You might have seen about 50 Guardia Civil motorbike riders out on the roads, all riding together, and wondered whether you were hallucinating.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Third Malaga Shooting
by Vivienne Hughes •
The third shooting in a fortnight in Marbella has led to another murder, this time a French citizen and local resident.
Brit Drowns in Marina
by Hugh MacArthur •
A British tourist drowned in the Puerto Marina in Benalmádena on Friday. The 54-year-old man from Bolton had been staying in a hotel there in that town.
Health Board Pays Out
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man from Granada had an operation on his heart in 2014 but the surgeons left behind a part of a canula when they sewed him back up.
Rowdy Roundabouts
by Martin Myall •
Roundabouts in Spain are the Wild West at the best of times, never better demonstrated by the following article about a collision.
Macharaviaya Twins
by Martin Myall •
The Málaga town of Macharviaya with its 500 inhabitants has just begun a twinning process with Galveston in Texas, which has a population of 50,000.
Patrol Car Collision
by Vivienne Hughes •
A patrol car rushing to the scene of possible domestic violence incident collided with another car, resulting in six people being injured.
Bather Rescues Whale
by Martin Myall •
A young man in a neoprene suit managed to save the life of a beached whale in Torre de Benagalbón (Málaga) on Friday.
Brit Killed in Mijas Shooting
by Hugh MacArthur •
Yet another shooting on the Costa del Sol; the second in just one week and on this occasion, in Mijas involving a British man.
Belgium Resident Murdered
by Hugh MacArthur •
Following the discovery of the body of a Belgian woman in Tolox in Malaga on the 12th, with evident signs of violence, there has been an arrest.