A homeless Finnish citizen in his early 50s set fire to himself in Órgiva on Wednesday the 5th of last month, after pouring alcohol onto himself.
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Expensive Toilet Rolls,
by Martin Myall •
The Catalan High Court considered as justified the dismissal of the hotel, housekeeping manager, who had stolen six rolls of toilet paper from the hotel and left with them through the back door.
Forgotten in A Minibus
by Martin Myall •
The driver of a minibus has been arrested for allegedly leaving an elderly man, forgotten, in the vehicle, which led to his death. He is facing a manslaughter charge.
Dicing with Death
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil in Almería identified, located, and are now investigating the driver of an articulated lorry who reversed up for nearly half a kilometre on the A -7 to reach a turn off behind him.
Carchuna Cortijo Murder
by Martin Myall •
A man in his early 50’s has been remanded in custody in the provincial prison over the murder of another man in the Motril municipal dependency of Carchuna.
Motril Marina News
by Martin Myall •
You can understand a generalised scepticism concerning the new Motril Marina amongst people along the Costa Tropical and inland Granada, because, after all, there have been many marinas proposed.
Nerja Centro de Salud News
by Martin Myall •
Nobody can accuse administrations of rushing things, so the Junta’s and the Nerja Town Hall progress on a new Centro de Salud can hardly be described as meteoric.
Hotel Olas Reopening Postponed
by Martin Myall •
What used to be Hotel Carmen along Avenida Europa in Almuñécar, later modernised and renamed, Hotel Olas, was severely damaged on Easter Monday by an explosion. Hopes were to reopen come summer. The cause of the explosion has not been made public but supposedly it had something to do with the boilers – the result…
Mutilated Ears & Amputated Tails
by Martin Myall •
The Environmental Department of the Guardia Civil, Seprona, in Cáceres (Extremadura) rescued an Italian Mastiff hound which had mutiliated ears and its tail chopped off.
Police Firearms Stolen
by Martin Myall •
Four standard-issue firearms have gone missing from the Policía Local building in Rincón de la Victoria. These handguns had been handed in by officers upon their retirement and hadn’t yet been reassigned to active-duty personnel.