A man allegedly beat his wife senseless with a hammer and then calmly sat down to watch TV.
Frenchman Nabbed over Hashish
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Motril Port police arrested a 52-year-old from Bouge Chambalud in France for drug smuggling; he was found to have had six kilos of hashish hidden in the false bottom of a large olive container.
Insalubrious Practice by CEPSA?
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Salobreña opposition party, the PP, has accused the governing party of allowing rubbish lorries to be hosed down on public streets. The PP claim that the streets are left strewn with their insalubrious contents.
Staff Anger over State of Motril Police Station
by Vivienne Hughes •
The police union (SUP) has warned that the Motril police station is falling down around the staff’s ears.
British Embassy News Letter
by Vivienne Hughes •
The latest British Embassy Newsletter, covering Age Concern, passport renewal from abroad,the British Legion, medical coverage and pensions.
Wine & Art
by Vivienne Hughes •
Some say they’re the same thing but now you have the chance of sampling them both, with a wine tasting in an art gallery in Almuñécar.
Monte Almendros Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
The regional forest-fire service, Infoca, was quick off the mark, together with firemen from Almuñécar and Motril, to smother a fire on Monte Almendros Yesterday.
Lobres Gets A-7 Access Roundabout
by Vivienne Hughes •
Lobres finally achieved its goal of having a safe access to the A-7 via a roundabout.
Woman Throws Herself from El Santo Rock
by Vivienne Hughes •
There is very scant information about this as yet, but it appears that a woman jumped from the top of Peñon del Santo in Almuñécar.
Suicide Prevented
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two policemen in Motril prevented a man from hanging himself from a tree in a little frequented area of the town.