Passersby may have been surprised by all the commotion around Hotel Almijarra on the 25th, with the police and emergency services pouring in and out of the building, but there was no cause for concern as it was all emergency exercise, or a simulacro, as they say in Spanish.
Woman Receives Compensation
by Martin Myall •
A woman had just parked her car on Calle Pintor Soriano Quirós (Granada), opened the door and climbed out when instead of placing her foot on a firm pavement, she literally fell into an open manhole. The metal cover was missing and had been for around a month, because somebody had stolen it.
Defiant Mother
by Martin Myall •
The Municipal Police of Málaga arrested J.A.l.R. who had moments before wrestled a toddler from its mother’s arms. The 35-year-old man was more interested in his victim’s small backpack, but literally holding the baby for ransom until she handed the the prize over seemed a good plan.
Horses Cruelly Treated
by Martin Myall •
Thanks to the alarm being raised by a foreign tourist in Motril, the suffering of neglected and starved animals has been stopped.
Premature Rejoicing
by Martin Myall •
Somebody has tried setting light to Cerro Gordo, yet again, just when it was thought that the culprit had been caught. This latest fire broke out on the 27th.
Salobreña Debt
by Martin Myall •
Well, after the revelations that half the annual budget goes on salaries, and that contrary to election campaign promises the Mayor and the First Councillor haven’t been squeamish about their own personal salaries, it now comes to pass that hitherto uncalculated bills have taken the public debt up to nearly 12m euros.
Loaded and Bunged
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil must have been breaking out the farting cushions and party hats after this fruitful bust. They just happened to stop two Moroccan gentleman at a routine checkpoint. Not unnaturally, they appeared to be very nervous…
Arrested for Impersonating a Councillor
by Martin Myall •
In the town of Escúzar (Granada), a political skirmish took place on the Internet on a forum where a contributor called Nopolítico was laying into the Mayor prior to the municipal elections, and then against the same man after losing office and now as a PP councillor, Manuel Alférez Bonilla.
Five Years Imprisonment
by Martin Myall •
The 42-year old man that set light to the main doors of the Bora Bora café-pub in Salobreña was found guilty and has received a 5-year sentence.
Not Just A Roundabout…
by Martin Myall •
Motril has finished sprucing up its biggest traffic roundabout, which is the one under the N-340, where the port road runs. The Mayor (still) Carlos Rojas never lost the opportunity to have one more photograph of himself taken, this time standing with a suitably triumphant grin over the huge town-shield design, flower bed.