You will have noticed that the dustbin men (refuse collectors) didn't go on strike yesterday. Instead, they're postponing it until next Monday. »

The night club on the beach El Cable in Motril has been demolished, as it was built without the necessary permission from Costas. »

We continue with a look back on what was happening on the Costa Tropical ten years ago; the latest to reappear is about a flasher on a pushbike in La Herradura. »

It was last October that a farmer in Los Guájares was acquitted for having caused a forest fire through negligence. »

The Policía Nacional in Motril arrested two young men accused of carrying out several muggings within the town, targeting pizza deliveries. »

We have just started a new section entitled Looking Back, which mirrors a section in our paper edition; i.e., a look at articles published a decade ago. »

Today sees the IV Ciudad de Huéscar cross-country race which will offer a panoramic route through the Sierra Bermeja for the competitors. »

A municipal bus in Málaga ploughed into several parked cars in the centre of Málaga after the driver suffered a heart attack on Friday. »

The Almuñécar Town Hall has come up with a cajero automático (ATM) where you can pay in your municipal tax bills - whoopeeee! »

There's a spot of live music at the Almuñécar Casa de la Cultura on Monday the 8th at 19.00h: a concert by a Finnish military band. »

Four Guardia Civil police officers have been sentenced up to 14 years imprisonment, in one case, for their participation in a drugs ring in Sevilla. »

Would you like to test drive a car Sunday morning, as well as attending a cooking event in Cocina Hogar, Motril? »

Ángel Hernández helped his moribund wife to end her life and was arrested for it, charges - assisted suicide is illegal in Spain. »

Two pieces of local news - each too small to fill an article by themselves - one for Motril and one for Salobreña. »

Motril law courts have sentenced the ex-Administrator of the Ron Montero rum distillery to 3-years imprisonment over the tragic fire in July 2015. »

The Mayor of Salobreña has made it known that the town finished last year with a surplus of 3.4m euros from the 2018 Budget. »

The Policía Nacional in Motril are investigating the discovery of the body of a 50-year-old man in an advanced state of decomposition. »

After talks between the ex-Limdeco workers and the Town Hall broke down on Monday, it now seems certain that the rubbish-collection strike will go ahead. »

Did he ever go away? That's a good question, but that fact is... Benny's back and running for the mayoralty of Almuñécar in the 2019 Municipal Elections. »

The Almuñécar opposition party, IU, is not impressed with the idea about sinking statues etc off Almuñécar beaches, because of the costs it entails. »

The political party MÁS Almuñécar has been carrying out polls amongst the residents to find out how they feel about a dog beach, amongst other things. »

A biker was killed in a road accident this afternoon on the N-340 where it passes through La Caleta in Salobreña. »

That's the title of the lecture that the Tibetan Master, Tulku Lobsang Rimpoché will be giving at the Centro Cívico in La Herradura this month. »

A baby girl, a little under 1-year old, died in Hospital Santa Ana last Wednesday from Meningococcal Sepsis. »

Just after midday yesterday a cyclist was side-swiped by a passing car on the Cabra road; i.e., the A-4050 or Otívar road. »

A car passenger recorded with his phone camera a woman travelling on an autovía using an electric scooter... and wearing headphones, to boot. »

A reader has asked via facebook what is the racing going on in front of Cotobro. The answer is that it is Endurance Class B racing. »