Costa Tropical Blog

Driving up into the old town of Salobreña isn’t as much fun as it used to be especially when you go up one of the streets to find it blocked off. There you are, half way up the hill into the old town, weaving your way round the tight corners, when suddenly in front of you the road has diggers and men laying new pipes. Where was the diversion sign? OK, that in itself is a pretty silly question in this part of the world. Now you are stuck in a one way system with no way out other than to back right the way down. Many of the works now taking place in the old town are for new piping and in eliminating the overhead cabling attached to what seems every building and street corner. The Council admit that while this work is being done it is going to create quite a few ‘annoyances’ for the residents although they are endeavouring to keep this to a minimum. They ask for the understanding and collaboration of the residents and Olga Garcia, Urban Department, has said that throughout the schedule of works they will try to give out precise information which will hopefully help let us know about the changes in direction of the streets and a minibus will be put into operation to help the residents. Unfortunately, as with most information that comes out from the Council, it is often far too late to be of any practical use and we would advise those new to Salobreña or visiting the town to stick to foot patrols around the upper town! (unless you fancy yourself as the next Fernando Alonso reversing down the narrow streets of Salobreña).

Calling all animal lovers in Motril. A new association for the Protection of Animals and Wildlife (APAF) has been formed in Motril. In conjunction with the Environment Department who are subsidising the APAF website http://www.apaf.org.es The new offices and animal centre will be in front of the Vivero Municipal in Puntalon where at the moment stray animals are taken by the Deputacion de Granada. However, it is still early days and the APAF have yet to finalise the set- up of the animal centre. The APAF will have a resident vet and animals will be treated, chipped and castrated before they are found new homes. If you are looking for a new pet they are putting photos and details of animals available for adoption onto their website (they already have a few photos of cats and dogs) and the website also has other general information about the association. When pets have been re-homed there will be home checks made at various intervals by the association staff. Once the centre is up and running we will get back to you with a full report.