The Junta de Andalucia set up an agreement between a taxi driver and Gualchos for a service between that town and Motril. The driver has since said he won’t do it anymore.
Gualchos Loses Taxi Service
by Vivienne Hughes •
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
Whale Sighting off Carchuna
by Vivienne Hughes •
A whale came in very close to the shore off the beach in front of Urbanización La Chucha, in Carchuna-Calahonda, yesterday, which was captured on video by a group of surfers.
Gotcha!
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil have arrested two individuals, suspected of being behind 26 break-ins targeting cortijos at the eastern end of the Costa Tropical.
Cheating in the Selection Process?
by Vivienne Hughes •
Following a great upheaval in the city of Granada over possible rigging of Local Police selection, there has been a case on the Costa Tropical in Castell de Ferro.
Officer in Road Accident
by Martin Myall •
A 51-year-old, motorbike, police officer belonging to the Guardia Civil was injured in a road accident yesterday.
Gualchos Access Tarmacking
by Vivienne Hughes •
They have started work on improving the GR-5209, which connects Gualchos to Motril, laying new tarmac.
Carchuna Vandals
by Vivienne Hughes •
The ELA of Carchuna and Calahonda has ended their Christmas holidays with a “worrying” increase in vandalism that has left instances of damage in public areas.
Illegal Landing in Carchuna
by Hugh MacArthur •
On the penultimate day of 2024, a RIB briefly landed on a Charchuna beach with 17 illegal immigrants onboard. Amongst them were two minors.
A Crochet Christmas Tree
by Louise Powell •
A group of local women in Gualchos-Castell de Ferro have knocked out between them a crochet Christmas Tree, which now adorns the town’s seafront square.
Nibbling on Police Officers
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil arrested an individual, suspected of carrying out a burglary on a bar in La Rábita-Albuñol.