The story behind the new Mercado Municipal in Almuñécar is a drawn out litany of botch job after botch job.
Municipal Market Woes
by Martin Myall •
Sewage in the Sea?
by Vivienne Hughes •
Guadalfeo-Ecologistas en Acción have brought to the attention of the authorties the presence of untreated domestic and industrial wastewater discharges, ending up in barrancos and irrigation ditches along the Costa Tropical.
Noisy Moped Campaign
by Martin Myall •
Gualchos-Castell de Ferro Town Hall has launched a campaign to crack down on noisy scooters and mopeds, which tear around the villages, many with defective bafflers on their exhausts.
Another Strong Granada Earthquake
by Martin Myall •
Another earthquake felt at 10.38h
Bizarre Accident
by Hugh MacArthur •
There was almost a surreal accident that took place in the Malaga-fairground caseta (bar) when a man in a state of drunkenness got his head stuck under a table.
Drunk and Doubly Dangerous
by Martin Myall •
Málaga Policía Local have arrested a driver of a PHV (like Uber or something similar) after a dangerous chase through the western area of the capital to change the him.
Nerja Centro de Salud News
by Martin Myall •
Nobody can accuse administrations of rushing things, so the Junta’s and the Nerja Town Hall progress on a new Centro de Salud can hardly be described as meteoric.
Hotel Olas Reopening Postponed
by Martin Myall •
What used to be Hotel Carmen along Avenida Europa in Almuñécar, later modernised and renamed, Hotel Olas, was severely damaged on Easter Monday by an explosion. Hopes were to reopen come summer. The cause of the explosion has not been made public but supposedly it had something to do with the boilers – the result…
Body Found in the Water
by Vivienne Hughes •
Whilst the life an elderly man was saved on a beach in Torrenueva Costa yesterday, a woman in her 60 drowned off a beach in Rincón de la Victoria.
Life Saved in Torrenueva Costa
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man in his late 70s was rescued in the sea off a Torrenueva Costa beach yesterday, more or less in front of Restaurante El Churrasco.
Mutilated Ears & Amputated Tails
by Martin Myall •
The Environmental Department of the Guardia Civil, Seprona, in Cáceres (Extremadura) rescued an Italian Mastiff hound which had mutiliated ears and its tail chopped off.
Morocco Thwarts Second Invasion
by Martin Myall •
Following the diplomatic standoff with Spain last a fortnight, Morocco showed that it can completely freeze the border by preventing a single migrant from reaching Ceuta when it wants.
Not Doing Their Job?
by Vivienne Hughes •
Each summer the Almuñécar fleet of cleaning skiffs plies the waters off the town’s beaches, skimming off floating rubbish and questionable discarded objects.
Three Earth Tremors
by Martin Myall •
We say three earth tremors but there have, in fact, been eleven in Spain yesterday up to 21.00h but only two in the Province of Granada.
Police Firearms Stolen
by Martin Myall •
Four standard-issue firearms have gone missing from the Policía Local building in Rincón de la Victoria. These handguns had been handed in by officers upon their retirement and hadn’t yet been reassigned to active-duty personnel.