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.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
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.
ITV Strike Avoided
by Vivienne Hughes •
One of Spain’s top labour unions, the UGT FICA-A, called off a strike at the ITV stations all over Andalucía that had been planned for the 8th.
No Heavies on Burro Taxis
by Hugh MacArthur •
A new municipal bylaw in Mijas, famous for its burro taxis, makes it illegal for people over 80 kilos to ride them.