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Motorbike inspections COLMENAR motorbike owners will be able to have their vehicles inspected on Friday October 31 by the mobile technical inspection unit in Calle Virgen de la Candelaria. All vehicles over three years old must pass the test (ITV).
Most votes MOTRIL socialist party members have chosen Flor Almón as their candidate for mayor for the next local elections. She beat her opponent Francisco Rodriguez by almost 80 votes.
Boat people POLICE arrested three immigrants minutes after they arrived by dinghy in Torrenueva, Motril. A phone call from a local resident alerted them to the landing. Reported to be healthy adults, the immigrants remain in police custody awaiting deportation.
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A bright future for the Andalucian economy THE Andalucian economy will grow in 2015 and the construction sector will register an increase for the first time in almost a decade. Unicaja bank said the regional gross domestic product (GDP) in Andalucia will grow by 2 per cent next year, which is consistent with the growth witnessed in the rest of the country, and that all sectors, excluding agriculture, will participate in the foreseen upturn. Furthermore, the construction sector will increase for the first time since 2007 (+2.3 per cent year-over-year), said economic analysts. The industrial sector is expected to grow by 3.5 per cent next year, but services - given their relative weight in the productive structure
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representing two thirds of GDP - will play the most influential role in its evolution (1.9 per cent). The report’s coordinator Felisa Becerra said the slight drop foreseen in the agricultural sector - 0.1 per cent - should not be construed as a sign of weakness, because this sector has its own cycles, which are not
dependent on the economic situation but rather on weather conditions and crops. As far as demand is concerned, private consumption will be the main driving force behind Andalucia’s GDP. Economic analysts foresee household expenditures will increase by 2 per cent next year, while public administrations will
Granada in tourism push TRAVEL agents from Madrid visited Almuñecar in Granada to get a taste of the town’s tourism offer. As part of the ‘Buy Granada 2014’
forum, the agents were given a guided tour of the sites as Granada tries to consolidate its position as one of the top tourist destinations in Spain.
continue spending less (0.3 per cent). Investment is also expected to increase by 3.4 per cent. This overall improvement will be reflected in the labour market. The number of people currently in employment in Andalucia is expected to increase by 1.1 per cent this year and job creation will reportedly register a 1.7 per cent increase in 2015, according to Unicaja.
Light at end of tunnel A PROPOSED bill to legalise illegal homes in Andalucia should provide a solution to the problem, according to pressure group SOHA. The amendment to the Law on Urban Planning of Andalucia (LOUA) would legalise the estimated 15,00018,000 homes built on non-urban land, said spokesman for SOHA, Mario Blancke, talking to news agency EFE.