21 February - Update

Hello All......

Well, I can't believe it's almost the end of February. It's just whizzing by!

Life News

I've been back in the UK now for nearly two months and I've spent most of that time working on the website. Bits of news come back from Spain and it looks like I am no further to getting a meter. Chiclana council have apparently agreed a disupte with Endessa Sevillana so this may now see some meters starting to be installed in approximately 10,000 homes that are still without them. Of course the one thing I have learned from my whole experience is that you should never believe anything in Spain until it happens. My vendor/builder is being very unhelpful at the moment and is trying to wash his hands of the situation but I have also learnt that you need to persist otherwise things don't happen. On a good note, the local area seems to be improving as I have seen by reading the forums that the infrastructure is getting there. A great site for the news locally is www.CostadelaLuzNews.com. I found it recently and it is a very useful resource.

Work News

The website is progressing well. It is still working its way up the search engines. I am in the process of adding some new towns to the main screen. Coming soon is Ayamonte, Isla Cristina, Lepe & L'Antilla in the meantime all businesses for these towns are being listed under Huelva. I have also negotiated contracts with some car rental companies and these can be found by clicking on the links under the car hire tab. Alternatively, click on this link and it will take you straight there. http://www.costaluzspain.com/index.cgi?template=pages/carhire.php&tags=townall. I have also been updating my links page with relevant links for readers of this site. The page is being updated all the time so keep checking back for new additions. http://www.costaluzspain.com/links.php. For the main part of the site (Towns Directory) I am always look for new businesses to be listed so anyone wanting their business or service to be listed then drop me a line. Everyone has a free listing and then after six months I will contact you to see if you wish to remain on the site. Of course to appear on page one is a premium page but, it will only cost you €50 to appear here for the year, so still great value. www.CostaLuzSpain.com has now more than 15,000 hits per month, which is an increase of 13% since January 2006. For the surfers out there and for those wanting to see what the beaches look like in this part of spain, check out the following site. www.costaluzsurf.com.

I am also thinking of adding a forum to the site so let me know your thoughts to forums@costaluzspain.com

Other News

Launch night for Cita Cafe Bar is the 11th March, the bar is located at Aldea de Coto on the road to La Barrosa from Chiclana town Centre so pop along and give them all your support.

That's all for now folks!

David