The Spanish Air Force squadron, EVA 9, now has a square named in its honour for its 50th anniversary since it was established in Motril.
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Bee Swarm Closes Street
by Martin Myall •
On the 22nd of last month Motril’s main thoroughfare, Avenida de Salobreña, had to be closed to traffic because of a bee swarm squatting in a palm tree.
Salobreña’s Cool for Cats
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña held a 3-day talk on ferral-cat colonies and how to handle them given by María Teresa Martín González, who is a lawyer specialised in animal protection.
Developer Sues Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
It is hard not to come to the conclusion that the Curumbico Controversy is a problem of Almuñécar Town Halls own making, but let’s start at the beginning.
Total Summer Rescues
by Martin Myall •
On the 21st of September, summer drew to a close and the Guardia Civil could tot up just how many times it had gone out to rescue people: 45 times.
Handy Shuttle Service
by Martin Myall •
The summer shuttle service that ferries beachgoers from the N-340 down to Playa Cantarriján carried a total of 33,845 people the summer season.
Airshow Controversy
by Martin Myall •
The 5th annual Festival Aéreo de Torre del Mar Air Show went ahead on the 12th of last month with around 230,000 spectators, but there was some controversy.
Peñiscola Building Collapse II
by Vivienne Hughes •
Rescue teams first thing this morning came across a body belonging to a minor. They are now lookig for the mother under the rubble.
Farmers will be Farmers
by Martin Myall •
Helicopter pilots on fire-fighting missions have enough to look out for, like HT lines, without dodging an idiot pointing a shotgun at them.
New Tsunami Projections
by Martin Myall •
Researchers at CSIC have discovered that the fault lines like the ones off the Andalusian coastline have a higher probabilty of causing a tsunami that first thought.