Welcome back to Manilva Life
Posted: 04 Mar 2010, 10:21
Back in 2004 Manilva Life was created to provide news and information for English speaking residents and visitors to Manilva and surrounding areas. This was in the days when Facebook was in its infancy, and it wasn't so easy to find information and answers to those all important questions like "where's the best place for breakfast" or "where do I go to register on the Padron" at their height the Manilva Life forums had some 4,000 members.
Then in 2006 we launched 'The Resident' newspaper and website and the decision was made to focus on The Resident website as it covered a wider area, but the Manilva Life Forums were still very active, but this began to wane with the advent of Facebook Groups and the wider adoption of Social Media.
In 2014, the decision was made to discontinue Manilva Life and concentrate our efforts on The Resident and the Manilva Coffee Chat Group.
In 2020 The Resident and a local Spanish publication La Voz merged to become La Voz del Resident, which whilst still a bilingual publication began to focus more on the Spanish speaking audience. Whilst continuing to operate La Voz del Resident, we feel now is the time to relaunch Manilva Life, with its focus on Manilva and its English speaking residents and visitors.
Another reason for the decision is to cater to the 30+ percent of adults who don't use Facebook, providing them with access to the information and news which can currently be found Manilva Coffee Chat.
Then in 2006 we launched 'The Resident' newspaper and website and the decision was made to focus on The Resident website as it covered a wider area, but the Manilva Life Forums were still very active, but this began to wane with the advent of Facebook Groups and the wider adoption of Social Media.
In 2014, the decision was made to discontinue Manilva Life and concentrate our efforts on The Resident and the Manilva Coffee Chat Group.
In 2020 The Resident and a local Spanish publication La Voz merged to become La Voz del Resident, which whilst still a bilingual publication began to focus more on the Spanish speaking audience. Whilst continuing to operate La Voz del Resident, we feel now is the time to relaunch Manilva Life, with its focus on Manilva and its English speaking residents and visitors.
Another reason for the decision is to cater to the 30+ percent of adults who don't use Facebook, providing them with access to the information and news which can currently be found Manilva Coffee Chat.
