A micro-organism, native of North America and Japan is wiping out the pine forests across the country. From the moment of being attacked by this tiny invader, the tree doesn’t even last a month.
Changes to Road Usage
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Director General de Tráfico, Pere Navarro, after several meetings is backing certain new measures, such as a reduction of speed limits.
Motril’s Plaza de Tenería
by Vivienne Hughes •
Plaza de Tenería in Motril – that’s the one next to the market – is going to get thoroughly renovated next year.
NGO Rescue Ship Leaves
by Vivienne Hughes •
After less than a month docked in Motril Port, the NGO ship belonging to Open Arms is slipping its cable and moving on for good.
Smile, You’re on Camera!
by Vivienne Hughes •
Thanks to the CCTV cameras on a nearby company warehouse, the police in Lanjarón were able to identify a thief who had burgled an apero (a farm store shed).
Brit Boy Drowns in Nerja
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 5-year-old British boy drowned in a private swimming pool belonging to a tourist residency in Nerja on Tuesday. The family had been spending their holidays there.
Port Tents to be Replaced
by Vivienne Hughes •
After being flooded out in recent days owing to the rainfall, it has been decided to provide better accommodation for immigrants than just tents in the Motril port.
Fireman Drowned in Flood
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Costa Tropical seems to have escaped the heavy rains, but that was not the case on the east coast of Spain or in the province of Málaga.
Al Campo Raided
by Vivienne Hughes •
Three hooded men broke into Al Campo in Motril in the early hours of yesterday and raided the mobile-phone shop, The Phone House
The Lost Fleet
by Vivienne Hughes •
Today is the 456th anniversary of the foundering of the Spanish fleet in La Herradura bay during the reign of Philip II.