The subsidence on the Carchuna-Castell section of the A-7 coastal autovia remains untouched, three months after emergency work was announced.
A-7 Bureacractic Standstill
by Martin Myall •
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
A-7 Problems on Newest Section
by Vivienne Hughes •
You will have heard that the newly opened stretch of A-7 coastal autovía, between Carchuna and Castle, had to be cut because of defects? Repair work commences this month.
Lujar Road Opens
by Martin Myall •
The Motril-Lújar road, which has been closed since the fire last summer, will be reopened to traffic as of Monday the 5th of September.
Another Immigrant Body
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of a North-African immigrant was found yesterday just off a beach in La Mamola, east of Castell de Ferro.
Fire in La Mamola
by Vivienne Hughes •
Around 40 people were evacuated from their homes in the coastal village of La Mamola at the eastern Costa Tropical because of a fire in a restaurant.
Lújar Burns Again
by Hugh MacArthur •
A fire was declared in the municipality of Lújar (Behind Motril) today at 16.12h – it was only last year that Lújar suffered a devastating forest fire.
Moped ITV Unit for 49cc’s
by Hugh MacArthur •
Just a rushed reminder that the mobile ITV unit for 49cc bikes will be in Almuñécar today up to 13.45h outside the municipal football stadium and in Gualchos on the 18th.
Gualchos’ Transport Solution
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Junta has announced a public transport plan, using rural taxis, for those villages that are not serviced by regular bus routes, amongst them, Gualchos.
Illicit Lujar Plantation
by Martin Myall •
After the Sierra de Lújar got smoked in a forest fire last year, you would think that any vegetation appear would be welcome… however, hashish is an exception.
Canoeist Rescue off Castell
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Guardia Civil patrol car noticed an upside-down canoe in the sea off Castell de Ferro; the canoeist was clinging to its hull. This was at 12.30h, Tuesday the 24th.