The Guardia Civil in Albuñol have arrested two individuals, aged 23 and 28, and are investigating the 72-year-old father of one of them, in connection with arson and car-insurance fraud.
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
Fishy Fish Confiscated
by Hugh MacArthur •
The environmental protection department of the Guardia Civil (Seprona) have confiscated 600 kilos fish in La Rábita, at the eastern end of the Costa Tropical.
Calahonda Seabed Clean-Up
by Louise Powell •
The clean-up dive off Calahonda on the 17th was a great success, thanks to the participation of 78 divers, who managed to fill four small boats with their booty.
Calahonda Seabed Cleanup
by Louise Powell •
On the 17th of April, 70 volunteer divers will participate in an underwater clean up of the seabed just off the Calahonda.
It’s Dirty Out There
by Martin Myall •
Since the 7th of September, Costa Tropical inshore fishermen pull out of the sea more rubbish than fish.
Lújar Emergency Work
by Martin Myall •
The Junta finally appears to be getting its finger out over urgent work needed in Lújar to counteract soil erosion following the fire.
Lujar Rejects Case Closure
by Martin Myall •
The Lújar Town Hall has appealed against the shelving of the investigation into the recent fire which turned to ash 2,000 hectares of its village’s land
N-340 Reopened at Melicena
by Vivienne Hughes •
Storm damage to the road where it passes through the coastal village of Melicena (Sorvillán) caused the road to be temporarily closed to traffic today.
Yesos was a No-No
by Vivienne Hughes •
Dozens of residents of the tiny coastal village of Los Yesos, east of Motril, held a demonstration on the N-340 with a series of demands.
A-7 Finally Finished
by Martin Myall •
The Prime Minister of Spain was on the Costa Tropical today to inaugurate the final section of the A-7, between Carchuna and Castell de Ferro