News, views and information from Motril
the 20th Motril Air Show began at 11.00h as scheduled and was spectacular, as every schoolboy and girl had hoped. Thousands of spectators were strung out along the beach watching the aircraft zooming along just out above the sea.
A lad in his late teens came off his electric scooter on Tuesday in Motril and was seriously hurt.
A brush fire broke out in Motril last Saturday which required the intervention of the forestry-fire service, Infoca
The Mayor of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro, together with a gaggle of councillors, visited La Nacla to see how the pedestrian pavement improvement was going.
The Motril Councillor for Urban Quality, Fernando Hernández explained about the details of the new municipal rubbish-collection rate.
Going out for an all-nighter pub crawl can be expensive, unless you’re using forged bank notes, which was allegedly the case of three men on a wild, party streak in Motril back in 2022.
Some foreigners here will be surprised to learn that political prisoners from Motril were sent to die in the Nazi concentration-camp of Mauthhausen.
A man in his early 60’s fell to the floor in the Policía Nacional building in Motril where they process ID requests – he had had a heart attack.
The majority of foreign residents in Motril or indeed along the neighbouring towns on the Costa Tropical, won’t know who Mari Pepa was, but every adult Motrileño will.
Back in February 2024, a 71-year-old man with mobility problems (he uses crutches) was mugged in Motril. The alleged culprit is now standing trial.