Almuñécar

news and views from Almuñécar, Costa Tropical

Cotobro Beach Problem

Only last month we reported on a female swimmer who had been badly injured by the propeller of a boat, off the beach in Cotobro. Understandably, they certainly don’t want something similar or worse to happen again, which is why they are up in arms

Benny Boogies

The ex socialist mayor of Motril Sr. Rubiales has joined the Mayor of Almuñécar’s party, the CA, bringing 100 followers with him.

1001st Post

Well, we have just clicked up our thousandth post on the new Seaside Gazette website, making this article the 1001st post, which is not bad, seeing as this online version of the Seaside Gazette has only been going since April 2009 – a little over a year. At the moment we have around 1,700 visits…

Almuñécar Car Parks Open

Both controversial underground car parks are now open for use. The San Cristóbal one opened on the 23rd of July and the Velilla one opened on the 30th of the same month.

Injured by Propeller

A bather on one of Almuñécar’s beaches was injured by a boat’s propeller on the Sunday the 25th of last month, at around 14.00h, when most our beaches were veritably ‘throbbing.’

Injury at the Waterfalls

Miles inland, at the Junta de los Ríos, a 36-year-old man had to be helivacked (old military abbreviation for Helicopter Evacuation) after he broke his ankle, descending the waterfalls.