An elderly woman died from burn injuries on Wednesday after her hair caught fire whilst smoking a cigarette in a garden.
Hairspray Calamity
by Vivienne Hughes •
Manda Huevos!
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two health organisations belonging to the European Union have issued salmonella-outbreak warnings originating from Spanish eggs.
Mare Abandoned in Castell
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Environmental Section of the Guardia Civil (Seprona) is investigating the owner of a mare that was found in a deplorable state in Castell de Ferro.
Nerja Bus-Depot Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
Fire personnel from the Bomberos del Consorcio Provincial (CPB) were busy tackling a fire in the municipal-bus depot in Nerja yesterday.
Motorboat Beached in Carchuna
by Vivienne Hughes •
Another boat ran aground on Playa de Charchuna, this time deliberately, because it was carrying immigrants.
Big Turn to Give Blood
by Vivienne Hughes •
The turn out at the blood-donation session in Almuñécar enjoyed a very good turn out of volunteers, numbering over two hundred.
Drug Baron Extradited
by Vivienne Hughes •
Spanish law courts have given the go-ahead for a Colombian drug baron, who had been living in Motril, to be extradited to Brazil.
Lost or Loonie
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Motril Policía Local have been busy investigating video images posted on social-media platforms of a car driving the wrong way up a busy one-way street.
A Poisoned Chalice
by Vivienne Hughes •
It is becoming more usual for people to reject inheritance when it contains debts that outweigh the benefits.
Hungry ATM
by Vivienne Hughes •
A member of staff at a bank branch in the city of Granada became trapped in the ATM mechanism and required rescuing and hospital treatment.