A man from Órgiva has been charged with letting a mule die from thirst and hunger as a result of having left it locked up for two months in an abandoned cortijo
Motril
News, views and information from Motril
Alhambra Night Visit
by Vivienne Hughes •
Motril Town Hall is organizing a night visit to the Alhambra Palace, as part of the Motrileños en Ruta Programme on the 17th of June.
Motril Peeping Tom?
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Motril law courts are investigating the case of a man, accused of filming a woman as she dressed in the changing rooms of a municipal sports facility without her consent.
Naughty 0 – Port 1
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil in charge of Motril Port Customs arrested a man trying to transport a stolen car to North Africa; an increasingly frequent kind of incident there.
Motril Hospital Protest
by Hugh MacArthur •
Around 60 members of staff from Motril Hospital Santa Ana demonstrated in front of the building at the beginning of the month, demanding an increase in their numbers.
The Rubbish Police
by Hugh MacArthur •
That might sound like an observation on the quality of the police but it is in fact what their task is: control illegal rubbish dumping, litter dropping and dog droppings etc.
Body Discovered in Motril
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policia Nacional in Motril are investigating the appearance of the body of an elderly man, found on a piece of wasteland in the Vadillo trading estate, on Thursday the 5th.
Motril Park Problems
by Vivienne Hughes •
The PP opposition party in Motril will put forward a motion at the next Council Plenary Meeting for renovation work to be carried out on the Parque de los Pueblos de América.
Productivity Bonus Controversy
by Hugh MacArthur •
There’s a big fuss at the Motril Town Hall over around a dozen staff receiving between 400 and 5,000 euros production bonuses. This all started in July last year.
Harleys in No Hurry
by Hugh MacArthur •
Over a hundred Harley Davidson bikes left Hotel Robinson Playa Granada in Motril to rape and pillage… well, just for a ride, really. Yet what is the point of having a Harley if you can’t terrorize meek townsfolk?