Costa Better?

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
By Vivienne Hughes
Costa Better?

The hotel figures for the Costa Tropical for August were impressive, followed by a September equally impressive. Are things starting to look up? »

Helper Helps Himself?

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
By Vivienne Hughes
Helper Helps Himself?

A helper for the elderly in Almuñécar has been arrested by the Guardia Civil, accused of having stolen from those he had been looking after. »

Motril UFO Sighting

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
By Martin Myall
Motril UFO Sighting

Thanks to the declassification of confidential Spanish Air Force documents, we now know that Motril had an official UFO sighting in 1979. »


Nerja November Cine Club

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
By Paula Anthony
Nerja November Cine Club

The Nerja Cine Club announces their November agenda, including Hard to be God, Bonnie & Clyde, and the Legend of Tarzan. »

Disquiet in Salobreña

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
By Vivienne Hughes
Disquiet in Salobreña

Owing to a series of break-ins within Salobreña, the Policía Local and the Guardia Civil are carrying out investigations, says the Mayor, Mª Eugenia Rufino. »

Guard Bulls

Monday, October 24, 2016
By Martin Myall
Guard Bulls

You've heard of guard dogs, of course, well one scrap-yard owner has decided to go nuclear and now employs guard bulls. »

Spain Classic Raid

Monday, October 24, 2016
By David Darby
Spain Classic Raid

The second running of the classic car rally Spain Classic Raid reached La Herradura on Friday 21st October. The entire route that these classic vehicles take is Barcelona -... »

Woman Found Dead in Granada

Sunday, October 23, 2016
By David Darby
Woman Found Dead in Granada

The woman was found on Saturday night after a call from a man on the 112 emergency services line, saying that he had found the woman dead on the... »

La Herradura Ambulance Need

Sunday, October 23, 2016
By David Darby
La Herradura Ambulance Need

Popular Party spokesman, Deputy Mayor and slayer of dragons, Juan Jose Ruiz Joya is determined to get La Herradura it's own ambulance. To this end the PP will be... »

Fly-Posting Crackdown

Sunday, October 23, 2016
By David Darby
Fly-Posting Crackdown

The Department of Environment is determined to crack down on the putting up of publicity on street furniture, such as lampposts and litter bins etc. This practice, commonly known... »

Dead Brit at Malaga Airport

Saturday, October 22, 2016
By David Darby
Dead Brit at Malaga Airport

Spanish police are investigating the bizarre discovery of a 51-year-old British man found partially naked, tied up and deceased. »

Los Guájares by Elki Sanchez

Saturday, October 22, 2016
By David Darby
Los Guájares by Elki Sanchez

Recently we decided on finding a hike (or bushwalk as we antipodeans like to say) and were lucky enough to come across an area just north of Salobreña called... »

29 Rescued off Motril

Saturday, October 22, 2016
By David Darby
29 Rescued off Motril

A boat carrying 29 people, 27 men and 2 women, all of sub-Saharan origin, was intercepted by the Guardia Civil Coastguard Unit in the early hours of this morning... »

Film in English – A Monster Calls

Saturday, October 22, 2016
By David Darby
Film in English – A Monster Calls

The next offering at the Casa de la Cultura in Almuñécar is A Monster Calls, starring Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Lewis MacDougall and Liam Neeson. »

More Motril Port Success

Friday, October 21, 2016
By David Darby
More Motril Port Success

The Spanish multinational Acerinox is using Motril port to export their products. The Tamarán Shipping Company along with logistics group JSV despatched the first three Acerinox containers from Motril,... »

Monty the Mountain Goat

Friday, October 21, 2016
By David Darby
Monty the Mountain Goat

Mountain goats (or Spanish Ibex) can be seen on a regular basis if one hangs around Cerro Gordo in La Herradura, but are very rarely seen in Almuñécar. »

Carmenes Criticize Junta

Thursday, October 20, 2016
By Martin Myall
Carmenes Criticize Junta

The Urbanización Cármenes del Mar in La Herradura has accused the Junta of "leaving them in the lurch" with its failure to act over a committee finding. »

Best-Decorated Float

Thursday, October 20, 2016
By Vivienne Hughes
Best-Decorated Float

The winner of the best-decorated float in the Romería del Sur fiestas in Salobreña earlier in the month was Armando Martin's Los Geranios. »

Almuñécar Bird-Judging Competition

Wednesday, October 19, 2016
By Louise Powell
Almuñécar Bird-Judging Competition

The XXX Concurso Ornitológico will be taking place in Almuñécar between the 28th of October and the 6th of November. »

Junta’s Rambla Clearing

Wednesday, October 19, 2016
By Martin Myall
Junta’s Rambla Clearing

Before the week is out, the Junta de Andalucia has promised to start clearing out the storm beds, riverbeds and gullies along the Costa Tropical. »

Father, Son, Thief & Judge

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
By Hugh MacArthur

A father and his son managed to carry out an arrest on a man who had stolen a briefcase from a judge's car: read on. »

Motril Blade Runner

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
By Martin Myall
Motril Blade Runner

Sorry, but it has nothing to do with that classic film; it's about the giant blades for the windmill generators that pass through Motril Port. »

Unnecessary Operation

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
By Hugh MacArthur
Unnecessary Operation

A 20-year-old woman is claiming 3,000 euros from the public health system in Murcia for an unnecessary appendicitis operation. »

Granada Protest March

Monday, October 17, 2016
By Vivienne Hughes
Granada Protest March

A Huge crowd gathered in central Granada on Sunday the 16th to protest over the state of the capital's hospitals. According to official figures the crowd numbered 40,000 protestors. »

Jockeys Trampled

Monday, October 17, 2016
By Vivienne Hughes
Jockeys Trampled

Two jockeys were injured when their horses collided during a race on the Zarzuelo Racecourse in Madrid on Sunday the 17th. »

Run Over by The Police

Monday, October 17, 2016
By Martin Myall
Run Over by The Police

A 38-year-old man was accidentally run over and killed by a police car after he tripped and fell in front of the vehicle. »

Motril’s Town-Centre Plans

Sunday, October 16, 2016
By Martin Myall
Motril’s Town-Centre Plans

The leader of the PP opposition party in Motril has put into question certain aspects of the plan to turn the centre of Motril into a pedestrian zone. »