A cabin cruiser ran aground Tuesday afternoon on Playa de Ferrara, in Torrox Costa, after it broke free from the bouy it was anchored to next to the entrance channel to the beach .
Cabin Cruiser Runs Aground
by Hugh MacArthur •
Extensive Criminal Record
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional in Motril have arrested, yet again, a middle-aged man for burglar, suspected of forcing his way into two establishments in the town centres on two separate days.
Wildfire Suspects Investigated
by Hugh MacArthur •
Police investigation into the recent wildfire in the Valle de Lecrín near the Embalse de Béznar on the 25th has two person under investigation, suspected of being the perpetrators. The fire affected around 150 hectares of woodland, caused the evacuation of 80 people, and led to the confinement of residents in the municipality of El…
N-340 Accident Near Castell
by Hugh MacArthur •
Eight people were injured on Tuesday in a road accident between two cars on the N-340, amongst the four minors.
Sneaky Green Meanies
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil arrested three individuals, all aged 27, in Granada and charged them with receiving stolen property, after they came across their van that had been involved in an accident.
Bedouin Beaches
by Hugh MacArthur •
The beaches in Spain belong to nobody and everybody – one of the few things that Franco’s regime got right, but the trouble is everybody thinks than they can have a slice and stake it out.
Listeriosis Warning
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Junta de Andalucía has issued a contaminated food alert after Listeria monocytogenes was detected in a specific lot of fuet ibérico made by Cárnicas Sierra Nevada in Cájar (Granada).
Choked On A Gold Chain
by Hugh MacArthur •
At 08.00h on the 12th of this month, somebody phoned in to say a young woman lying on a beach sunbed and was visibly unwell. This occurred on Playa El Faro next to the marina in Marbella.
Fire Suspect Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
The man thought to have been behind the hill fire in Cenes de la Vega on Thursday was brought before a police court and released pending further investigation and possibly trial.
IX Costa Tropical Regatta
by Hugh MacArthur •
The 9th Costa Tropical Regatta, which is becoming a benchmark for sailing in Andalucía, was held last weekend with 15 craft participating of the Costa Tropical.