Martin Myall

Dead Boar vs Summer Traffic

Around the beggining of last month on the A-44, there were tailbacks heading down to the coast, although on this occasion, not for the usual, high-density traffic but because of a wild boar that had wandered onto the autovía.

The Solar Eclipse & Perseids

What better place to observe the solar eclipse on Wednesday the 12th than on top of Sierra Nevada! OK, there are better places, if you don’t mind hiking it up to northern Spain, but nevertheless!

Just Another Disaster

Almuñécar has two major problems at the moment; a main artery (Paseo de La Caletilla) and the Municipal Market which relies on generators to provide electricity, as it is still not connect up the mains system.

Passion at The Wheel

Passion at the wheel can be dangerous – and we don’t mean coming away with something other than undying love. No this was a couple who thought that being parked up whilst ‘being friendly,’ was boring.

Defence Minister Breaks Ranks

Whilst Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, might be treading a very diplomatic path concerning Morocco, the feisty Defence Minister, Margarita Robles is not taking what happened quietly.

Grants for Hotels

The Central Government has announced that they will be extending a grant for 6-million euros to two hotel projects; one in La Herradura and the other on Playa Granada in Motril.

Fallen Punta Trees

The Punta de la Mona is probably one of the most well known natural assets that the municipality has, together with Cerro Gordo, with its timeless pines, some over a hundred years old, but the concern is over the dead ones.