The Asociación de Guardia Civiles Solidarios has just finished their charity campaign, Operación Manabí – nobody was arrested!
Motril
News, views and information from Motril
Motril Car Chase
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Motril municipal police arrested a driver on Tuesday the 13th after a brief car chase through the centre of town.
Old Bus Station Plans
by Martin Myall •
The company that owns the old bus station, which is situated where Calle Ancha ends, plans to convert the plot into a public square at the foot of two apartment blocks.
Motril Flat Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
Three people, aged 19, 52 and 72, were hospitalised, suffering from smoke poisoning as a result of fire in their apartment block in Motril.
FRS First Year Anniversary
by Hugh MacArthur •
The passenger & vehicle, shipping line, FRS is on the point of reaching its first anniversary of operating out of Motril, linking it to Tangiers.
Racing Pigeons in Motril
by Hugh MacArthur •
Motril will be holding a racing-pigeon convention from the 5th to the 11th of this month at the Fábrica del Pilar (hospital road, up from Al Campo)
Bus Station Delayed
by Hugh MacArthur •
Motril’s elusive, new bus station now won’t be operating until half way through January – it was to open this month, originally, as announced here.
Avenida de Salobreña Roadworks
by Hugh MacArthur •
Roadworks are underway along Motril’s main thoroughfare, the Avenida de Salobreña, which used to be the old N-340 which used to go through the town.
Controversial Building Incident
by Martin Myall •
The Centro de Desarrollo Turístico in Motril has proved a controversial building since conception and it hasn’t ceased since then.
Halloween Muggers Caught
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional arrested four youths in Motril on the 23rd of November over muggings that had taken place during Halloween.