Five of the twelve local trawlers have been tied up all week because the cost of fishing now exceeds the potential earnings at market.
Fishing Fleet Suffering
by Vivienne Hughes •
Ticks!
by Martin Myall •
As the temperatures go up, then the pests arrive, some just annoying like flies and mosquitoes and other that can cause real damage if overlooked: garrapatas (ticks).
Thanks, Trump!
by Martin Myall •
The illegal US-Israeli war against Iran is pushing up prices, but you’d never guess where.. condoms!
Attracted to the Costa Tropical
by Martin Myall •
Yes, Folks, it not only the dangly Portuguese Man-o-War that spring has brought to our waters because now we have the sighting of a shortfin-mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus).
They’re Back!
by Martin Myall •
It’s big, it’s blue and it’s coming for you! Well, not exactly, because they go where ever the wind and tide take them. The Portuguese Man-o’-War!
No Safe Pedestrian Way
by Gazette Reader •
A reader writes in to speak about the lack of safe pedestrian access to La Herradura.
Jazz in Motril
by Louise Powell •
It looks like Motril will be offering some competition to Almuñécar come July because they will be hosting their own Jazz Festival.
Frigiliana’s Vantage-Point Telescopes
by Vivienne Hughes •
Frigiliana Town Hall has installed four telescopes at viewpoints around the municipality, thanks to a donation from the family of Expedito Arrabal Ruiz.
Sexto Elemento – Bobal (Utiel-Requena)
by Bruja del Vino •
There are wines that speak softly, and others that speak clearly of place, effort, and conviction.
Fish on Costa Tropical
by Helena Molin Valdés •
The fishing season started in March again in Motril, after two months of borrascas and little over a month of ‘biological pause,’ scheduled every six months.
Angler Falls Down Cliff,
by Martin Myall •
A Guardia Civil rescue helicopter lifted an angler off the rocks yesterday morning after he had suffered a fall.
Fly-Tipping on Public Square
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro, is not happy about the state of Plaza Cachalote, which somebody has turned into a builder’s waste dump.
Anglers vs. Ecologists
by Martin Myall •
The Asociación de Pescadores Deportivos de la Costa Tropical has expressed its uttermost rejection of recent comments (statements(insinuations) coming from the Ecologists.
Hospital Access Detour
by Vivienne Hughes •
If you have to go to Hospital Santa Ana in the coming days, beware that there is a traffic detour in place.
Airgun attack on School Play Yard
by Vivienne Hughes •
The police in Granada arrested the culprit behind the attack on schoolchildren using a .177 (4.5mm) air rifle at a school in the Chana area of the city.