A car went up in flames on the A-44, near Vélez-Benaudalla – the driver was unhurt and the incident did not cause any accidents.
La Herradura Fire Scare
by Vivienne Hughes •
A small brush fire claimed 1,500 square metres vegetation in area of La Herradura known as La Loma, up from the main entrance to the village.
Submerged Van Recovered from the Sea
by Vivienne Hughes •
The company that provides Almuñécar with town and beach cleaning services, retrieved the wreck of a road vehicle just off the mouth of Rio Seco. It is believe that it was swept down the river and into the bay during a flash flood more than 20 years ago.
Dolar Warehouse Blaze
by Vivienne Hughes •
Firemen took 24 hours to put out a chemical blaze in a recycling warehouse in Dólar, Guadix on Wednesday the 7th. Fortunately, the staff was on holiday and not due back until the 26th of the month.
New Year in August
by Vivienne Hughes •
What began life as a disappointment has turned into a tourism success for Bérchules in the Alpujarra.
Mountain Fire in Cañar
by Vivienne Hughes •
A huge catastrophe was narrowly avoided by the prompt action of the Infoca, fire fighters in Cañar, in the Alpujarra on the 2nd. As is the case in far too many forest or mountain brush fires, it appears that the fire was deliberately started.
Slow Justice is No Justice?
by Vivienne Hughes •
A judge reduced the sentence of a driver who had left a biker permanently handicapped… because the course of justice had been too slow.
Four injured in N-340 Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
Three members of the same family were hit by a motorbike as they walked along the N-340 where it runs through the municipality of Motril.
Doggy Beach
by Vivienne Hughes •
What about a little used beach dedicated to mutts? Well that’s what the Almuñécar IU is proposing and perhaps it will have quite a few in favour.
Clearing out the Overgrown Gullies
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Maintenance Department has been busy clearing out the vegetation in the Barranco del Quemado – La Cañada in La Herradura. That’s the one that runs down alongside the main road just before traffic lights (next to the plant nursery, Agrosur).