An 8-year-old boy lost his life yesterday evening within the municipality of albuñol at the eastern end of Costa Tropical.
Child Drowns in Albuñol
by Vivienne Hughes •
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
Playa de La Rijana
by Louise Powell •
It appears that several magazines, both national and international, have classified Playa de la Rijana (Gualchos-Castell de Ferro) as one of the best in Spain.
Too Few Doctors
by Martin Myall •
Carchuna and Calahonda, two of Motril’s municipal dependencies, have a fixed population of 4,300, yet they only have two doctors to cover the whole population.
Lifeguards’ Salary Left Unpaid
by Hugh MacArthur •
The lifeguards employed on the beaches of Castell de Ferro (Gualchos) are having a hard time of it as the company that hired them allegedly has not paid them.
Arrested on The Beach
by Vivienne Hughes •
La Guardia Civil arrested 14 illegal immigrants who had just come ashore from a RIB on the Costa Tropical.
A-7 Tunnel Accident
by Hugh MacArthur •
A collision between two vehicles on the A-7 above Castell de Ferro, left a tunnel blocked during several hours.
Block Evacuated in La Mamola
by Vivienne Hughes •
Around a score of flats had to be evacuated following a fire on the ground floor of a block of flats on the La Mamola (Polopos) seafront.
The Flying Flags Have Flown
by Martin Myall •
… Or better said, somebody stole them. Yes, it’s true, Carchuna/Calahonda woke up one morning to see their flags… gone!
Dastardly Spiderman!
by Martin Myall •
Down on the Costa Tropical a man disguised as Spiderman carried out a burglary.
Carchuna Drugs Landing Thwarted
by Hugh MacArthur •
A routine, Policía Nacional patrol came across drug smugglers after landing four tonnes of hashish on a beach in Carchuna Wednesday morning.