Paraglider Hits HT Lines by Martin Myall • December 8, 2023 A paraglider pilot flew into HT cables in Torrenueva Costa and was seriously injured. Read More
High Winds = Vega Fires by Martin Myall • December 2, 2023 It has become plainly obvious that the culprit(s) behind these deliberate fires on Salobreña Vega act when there is a forecast for strong winds. Read More
Salobreña Warehouse Fire by Martin Myall • August 23, 2023 Around 14.00h this afternoon, smoke billowing out of a warehouse had left curious passersby wondering what was causing it all. Read More
Rescued on a Cliff Ledge by Hugh MacArthur • August 10, 2023 The canyon known as El Tajo de Los Vados, on the N-340 between Lobres and Vélez de Benaudalla, was again the scene of a climbing incident. Read More
Yet Another Salobreña Vega Fire by Vivienne Hughes • May 4, 2023 Many people saw the column of smoke above the vega of Salobreña this morning, but there’s no reporting on it, so we phoned the Motril fire station for info. Read More
Two Fires in Salobreña by Martin Myall • August 12, 2022 There were two fires on the vega in Salobreña yesterday evening, both on agricultural land, reported at 19.45h and 20.15h. Read More
Salobreña Flat Fire by Hugh MacArthur • June 23, 2021 There was a small flat fire in Salobreña yesterday owing to a short circuit in a electric water heater, first reports suggest. Read More
Salobreña Cerro Hacho Fire by Vivienne Hughes • August 22, 2020 It was hardly a large fire but it did attract the attention of people on their balconies in flats facing across the mainroad in Salobreña. Read More
Vélez-Benaudalla Hill Fire by Martin Myall • June 28, 2020 At the moment the forest-firefighting entity, Infoca, is tackling a hillfire in the Sierra de Lújar area, within the municipality of Vélez-Benaudalla. Read More
Another Biker Accident by Vivienne Hughes • March 22, 2020 This time the accident occurred in Salobreña around 10.00h yesterday morning on the N-340 and involved a car, as well. Read More