Yesterday was the 15th so we’re half way through June and the weekend just gone by was packed with tourists on Salobreña beach… but no lifeguards.
What No Toilets!
by Martin Myall •
Motril Brush Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
A brush fire broke out in Motril last Saturday which required the intervention of the forestry-fire service, Infoca
Fingers Crossed!
by Martin Myall •
The roadworks on the A-348, Alpujarra access road should be completed by the end of the year, which will be a relief for all who use the road on a daily basis.
50 Metres Down
by Hugh MacArthur •
Fire personnel from the city of Granada were called out to free a man trapped in his car after it went off the side of an embankment.
Disinfecting The Sewers
by Martin Myall •
Today sees the first day of the blitz on vermin in Almuñécar, or better said, tonight, as pumping insecticide down into the sewer system is a nocturnal operation.
Too Piddly To Bother With
by Martin Myall •
At the same time that the 500-euro note was born, the 1-centime coin also arrived; 50,000 of which was worth the same as the big-hitting bank note.
Salobreña Centro de Salud
by Martin Myall •
The new Centro de Salud will open on Monday, the 22nd of this month, at long last.
Cyclist Knock over in Almuñécar
by Vivienne Hughes •
A cyclist, described as elderly, was knocked over in the town of Almuñécar Thursday morning by a driver who fled the scene.
Handstands on a Bridge
by Martin Myall •
Fire personnel from the Parque Norte de Granada were called out to rescue a man who fell into the river after doing a handstand on the bridge parapet.
Summer Health-Care Cuts
by Martin Myall •
It happens each year, despite electoral pledges to strengthen the Andaluz Health Service; come summer, services are reduced, even as coastal populations go up.
Giant Squid Spawn
by Martin Myall •
Bathers on Tuesday probably thought that they had come across an alien floating in the water off Playa Velilla but it was just a gooey cloud of eggs laid by a diamond squid.
Another Body from the Sea
by Hugh MacArthur •
Around midday on Thursday, the body of a person appeared off Playa de Cambriles in Castell de Ferro.
Flood Damage Reparations
by Martin Myall •
Perhaps they should rename Salobreña Soggybreña because when it rains any serious amount, you need a canoe to get around the Pontanilla area.
Jet-Ski Intruders
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil nabbed ten jet-skis found off Playa Cantarriján in La Herradura, inside the boundaries of the Paraje Natural Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo. It was the maritime branch of the Guardia Civil that found them, grouped together close to the beach.
Illogical Overtime Claims
by Martin Myall •
The Granada Provincial Law Court considers that there is sufficient evidence to head to trial concerning ex-mayor of Jun, Aurora Suárez Muñoz (PSOE) and two others.