A 58-year-old man from Guadahortuna (Guadix) was hit by lightening and killed on the night of Sunday the 23rd around 20.45h.
Man Killed by Lightning
by Vivienne Hughes •
Salobreña Fire Investigation
by Vivienne Hughes •
The fact is that the last six fires on the vega of Salobreña have almost all occurred out on windy days – such a coincidence points towards intent on somebody’s part.
Pile Up on N-340
by Vivienne Hughes •
Five people were injured in a multi-car accident on the N-340 in Taramay, Almuñécar on Saturday the 22nd.
Hungry Waves
by Vivienne Hughes •
Well, this gale that has swept the coast on the 20th and 25th has wiped out just about all of the beach regeneration carried out for Semana Santa – back to square one!
Another Salobreña Vega Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
There was another fire on the Salobreña vega, Thursday the 20th which the fire service managed to bring under control and put out despite the blustery conditions.
A Sea Rescue Easter
by Vivienne Hughes •
Salvamento Marítimo rescued 52 people, 11 of whom were women, all cramped into a zodiac-type dingy 36 miles of the coast of Granada on Good Friday. It was to be a busy Easter weekend.
Semana Santa Stampede
by Vivienne Hughes •
It is testimony to how jumpy the Spanish general public is over terrorists attacks that panic broke out during a Semana Santa procession in Sevilla resulting in injuries.
Nerja Grua Rates
by Vivienne Hughes •
There are certain Spanish words that foreign residents soon pick up; tapa, multa, siesta, grua, fiesta and autovia, amongst others, which is why using grua requires no translation.
False Cancer-Cure Drug
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policía Nacional on the Balearic Islands have arrested two universitiy professors at the UIB (Universidad de las Islas Baleares) for fraud involving a false medicine.
Yacht Blaze
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two consecutive fires on Sunday the 9th in a leisure port in Cataluña destroyed six moored craft. The incident took place in Port Fòrum in Sant Adrià de Besòs (Barcelona).