Three members of a family; two men and their mother, were injured when their van collided with a horse on the N-340 between Motril and Torrenueva. The animal had escaped from a field near Motril. It took seven hours before the animal, which was in agony, was put down.
Farmacia de Guardia – Almunecar, August
by Editor •
Here is a complete timetable of Farmacias de Guardia for Almunecar during this month of August, i.e., the ones on duty on each particular day, right through the night in case of emergencies. It’s in Spanish, but you won’t need a Master’s degree to understand it.
I Costa Tropical Gastronomic Fair
by Editor •
Well, they pulled it off, with over 30,000 people visiting the Costa Tropical’s first combined gastronomic fair, in a good part, thanks to the organizational pull and punch of the Ideal provincial newspaper, who got the whole thing going.
Drowned Man Found off Salobrena Beach
by Editor •
The body of a man aged between 40 and 50 was found floating just off a Salobrena beach on the 24th of July, between the Penon (Peñon) and La Caleta.
Benny’s Aquittal Confirmed
by Editor •
The provincial law court has just confirmed the ex-Mayor’s acquittal by the local court in Motril, together with the other five councillors that stood trial with him over the illegally-built sports hall in the Rio Jate vega.
A-7 Protests
by Editor •
Politicians, business owners and residents in general gathered along the N-340 where it passes through Torrenueva to protest at the lack of progress on the Mediterranean motorway (autovia) where it passes through the province of Granada – i.e., the only province in the whole of the Mediterranean coastline of Spain that does not have the A-7 thoroughfare.
Lobres TDT Connected
by Editor •
Well, the new boys in the Salobrena Town Hall appear to have their act together as Lobres can actually enjoy the TV now, along with the rest of Spain. Until now the TDT (Television Digital Terrestre) has been pretty rubbish.
Mayor’s Reassurance on 7 Star
by Martin Myall •
The Mayoress of Almunecar, Trinidad Herrera, had a meeting in Granada with the provincial Delegate for the Junta, Maria Jose Sanchez about the latest development on the 7-star hotel, planned for Cotobro (Peñon del Lobo) and its building licence.
Marina Projects and the POT
by Editor •
Coastal News: The Junta de Andalucia has announced that it will try to develop the resources of the municipalities on the Costa Tropical through its POT (Plan de Ordenacion del Territorio), which is the area equivalent to a municipalities PGOU (General Urban Development Plan).
Velez Benaudalla Fete
by Editor •
The Arab Market will be situated in la Haza la Laguna Friday 29th 21:00 hrs: Inauguration of the IV Expo Nazarí 21:30 hrs. Parade with zancudos (performers on stilts) & Acrobats Show 22:00 hrs. Banda de Música concert Saturday 30th 10:30 hrs. Opening of day market and beginning of activity workshops in the children’s Rincon…
Postbox Peril
by Editor •
(Alpujarra) A couple in Cádiar were arrested for allegedly fraudulently obtaining 21,000 euros from five victims, thanks to personal information stolen from their letterbox.
Banks and Beds
by Editor •
(Granada capital) A 25-year-old man forced the main door of a bank and once inside, decided to bed down for the night next to the managers desk – fair!
Pekinese Slaying in Blue
by Editor •
(Granada Altiplano) Great title, eh? What’s it about though: local policeman ventilates Pekinese dog with his firearm. Read on!
East European Mugged & Stabbed
by Editor •
(Regional News) It might not be politically correct to say the obvious, but when you hear of a stabbing, involving an Eastern European, the said person isn’t normally on the receiving end.
Around eleven in the evening a 37-year-old Eastern-European man was forced into a stairwell in an apartment block along Calle Alfambra in Málaga by small swarthy chap with a knife. Once inside, two other men joined the aggressor; all three were described as being dark-skinned and short. They thought that it might be a good idea for him to hand over all his cash – he wasn’t too keen.
19 in Only 4!
by Editor •
(Regional News) A police helicopter captured a biker on camera who managed to knock up 19 driving infractions in only four minutes! Hey, gotta say, Guys, that my Mary would knock up 19 driving infractions before she even got the car out of the garage, which would take about four hours, admittedly, but that’s a different story.