The heavy rains and high winds at the end of March caused the death of a 4-year old in a Madrid park when a tree fell on him.
Red-Flag Fines Rejected
by Vivienne Hughes •
The decision by the Motril Town Council to reject a call to make swimming where there is a red flag flying forbidden has drawn criticism.
Romanian Woman Arrested
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Romanian woman has been arrested in Almuñécar, accused of stealing an expensive watch using the ‘hug’ method, which is a form of pickpocketing.
Woman’s Fall & Car Crash
by Vivienne Hughes •
A woman in Motril fell from a 2nd-floor balcony on Monday from her flat on calle Millán which is near Cuatro Esquinas and Calle Las Cañas.
La Herradura on Irish TV
by Vivienne Hughes •
La Herradura was chosen as a location for a Raidió Teilifís Éireann (Irish Public TV) cooking programme, with Irish chef, Neven Maguire.
Eels Released in Rio Guadalfeo
by Vivienne Hughes •
Confiscated baby eels from a Guardia Civil operation in Algeciras were given a new home in the Río Guadalfeo at the beginning of March. The stretch of river chosen was the Azud de Vélez; i.e., more or less under Vélez de Benaudalla, which has water all year round, thanks to the ecological discharges from Rules…
Nerja’s New Medical Centre
by Vivienne Hughes •
Nerja’s new medical-centre project isn’t going anywhere fast, as the Junta de Andalucía still hasn’t moved. Believe it or not, it was 15 years ago that the Town Hall and the Junta signed an agreement for the town to have a new medical centre; i.e., 2003. It was going to cost 2.4m euros and they…
Guardia’s Body Found
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of the Guardia Civil policeman who had been swept away trying to rescue people from a river in Sevilla on the 17th was finally found.
Child Dies of Meningitis
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 4-year-old from Víznar, died in mid-March of pneumococcal meningitis at the Hospital Materno Infantil, a day after being hospitalised.
Semana Santa Rubbish Collection
by Vivienne Hughes •
The rubbish-collection service in Almuñécar will have different times to normal over Semana Santa, informed the Councillor for the Environment.