On the 21st of last month the Guardia Civil entered marginal areas of Almuñécar in police vans, armed with submachine guns, looking for drugs and culprits.
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Beach Pick-Pocket Arrested
by Martin Myall •
The police operation, Estradaprix, has finally made an arrest in connection with a theft carried out on a Salobreña beach in August.
Guess His Nationality?
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil arrested a 29-year-old British passenger on a flight from Birmingham to Palma owing to his violent behaviour on the flight.
Last Chance Pesetas
by Martin Myall •
On the last day of 2020 the chance to change in your peseta banknotes will have concluded. Until then the only place you can change them is at the Banco de España.
Wicked Weed on Roof Terrace
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil have taken to using their helicopters to detect people growing cannabis sativa on the rooftop terraces, backed by ground units from local Guardia posts. This was the case recently in the little village of Valor up in the Alpujarra Granadina. On this occasion, they were backed up by a Guardia Civil patrol from the command…
Contentious Rubbish
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Nerja’s party, the PP, seems to have a fatal attraction with court rooms because one of the contract awards is before the judge.
Nail-Cutter Hold Up
by Martin Myall •
Towards the end of last month a man phoned the police in the city of Granada to say that he had just been mugged by a man wielding a nailcutter.
Underwater Medical Staff
by Martin Myall •
Intrigued? Well, it’s about our hard-pressed doctors, nurses and other hosptial staff needing a complete break, and what better way than diving?
Gastronomic Fair 2020
by Vivienne Hughes •
Almuñécar will host the XXII Feria Gastronómica between the 9th and 25th of October but it won’t be in the Parque Botánico as always. The objective of this year’s fair is twofold: maintain an event that has always attracted a large following whilst at the same time promote the Costa Tropical’s subtropical-fruit production. However, Councillor…
Opposition against Pay Rise
by Martin Myall •
The Salobreña branch of the Partido Popular has registered a formal request for the recently approved pay rise for the Mayor to be urgently repealed.