Archive for September, 2010

We start the section with a tragic incident that occurred at the beginning of the month, so it is very likely that you already know all about it. On the 5th of September an Englishman died in a car accident at the western end of the village, near the Nuevo Camping. »

The folks at Hotel and Restaurant La Tartana would like everyone to know that the property is scheduled to change hands in early November. The bar and restaurant will be running with Barry at the helm through to the end of October, with the 29th scheduled to be the final evening of service. ... »

More than 130 scientists from 28 different countries gathered in La Herradura to participate in an international conference on Physics. »

The access road between the N-340, Cerro Gordo entrance and Peña Parda is causing unrest again, as it is potholed to hell. Consequently and naturally, La Asociación de Vecinos Las Palomas-Cerro Gordo is not happy. »

Work on the roadside of the N-340 on either side of the Punta de la Mona tunnel is continuing. Drainage is being improved by turning the earth culverts into a concrete ones. »

A court in Motril has found an Englishman, resident of Castell de Ferro, guilty of causing bodily harm to his wife. »

Anybody who has walked or driven past Las Esplanadas in the town centre will have seen workers and machinery operating on the garden area. However, this has generated quite a bit of controversy because the PSOE claim that old trees are being indiscriminately cut down and the stumps uprooted. »

A commercial centre to rival Málaga’s Centro Comercial, El Ingenio has been on the cards for a while, but now it finally looks like it is going to happen. The location will be just across the road from Al Campo, where the road works have been taking place - you know; the eastern entrance... »

The new bicycle lane from the Esplanadas, all the way down to the port was in inaugurated on the 21st, »

As I write this, in mid - September, all one can really say is, “Phew.” The August heat has gone, most of the Tourists, ditto, and we can get back to life as we planned to live it when we came here! »