If holidaymakers were thinking about taking the train instead of the car to visit their holiday destination, then they had better think again, owing to a coming rail strike.
National Rail Strike
by Hugh MacArthur •
One Saved, One Lost
by Hugh MacArthur •
A beachgoer in the province of Almería had to be resued after he injured himself jumping from rocks into the sea.
Ecologist Against Río Chíllar Reopening
by Martin Myall •
GENA-Ecologistas en Acción has submitted formal objections to the Junta’s Ministry of Agriculture & Water, demanding the cancellation of the concession for the commercial exploitation of the site’s recreational use.
Summer Traffic Chaos
by Martin Myall •
Like every summer, weekends are chaos on the A-44 as people head down to the coast, causing long tail backs where the autovia is only 2-lanes wide.
Missing Teen Girl
by Vivienne Hughes •
Eilyn Saray Martínez Paéz, a 15-year old from Motril, has been missing since Wednesday night, when she left her home at 21:30h.
Reader: Petition against Jet-Skis
by Gazette Reader •
Coinciding with the start of summer, citizens, residents, sea users, and groups interested in coastal conservation have requested that competent authorities create a marine corridor free of jet skis in La Herradura Bay.
Road Accident Update
by Martin Myall •
Do you remember the nasty road accident on the N-340 within the municipality of Salobreña, around the beginning of June? Well there is more information available.
Attracted to The Coast
by Martin Myall •
The summer doesn’t only bring lots of tourists to the coast; it also brings a lot of people who struggle with the concept of adjacent ownership; i.e., the light fingered!
Bank Clerk Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 28-year-old bank clerk in the Castell de Ferro branch was arrested, suspected of embezzling a bank customers’ savings.
Fell To His Death
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil in Almuñécar are investigating the death of a young man yesterday morning after he fell from a roof terrace (azotea).
Wolf Attacks On Cattle
by Martin Myall •
There has long been in place a ban on hunting wolves in Spain as they were an endangered species, but this might now change, thanks to a proposal by regional governments where there are wolf populations.
Baby found abandoned in Flat
by Martin Myall •
Officers belonging to the Policía Municipal in Madrid found a 2-month-old baby, dehydrated and covered in its own excrement.
Motril Paseo Work Concluded
by Hugh MacArthur •
Today the Town Hall will finally open the whole of the Paseo de las Explanadas to the public after months of building & gardening work and delays.
Road Accident in Motril
by Vivienne Hughes •
There was a road accident in Motril yesterday morning involving three vehicles near Consum supermarket just off Travesia Manuel Peña Alta.
Did You Know?
by Vivienne Hughes •
Most of you will have used the Gorgoracha Tunnel on the old road (A-4133) from the north of Motril to Vélez de Benadalla; some might not but it still has an interesting history.