the Central Government in Spain for the smaller [...]
