A young father has been arrested by the police in Málaga after bursting into a hospital operating theatre and threatening the doctor a nurse.
Utterly Shameful
by Martin Myall •
The sight of an elderly Spanish man sitting outside his house on a chair, enjoying the cool of the evening is timeless, however the recent incident of two young women in Santa Elena (Jaen) repeatedly spitting on such a person is more of a ‘sign of the times,’ than ‘timeless.’ The said video was posted…
Horse Lovers’ Treat
by Martin Myall •
Hundreds of Almuñequeros and visitors virtually filled the provisional bull ring to witness Andalusian Horse Dressage at its best, during the 90 minutes that the horse show lasted.
Another Fine Mess
by Martin Myall •
The City Hall of Granada is set to take less than half of the amount that they hoped to rake in through traffic fines; the 2011 budget had made provisions for an income of 14 million euros, whereas it ‘only’ saw 6.7m.
Green Cooperation
by Martin Myall •
The First Councillor for Carchuna-Calahonda, Concepción Abarca, seen here with the Mayor of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro, and her Vice-Mayor, Nicolás Navarro, took a walk around the spruced-up Camino del Puntal, which is between the cemetery and the Calahonda football ground.
Tarmacking and Verge Clearing
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Town Hall has been busy tidying up the verges of the municipality’s country lanes, cutting back the grass along the access lane for Pago de Guerra, just above La Herradura
.22 D.I.Y. Rifle
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil at the Puerto de Motril arrested a man for being in possession of an illegal weapon. It was during a routine embarking search of vehicles waiting to board the Volcán de Tejada ferry that the police found the homemade firearm inside a luxury car with a French number plate.
Almost Jailed for Death Threats
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Law courts have sentenced a woman from Almuñécar to a 1-year suspended prison sentence for issuing death threats against a family-help worker.
Music School Survives
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Town Hall and the teaching staff at the Municipal Music School have reached an accord that will keep the school running, after all indicated that it would be closed down due to a lack of funding.
Spectacular Freestyle A Success
by Martin Myall •
Over 4,000 spectators packed into the Almuñécar municipal stadium, Francisco Bonet, to witness Dylan Trul win the Nacional de Freestyle de Almuñécar.
The Pleasant Hells
by Vanessa Bosch •
Close to the town of Loja, which is the capital of the Poniente de Granada, or western Granada, Río Genil runs through a 20m-deep canyon, after flowing over a waterfall called, Cola de Caballo (Horse Tail).
Folksy Baza
by Martin Myall •
Up in the north-western corner of the province of Granada you won’t find many villages or roads – it’s the least populated area of the province, so you wouldn’t think that a lot happens up there, but you would be wrong.
Dúrcal’s Health Problem
by Vanessa Bosch •
For the last few months there has been a progressive deterioration in the quality of public healthcare in Dúrcal, many people feel, and the reason is that where there were four doctors in the Centro de Salud, now there are only two, who also have to cover the emergency department.
Chiringuitos Rescue Town Hall
by Martin Myall •
On the 6th of August Salobreña announced that it didn’t have enough money to replace the missing or damaged wooden walkways on the beaches – such was the state of the municipal coffers. Bathers were not happy.
Brief Independence?
by Martin Myall •
Torrenueva and Carchuna-Calahonda fought for a long time to gain administrative independence from Motril, eventually achieving it, albeit to a semi-autonomous degree, but now with the Government cuts, their independent state can be very brief, indeed.