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Squatters Strike Gold?

When you hear about squatters you would normally think of hippies/anarchists moving into abandoned or condemned properties, but this is not the case in Atarfe, just to the north east of the city of Granada.

Dutch Minors Go on the Rampage

Five Dutch youngsters have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing street accessories (benches & litter bins etc) in Motril. Locals alerted the police to say that the youths, four of whom were minors, were damaging litter bins and emptying the contents onto the paseo.

Earth Tremor

Medium-to-strong earth tremor was felt this morning in Almunecar at around 08.50h. No data is yet available. Article will be updated when more details are known.

Marina del Este Stabilized

The extensive work that has been taking place on the hillside behind and above the Marina del Este has concluded. All told 30 shafts have been sunk to drain off underground water within the hillside.

Work on 7-Star to Begin This Year

According to the building developers behind the Almunecar, 7-star-hotel project, Bahia Fenecia, despite the hold up over the licence, construction work will begin before the year is out. In fact, the problem over the licence merely put the project back by about a month, they consider.

Whilst Out Swimming…

A holidaymaker from Cordoba literally bumped into a package of hashish whilst out swimming off Punta de la Mona, La Herradura. The drugs; 40 kg of hashish pellets, were wrapped in raffia sacking.

Carchuna Not Chuffed

The idea of opening up the beach road to 2-way traffic was supposed to be an apaño (temporary fix) to the problem caused by the new paseo wall – in that aspect, it has obviously failed.

Fibrinolysis for Heart Attack Victims

The Almunecar medical facilities, which are included within the Southern Granada Health Management Area, will now have fibrinolysis available in its Unidad de Cuidados Criticos y Urgencias.

Almunecar PGOU Restart

The conservative (PP) Mayoress of Almunecar, Trinidad Herrera, has announced that her new administration will begin pushing the stalled PGOU for its final approval from the Junta de Andalucia.

Playa Parking Problems

We often report on the parking problems that Almunecar has, but Motril has a parking problem where it hurts most – on its beaches; finding somewhere to park on Playa Granada is a nightmare.