Three policemen belonging to the Policía Nacional were found guilty of keeping money and drugs taken from drug busts in 2008 and 2010.
What’s Going On with the A7?
by Martin Myall •
A socialist MP had some harsh words for the Government’s decision to re-evaluate the price tag for two stretches of motorway: the A7 between La Herradura and the A44 between Izbor and Velez de Benaudalla.
II Festival de Parapente de Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
The II Festival de Parapente de Almuñécar on Sunday 30th turned out well with around a hundred enthusiasts from several European countries taking part, thanks, as well, to the excellent weather.
Getting High & Preventing Flu
by Axel E. Thieke G.P. •
There are preventative treatments for mountain sickness, but they may have some serious side effects and therefore alternatives have been sought.
Researchers randomized 90 healthy non-acclimated adults to receive 600mg of oral Ibuprofen or placebo every 6 hours, beginning 6 hours before rapidly ascending from an altitude of 1.000 to 4.000 meters. It was measured how often symptoms of acute mountain sickness such as headaches, dizziness, disorientation occurred and how severe they were.
Burriana Underground Parking Assigned
by Martin Myall •
The Town Council of Nerja has awarded the contract for the building of the underground car park in Burriana to Sardalla Española, S.A. and Sondeos, Inyecciones y Trabajos Especiales, S.A.
Wrong Diagnosis
by Martin Myall •
The Regional Health Service (SAS) has been ordered to pay 136,473 euros in compensation to a man who was treated at the Motril area hospital, Santa Ana.
Fined over Megaphone
by Martin Myall •
The municipal police have opened up a fining process against one of the protesters that had gather in front of the town hall for breaking the local by-laws about noise.
Abuse of Police Powers?
by Martin Myall •
The left-wing party, IU, has had its complaint accepted by a judge concerning a ‘massive identification’ process, carried out by the authorities during the protests outside the Lower House of Parliament.
Defective Civic Centre
by Martin Myall •
The La Herradura Civic Centre has only been in existence for six years, but from the very beginning it has been plagued by bad workmanship, or as the Spanish say, chapuzas (botch jobs).
Almuñécar Old Town Crumbles
by Martin Myall •
If you venture up into the Barrio San Miguel, Almuñécar, where the castle stands, you will find at least two streets cordoned off with work barriers or fences: Calle Clavelico and Calle Nueva.
Thoughtful Thief?
by Martin Myall •
A man who had just robbed two bars, popped into the kitchen of the second one and asked them how much they earned for a day’s work, which he handed back.
Pedestrian Killed in Torrox
by Martin Myall •
A man was killed after being knocked down by a car on a road in Torrox, according to the Jefatura Provincial de Tráfico.
Dying for an iPhone?
by Martin Myall •
A 15-year-old German lass nearly lost her life, as well as her iPhone, when it fell down amongst some large boulders. She had been walking along the river bank, where the boulders are to shore up the riverbank. Apparently the girl’s iPhone somehow managed to slip from her pocket or hand (it’s not clear) and…
Torched Cars Investigated
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil based in Nerja are investigating the circumstances behind an incident in which five cars were completely gutted by fire in the early ours of one morning.
Cristalería Joaquín Contreras
by Martin Myall •
Glass curtains and frameless glazing at Cristaleria Joaquin Contreras in Almuñécar