Hugh MacArthur

Sneaky Green Meanies

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

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

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

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

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.

Maro’s Black Flag

The Playa de Maro is in the subject of controversy after it was awarded, if that is the right words, Una Bandera Negra, which is definitely a black mark on its reputation.

Ban on Angling on Dog Beach

The Costa Tropical Sport Fishing Association not happy with the PSOE’s suggestion to ban angling on Motril’s Playa El Cable, whose primary designation is for the use of dogs; i.e., playa canina.

Kart-Cross Racing in La Rábita

It’s that time of year again when demons in buggies will be haring around an old section of the N-340 down la Rábita way, which is going to be fun. But it’s not just customised buggies but modified cars, too.