A motor-yacht, some 20 metres in length, ran aground on Playa de Carchuna early yesterday afternoon.
Large Yacht Aground in Carchuna
by Martin Myall •
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
Car Lands on Somebody’s Roof
by Hugh MacArthur •
It was around nine this morning when the driver of a car that plunged down a bank onto somebody’s tile roof, was evacuated by helicopter to Granada.
Questionable Look-Out Project
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Motril, together with the First Councillor for the Carchuna/Calahonda ELA, stood on a hilltop looking at plans for a beauty-spot look-out point.
Rubite Beach Mugging
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil arrested two individuals aged 20 and 22, suspected of carrying out a mugging on the Playa Rambla del Agua in Rubite.
Chabola Fire Victim Moved
by Martin Myall •
One of the two men injured in a fire in Carchuna last Thursday and hospitalised in Granada, has been moved to the burns hospital in Sevilla
This Time It’s Gualchos
by Martin Myall •
Infoca was busy in Gualchos yesterday, tackling a hill fire, deploying some 60 personnel and five fire-extinction vehicles.
A-7 Completely Reopened
by Hugh MacArthur •
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.
Carchuna N-340 Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
There was a traffic accident yesterday on the N-340 where it passes through the Motril dependency of Carchuna.
A-7 Vehicle Fire in Carchuna
by Vivienne Hughes •
A lorry burst into flames on the A-7 within the municipality of Carchuna yesterday morning, necessitating closing the eastbound lanes.
Hashish Haul off Albuñol
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil nobbled 353 kilos of hashish in a narcotics operation, intercepting a craft three miles off Playa de El Pozuelo (Albuñol).