Don’t be surprised if you see French police officers out on the beat along the central streets of the city of Granada – they’re not lost, honest!
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News that has been published in the paper edition but not online until now
Salobreña’s Habanera Festival
by Louise Powell •
Salobreña holds each year a Festival de Habaneras, which falls this year from the 30th of July and the 1st of August, although last year’s was cancelled.
New Fast Ferry
by Hugh MacArthur •
The shipping company FRS Iberia have just bought a fast ferry off a Japanese company, which will ply the Motril-North Africa ferry line.
Pond for Amphibians
by Louise Powell •
Volunteers working along the Río Guadalfeo in Salobreña haven’t only picked up rubbish and planted trees, but they have given amphibians a helping hand, too.
Vega Lanes Speed Bumps
by Martin Myall •
For those of you who enjoy walking through the cool, shaded vega in Almuñécar you will be please to know that they have installed speed bumps.
Motril Extra Summer Parking
by Martin Myall •
Parking is never easy on the Costa Tropical at the height of summer so all available extra space is a bonus for those in search of that evasive parking space.
A Track Record of Cruelty
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil have been investigating a 59-year-old man for a case of barbaric animal cruelty – he had allegedly tied his dog to the car and driven off.
Underwater Photo Prize Winner
by Louise Powell •
Jesús Osorio from Marbella won the XXXIII Campeonato de Andalucía de Fotografía Submarina (Anfosub 2021), which was held in La Herradura at the end of May.
Celestine for China
by Martin Myall •
There is something in the mountains of Granada that China wants… and is getting, and that is celestine, used in mobiles, tablets and electric-car batteriers.
Careful with Your Luggage
by Martin Myall •
You put your bag on the ground two seconds to take a selfy in an airport only to look down and find it gone, as was the case of a German tourist.