The Guardia Civil maritime service has located the body of the paraglider that came down in the sea off Castell de Ferro Thursday afternoon
Swiss Paraglider Drowns
by Vivienne Hughes •
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
Calahonda Murder Suspects Caught
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional from Motril have arrested two men, suspected of carrying out the murder in Calahonda three weeks ago.
Murder in Calahonda
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of a building developer was found in Calahonda yesterday morning, wrapped in plastic and bearing several knife wounds.
Car Fire on N-340, Carchuna
by Martin Myall •
A car went up in flames on the N-340 where it passes through Carchuna yesterday afternoon causing quite a spectacle.
Carchuna Beach Landing
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional arrested six illegal immigrants who had landed on a Carchuna beach around 16.00h yesterday afternoon.
Speargun Accident
by Hugh MacArthur •
A young man managed to shoot himself with his own speargun whilst diving off a Castell de Ferro beach.
Biggest Beach Clean Up
by Louise Powell •
Over 500 volunteers, amongst them 15 professional scuba divers and 40 snorkelers cleaned up the seabed off the eastern end of the Costa Tropical.
Dead Shark on La Rábita Beach
by Martin Myall •
A dead shark appeared on Monday on a beach in La Rábita, which is right down the eastern end of the Costa Tropical.
Burglar Caught in Castell
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil in Castell de Ferro nabbed a burglar red-handed, attempting to gain access to the buildingwhere the Library and Post Office are.
Local Election Results
by Martin Myall •
Juan Carlos Benavides makes a huge come back in Almuñécar and the PSOE maintains the mayoralties in Salobreña and Motril.