Thanks to the efforts of the Salobreña International Club, children can now enjoy the new swings in the Parque La Fuente.The play apparatus was purchased by the club as part of their collaboration with the Department of the Environment belonging to the Salobreña Town Hall.
Teacher Basher Released
by Martin Myall •
Estefana C.F. has been released from prison on parole after serving five months of her 3-year prison sentence for striking a female school teacher. The 24-year-old mother from Fuente Vaquero in central Granada was the first woman in Spain to be sent to prison for physically assaulting a school teacher.
Stable Government in Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
With the official incorporation of the ex-PSI councillor into the municipal governing council, the Mayor, Gonzalo Fernández Pulido, now controls a majority government, which will make his life a lot easier when it come to getting things passed by the councillor plenary meetings.
Swiss Tourist Defaces Alhambra
by Martin Myall •
When it isn’t Jordanian Air Force personnel, it’s Swiss tourists that think that their scratched-on initials are more decorative than the original walls with exquisite Islamic calligraphy adornment. Is nothing sacred?
Ticketless Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
For a time, three or four years ago, before the crisis struck, Salobreña was looking forward to the long-promised bus station – something that the town has never had. Yet now…
Que Pollas Pasa con Google?
by Martin Myall •
Most foreigners have enough Spanish to recognise the second word in title as an offensive name corresponding to a male bodily appendage… or is it?
Frenchman Stabbed Defending Girlfriend
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Nacional in Granada arrested a North-African man, accused of sexually assaulting a woman and attacking her boyfriend.
Hiker Rescued on Cerro Gordo
by Martin Myall •
Members of the Guardia Civil, Protección Civil and Almuñécar-based firemen were involved in the 2-hour rescue operation, which did not prove to be a simple affair owing to the difficult nature of the terrain.
Generous Alcampo
by Martin Myall •
Do you ever feel guilty about doing shopping in big department stores instead of local businesses? Well, for once, you needn’t, because Alcampo has donated 3,500 euros to social welfare in Motril… and it’s not the first time.
Three Kings in Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
The Three Kings weren’t short of company as 3,000 villagers turned out to follow the parade, but before they did the circuit, they shot off over to Hospital Santa Ana to sprinkle the younger patients with presents.