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Marina del Este Stabilized
The extensive work that has been taking place on the hillside behind and above the Marina del Este, La Herradura, has concluded. All told, 30 shafts have been sunk to drain off underground water within the hillside. What has caused all the problems to date is that the hillside has been retaining water, which has softened... »
Juanca Pranged His Bally Kite
Or if you would prefer it in plain English, instead of RAF WW2 banter: Juan Carlos Gomez, Infoca pilot based in near the Pantano de Bermejales, crash landed after hitting a cable. »
Site Outage 5th August
We lost the web page and email addresses due to a domain’s problem yesterday, resulting in the site being down virtually the whole day – which will play havoc with out site stats… and all over the princely sum of just 11 euros! A bill wasn’t paid, one that should have gone through automatically... »
7 Star in Trouble
According to the IU (left-wing coalition) the Junta called on the Almunecar Town Hall to annul the building licence for the 7-star hotel in Cotobro on the Penon del Lobo on the 30th of June, days before the local elections. »
Spanish Politics
The local and regional elections dealt a severe blow to the Central Government; indeed to the whole of the PSOE on a national level. Although Andalucía didn’t hold regional elections, unlike the majority of Spanish autonomous regions, the damage was still keenly felt because over a thousand town halls in Andalucía, as well as... »
Spring Change?
There is no doubt about it - winter has been tough all round, with many businesses finding that February 2011 was the worse month since the crisis began. »
Brit Missing in Avalanche
Hope for Brit caught in an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada in Granada, Spain, fade, as no trace is found after more than 36 hours. »
Unusual Visitor
The light aircraft, with several people onboard, was on its way to the airport in Axarquía, in Vélez-Málaga, when the pilot decided to make an emergency landing, due to lack of fuel, on Salobreña’s beach, between the Peñon and La Caleta. »
Lucky Benaudalla!
It’s a Spanish Christmas tradition and very rarely does the average Spanish family not take part; especially when times are tough; we’re talking about El Gordo de Navidad, which is drawn on the 22nd of December. This time the second prize, worth one million euros fell to Vélez Benaudalla, just above Motril; a village... »
Compulsory Vaccination
An outbreak of measles in the city of Granada has re-opened the debate over whether vaccinations should be optional or obligatory, where children are concerne »
