There was a moderate earth tremor under Malahá measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale, which was felt within the nearby city of Granada and surrounding towns. »

Yes, it has been a bit blustery along the Costa Tropical - not much rain though, despite the forecast. In Motril a tree leading up to the main church... »

The Motril fire service dealt with a small fire next to the grounds of the Colegio Juan Ramón Jiménez, which is just below the main road in Salobreña. »

This website began in August 2009 and back then we were only covering Costa Tropical, yet in December we decided to put up 10 items of regional news, strung... »

The local Rotary district is seeking to expand and as part of its initiative is looking to form an international club to be based in Nerja. »

The decision by the police in Salobreña to ask for citizen collaboration on social media to find the owner of the white Audi A3 paid off. »

At the beginning of the month there was a collision between a train and a car that had been driving along the rails in Galicia for reasons unknown. »

The Heritage Board for Alhambra & Generalife has opened another normally inaccessible area of the place during December: The Habitaciones del Emperador. »

The 5-star hotel, Cortijo de Andalucía, could finally be opening its door within ten months, thanks to a favourable court finding in the Juzgado de lo Contencioso Administrativo... »

Motril has set aside 85,000 euros from next year's budget for the municipal dog kennels in response to numerous complaints about its state. »

Around a hundred farmers blocked the main entrance to Motril Port in protest over a lack of control on imported agricultural produce from outside the EU. »

Salobreña's Policía Local are asking for citizen collaboration to help track down a white Audi A3, which caused an accident in town last week. »

Seven locals from Tierra de Barros (Badajoz) were arrested for cruelty to animals. Also arrested was a vet charged with the same and forgery. »

Bathers were pleased during the summer about the absence of jellyfish along Costa Tropical. Yesterday, however, things changed. »

Still thinking about where to go on New Year's Eve? Well, why not treat yourselves and see in the New Year at Restaurant Sabinas on Paseo de San Cristobal... »

The Guardia Civil posts at Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have melted down just over 6,000 weapons. »

An Almuñécar man, head of a company, has been sentenced to an 18-month, suspended sentence for manslaughter as a result of gross negligence. »

Restaurante Firmvm, now under the management of Nacho (ex-Árbol Blanco), has a choice of three group or company menus on offer for this Christmas and New Year. (News/Business: Almunecar, Costa Tropical,... »

The Christmas Carol Night at Da Nicola in Almuñécar is becoming a yearly tradition for many. This year things will kick off at 20.00h on Wednesday 18th December. »

The Guardia Civil maritime service has located the body of the paraglider that came down in the sea off Castell de Ferro Thursday afternoon »

This bank-holiday weekend sees the Mercadillo Medieval, which will run until Monday between 11.00h and 22.00h each day. »

Restaurante La Corregidora in Almuñécar, which is just above the Town Hall Square, has some special group menus lined up for this month and for New Year's Eve! »

This choir may sound as though it has a purely Spanish flavour, but actually it’s international. Our members come from all over the world (Spain, Germany, England, Belgium, Scotland,... »

The Guardia Civil arrested a young man from Molvízar, accused of stealing 1,200 kilos of avocados... that's an awful lot of guacamole! »