East Coast

Costa Tropical east of Motril

A-7 Completely Reopened

by Hugh MacArthur • November 26, 2021

The Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad reopens today the last part of the A-7 that had been closed because of a large rockfall near Castell de Ferro.

by Vivienne Hughes • November 6, 2021

There was a traffic accident yesterday on the N-340 where it passes through the Motril dependency of Carchuna.

by Vivienne Hughes • November 1, 2021

A lorry burst into flames on the A-7 within the municipality of Carchuna yesterday morning, necessitating closing the eastbound lanes.

by Hugh MacArthur • October 22, 2021

The Guardia Civil nobbled 353 kilos of hashish in a narcotics operation, intercepting a craft three miles off Playa de El Pozuelo (Albuñol).

by Hugh MacArthur • September 30, 2021

The Mayor of Rubite, Arsenio Vázquez, knows that competing with the Costa Tropical heavy weights is difficult but having the first underwater park helps.

by Vivienne Hughes • September 21, 2021

The Servicio Marítimo (Guardia) carried out a rescue 500 metres from the Chucha beach in Carchuna after a boat began to sink, leaving two people treading water.

by Hugh MacArthur • September 14, 2021

The craft beached rapidly and the occupants raced for cover in the rocks – but this wasn’t D-Day 1944 but a jet-ski landing on Calahonda beach with four occupants.

by Vivienne Hughes • September 7, 2021

A 27-year-old man had to be rescued after he got into trouble and was unable to return from a swim out to a large rock off this Castell de Ferro beach.

by Martin Myall • September 7, 2021

Yesterday’s incident on Playa de La Rijana was not the only beach incident lately as there was a heart-attack victim on Playa de la Perla in Carchuna on Sunday.