Pfizer has announced on its website that it is withdrawing one of their medicines, Accuretic, from the market because of health concerns.
Health Alert: Accuretic
by Vivienne Hughes •
Torrox Paragliding Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
A paraglider flyer crash landed over the weekend on a beach within the municipality of Torrox. It was around 17.00h that witnesses to the accident phoned the emergency call centre number 112 to report that a paraglider had come down on Playa Calaceite, crashing down onto rocks there. They immediately despatched an ambulance and alerted…
Cardiologist Coverage in Motril
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Southern Granada Health Area and the Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio in Granada have agreed to provide cardiologists for Hospital Santa Ana.
Found in the Nick of Time
by Vivienne Hughes •
Officers from the Policía Nacional in Motril found a boy who had gone missing; they came across him heading towards heavy surf on a beach.
On A Mission to The Coast
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Banco de Alimentos de Granada sent one of its lorries on a mission to rescue five tonnes of vegetables on the coast for their stores.
Chiringuitos Say They May Shut
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Asociación de Chiringuitos y Empresarios de Playas de la Costa Tropical have demanded that the Central Government urgently solves the road-transport conflict.
Saved by a Passerby
by Vivienne Hughes •
An off-duty officer belonging to the Policía Nacional saved the life of a man who he had found, lying face up, unconscious and not breathing.
Body of Missing Man Found
by Vivienne Hughes •
Guardia Civil have located the body of a man yesterday morning who went missing in Lanjarón last weekend.
Common Sense up North
by Vivienne Hughes •
At least one town hall has forbidden its residents from using mains water to wash cars, wash down patios or the street outside their doors.
Lorry Strike Bites
by Vivienne Hughes •
After three days of a national, road-transport strike, fruit & veg wholesalers on the Costa Tropical have closed their doors because they can’t shift their goods.