Martin Myall

How The Romería Went

Salobreña City Council described the Romería del Sur as highly successful, pointing to a balance of tradition, new features, and high attendance.

Dark Thoughts Down on Burriana

A power cut is neither romantic nor cuts down on your electricity bill; you fall over trying to undress rapidly in the dark and so lose the will to live and you’ll still get charged for the utility service even when there isn’t one.

Bronco Down A Barranco

One driver suffered a a traumatic experience two days ago in Torrecuevas, Almuñécar, after his vehicle left the road a hurtled down a steep barranco.

A Colder Bank-Holiday

The coming bank-holiday weekend for the Virgen del Pilar end on Monday the 12th has a weather forecast predicting “polar cold” for the province according to the provincial press! But don’t panic!

Mayor Visits Torrecuevas

The Mayor of Almuñécar, Ruiz Joya, didn’t exactly get a hero’s welcome when he visited Torrecuevas but rather was confronted with gruff complaints and demands.

The Victims That Were Hidden

Salobreña Town Hall said that it had started work this week on the first phase of a campaign to locate and exhume the victims of the Spanish Civil War in unmarked graves within the municipal cemetery.

Beware of Wild Bacon

A woman in her mid 60s from Soraluze, (Basque country), is recovering at Hospital Donostia from injuries of varying severity caused by a wild boar while she was walking along the road.

Airgun Incidents in Granada

A week ago, somebody started shooting at a film crew of a local, TV channel for Granada (TG7) using a pellet gun, but this incident is just the last in a string of similar ones.

To Be or Not To Be

The Axarquía village of Arenas has a bullfighting show planned for their fiestas, complete dwarf bullfighters… then somebody complained.