The inhabitants of a block of flats in Motril had to be temporarily evacuated whilst fire personnel dealt with a fire in a 2nd-floor flat.
Flat Fire in Motril
by Hugh MacArthur •
Wine: Las Dosces
by Bruja del Vino •
This month’s wine choice is 100% Bobal from Bodegas Chozas Carrascal, D.O Utiel-Requena
Seniors’ Residential Complex
by Vivienne Hughes •
In the Plenary Meeting of Salobreña Town Council yesterday a motion for a building licence for a complex for the elderly in the beach area of the town was approved.
Almuñécar Collection Suspended
by Vivienne Hughes •
Almuñécar Town Hall announced that it has suspended the collection of food, water and other necessities for the worst hit towns of Valencia.
Expensive, Dangerous & Ineffective
by Martin Myall •
The Maracena Policía Local pulled a young rider over for dangerous driving who explained that he had been trying to impress two young girls from the town.
A Ray of Light
by Martin Myall •
One of the tasks that had been giving rescuers nightmares was the pumping out of the water in the underground car park beneath the Centro Comercial Bonaire in Aldaia, as they feared the worse.
Subterranean Grumblings
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst media attention is zooming in on Paiporta and other affected towns in Valencia, there have been three minor earth tremors in the Comarca de Axarquía in the province of Málaga in less than a week.
Costa Tropical Solidarity
by Vivienne Hughes •
We’ve previously reported on efforts in Almuñécar to send supplies to Valencia, but the capital of Costa Tropical, Motril, is also demonstrating the solidarity of its inhabitants.
Some Iburofen Withdrawn
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS) has ordered the withdrawal of two products from the market.
Desperation Turns into Anger
by Martin Myall •
The inhabitants of Paiporta poured out their emotion in the form of anger during the King’s visit, together with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez and the Prime Minister of the Autonomous Region of Valencia (Generalitat) Carlos Mazón.
Pipework Flooded Again
by Martin Myall •
For the second time in less than a fortnight the pipeline-laying work in the bed of Río Guadalfeo where it passes through the canyon has been damaged by surges in the river.
Cotobro to Marine del Este
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa Tropical is working on the a draft project and a feasibility study for a walkway between the Marina and Cotobro beach.
Food Bank Operation
by Martin Myall •
We were in Almuñécar this morning to report on the essential goods being collected for Valencia and had the chance to speak with the Mayor, Juan Jose Ruíz Joya.
Life Upside Down
by Martin Myall •
Soon the focus of media attention will move on long before even a hint of normality returns to Paiporta in Valencia and to continue reporting on it will fail to arouse interest no matter its importance.
Reader: Nuisance Aircraft
by Gazette Reader •
We received an online letter to the editor about aircraft flying low along the coast causing a disturbance.