There was a bit of a scare in a fairground attractions park in Almería on Friday evening when one of the machines got stuck, leaving 16 passengers stranded 50 metres up.
Fairground Attraction Incident
by Martin Myall •
No Housing, No Workers
by Vivienne Hughes •
Nerja has a problem, the business sector says; they cannot find workers and the reason is that there is no affordable housing for them
Maro Hill Fire Out
by Hugh MacArthur •
The regional forest firefighting service, Infoca, declared the hill fire behind Maro (Nerja) as extinguished at 17.00h on the Wednesday the 26th.
Finn Burnt to Death in Órgiva
by Martin Myall •
A homeless Finnish citizen in his early 50s set fire to himself in Órgiva on Wednesday the 5th of last month, after pouring alcohol onto himself.
Child On A Ledge
by Martin Myall •
The Policía National in Granada managed save a 4-year-old girl, who has autism spectrum disorder, from falling some ten metres.
Expensive Toilet Rolls,
by Martin Myall •
The Catalan High Court considered as justified the dismissal of the hotel, housekeeping manager, who had stolen six rolls of toilet paper from the hotel and left with them through the back door.
Forgotten in A Minibus
by Martin Myall •
The driver of a minibus has been arrested for allegedly leaving an elderly man, forgotten, in the vehicle, which led to his death. He is facing a manslaughter charge.
Two Drug-Related Arrests
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil arrested two, middle-aged individuals in Almuñécar, suspected of drug trafficking, after a cocaine was found in their vehicle when stopped at a road check.
Nitric Acid Attack
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man was arrested after throwing aqua fortis (nitric acid) into the face of a security guard who was on duty at the Granada bus station.
Granada Jihadist Faces Imprisonment
by Martin Myall •
A man in Huétor Tájar (Loja) faces five years imprisonment for urging others to carry out terrorist acts.
Dicing with Death
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil in Almería identified, located, and are now investigating the driver of an articulated lorry who reversed up for nearly half a kilometre on the A -7 to reach a turn off behind him.
Big Mat, La Mezquita – Cozvíjar
by Promotional Article •
This large hardware and kitchen fittings store really has everything. From building materials, tiling, doors, windows, paints, garden tools, generators, compressors, water pumps, work clothes and a long et cetra.
Goodbye Code 78
by Hugh MacArthur •
The DGT is preparing a change to adapt to the new reality for drivers in Spain by eliminating Code 78. What’s that? It’s the restriction applied if you learn to drive in an automatic, which barred you from driving manual-gear vehicles.
Beached Dolphin Helped Back
by Vivienne Hughes •
It was one Sunday on a beach in Castell de Ferro beach when bathers saw a dolphin approaching the shore so they started filming it with their mobiles.
Road Widening Needed
by Vivienne Hughes •
Every summer we are reminded that the section of the N-340 between Salobreña and Torrenueva Costa badly needs another lane becaue of the traffic pouring off the A-44 where it connects at the coast.