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Drowned Man off Almuñécar Beach

By Shortshank

Today, the body of 49-year-old Patricio F.C. was found floating 500 metres off San Cristóbal beach, more or less in front of Hotel Almuñécar Playa. »

A Home For The Noisy

By Shortshank

Having played in a group for a couple of decades, I can say that the most difficult thing to find is somewhere to practice, especially if you're a rock band. The drums are a major problem; you can't turn them down. »

APAF

By Shortshank

In a time when families can't even feed themselves, pet food in an unaffordable luxury and consequently, hundreds of pet are being left to fend for themselves, becoming strays. »

Helicopter Service From Today

By Shortshank

The Motril Port Authorities will inaugurate the port-based, privately owned, helicopter service today at 20.00h. The Helipuerto Puerto de Motril-Tropicopter is the first to offer tourist flights in Andalucía and only the second one in the whole of Spain. The helicopter is a Robinson R-66 with a Rolls Royce turbine engine RR300, state of... »

Motril Austerity Measures

By Shortshank

The Motril Town Hall is set to cut 8,000,000 euros from its budget in order not to raise municipal taxes or be forced to axe jobs, the Vice-Mayor/Councillor for the Economy, José García Fuentes, explained. »

Horses Cruelly Treated

By Shortshank

Thanks to the alarm being raised by a foreign tourist in Motril, the suffering of neglected and starved animals has been stopped. »

Not Just A Roundabout…

By Shortshank

Motril has finished sprucing up its biggest traffic roundabout, which is the one under the N-340, where the port road runs. The Mayor (still) Carlos Rojas never lost the opportunity to have one more photograph of himself taken, this time standing with a suitably triumphant grin over the huge town-shield design, flower bed. »

Bolillo at the Market

By Shortshank

People from many different countries pass by Jutte Muller's stall, BioMuller, which is on the 1st floor of the Motril Municipal Market and sell all kinds of organic products, etc, as well as being a small cafetería. »

Rojas Rises

By Shortshank

The Mayor of Motril, Carlos Rojas, has resigned from the mayoralty to take up a post in the regional parliament. He had hoped to be able to hold onto both posts, but a new law prevents politicians from doing that - as is only logical. »

Parkinson’s Centre in Motril

By Shortshank

Motril has just inaugurated and area centre for Parkinson's sufferers and their families/carers. The Asociación Parkinson Granada Costa has 500 members. »

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