An 11-year-old girl drowned yesterday in a private swimming pool at her home on the Camino de los Marinos of Almuñécar.
Almuñécar
news and views from Almuñécar, Costa Tropical
A Parking Crater
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar Town Hall has signed an agreement with Cáritas, allowing them to use the crater left by the municipal-market demolition for parking.
Cotobro Hole in the Road
by Vivienne Hughes •
Residents and visitors along the Paseo de Cotobro have been confronted by a large hole in the surface of the road caused by a burst water-pipe .
Roman Discovery
by Louise Powell •
Extensive renovation work on streets, above and below ground, has uncovered a Roman wall up in Barrio San Miguel in Almuñécar, not far from the castle.
Jazz en la Costa 2020
by Louise Powell •
The yearly summer Jazz festival in Almuñécar will be held in the Majuelo Park as always from the 22nd to the 25th of July.
Alleged Bankcard Thief Caught
by Vivienne Hughes •
A thief stole a bag from the inside of a car in Almuñécar and tried to use a bankcard to purchase lottery tickets and other items.
Taramay Water Problems
by Martin Myall •
A mains failure in the Velilla/Taramay area of Almuñécar on Tuesday afternoon left the area with not a drop of water for several hours.
Headless Diver
by Vivienne Hughes •
The maritime branch of the Guardia Civil recovered a headless corpse in a neoprene suit some eight nautical miles off Almuñécar yesterday.
Successful Food Collection
by Vivienne Hughes •
Yesterday saw young volunteers outside the main supermarkets in Almuñécar collecting food donations from shoppers to be used to restock the food banks.
Torrecuevas Fire & Arrest
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Almuñécar fire service were deployed for nearly two hours to tackle a garage fire in Torrecuevas, more or less opposite the pharmacy.