The Local-Area Council, (Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa Tropical) has organised a potholing course for the firemen of the towns along the Costa Tropical. Fourteen firemen in all, are being instructed in how to carry out rescue missions in caves, mines and crevices.
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
Gasmen Steal from 81-Year Old?
by David Darby •
The Guardia Civil in Granada have arrested two men, one aged 55 and other 28, for reportedly stealing 1,700 euros from an 81-year-old woman in La Rábita
Castell Chiringuito Fire
by Martin Myall •
Castell de Ferro’s Chiringuito Bajamare was completely gutted by fire. According o the Mayor, Eloy Marín, said that there had been a previous attempt to torch the chiringuito on Playa Cambriles, but which the Motril Fire Service had managed to put out before it could do much damage.
Police Not Silly
by Martin Myall •
A man from Mamola (coastal town to the east of Motril) was arrested by the Guardia Civil, accused of submitting a false robbery report with the aim of illegally obtaining compensation from his car insurance company.
Band on the Run
by Martin Myall •
Rivallry between small villages in well known – God help a young lad that tries to date a girl from the neighbouring village, but what happened in La Rábita between village brass bands surprised just about everybody!
Independence for La Rábita?
by Martin Myall •
La Rábita wants to become independent from Albuñol, or so claims the independence party – the Mayor of Albuñol doesn’t agree.
Heard It All Before
by Martin Myall •
Let’s face it; we have heard so many times that the coastal autovia will be finished by such-and-such time that it is hard to take these governmental press releases seriously, but here goes anyway:…
Carchuna Fire
by Martin Myall •
Only the rapid intervention of the Motril Fire Service, backed by a around ten Protección Civil volunteers, the Motril Policía Nacional and Local prevented the advances flames from devouring the extensive spread of greenhouses, as well as cortijos, above Carchuna.
Green Cooperation
by Martin Myall •
The First Councillor for Carchuna-Calahonda, Concepción Abarca, seen here with the Mayor of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro, and her Vice-Mayor, Nicolás Navarro, took a walk around the spruced-up Camino del Puntal, which is between the cemetery and the Calahonda football ground.
Brief Independence?
by Martin Myall •
Torrenueva and Carchuna-Calahonda fought for a long time to gain administrative independence from Motril, eventually achieving it, albeit to a semi-autonomous degree, but now with the Government cuts, their independent state can be very brief, indeed.