A 56-year-old man from Vélez de Benaudalla is helping the police with their enquiries into the hill fire there on the 23rd of March.
Fire Suspect Arrested
by Vivienne Hughes •
Retrieving The Dead
by Vivienne Hughes •
A group of archaeologists from the University of Granada has begun exhuming the mass graves of Franco’s victims in Órgiva and identifying them.
Man Transporting Firearms Arrested
by Martin Myall •
A Belgian man of Moroccan origin was intercepted in a Madrid bus station with a bag containing firearms.
An Unusual Theft
by Martin Myall •
You could expect somebody to steal your phone, even your car… but your home, and we’re not talking about squatters but rather somebody making off with it!
Sorting Out The Beach Parking
by Martin Myall •
Motril Town Hall has decided that it is time to sort out the gravelled road that gives access to parking on Playa Granada, and have levelled it with a front loader.
Raimundo & The Giant Snowball
by Martin Myall •
I went to Jorge & Merche’s cafe-bar (El Molino) in Nigüelas and sat on the terrace across from Raimundo and we exchanged greetings.
Two Motions Approved
by Martin Myall •
In a recent Plenary Meeting of the Motril Town Council, two motions were unanimously approved.
The Cool Chipmunk
by Martin Myall •
A new participant in the Festival Aéreo Internacional de Motril has been announced; the De Havilland Chipmunk!
Tapirina Home Security
by Martin Myall •
Tapirina Group is a nationwide, authorised-distributor company belonging to Johnson Controls-ADT, world leader in Security and Alarm Systems.
No Parking Charge for Workers?
by Martin Myall •
One of the Salobreña opposition parties is demanding that people who work on the beach should not have to pay Blue-Zone Parking there.
Nobody Wants Immigrants
by Martin Myall •
The Spanish right-wing parties, Partido Popular de Armilla and far-right Vox in five different municipalities reject, an immigrant centre being placed on an air base.
Clearing The Beaches of Debris
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar municipal cleaning crews belonging to FCC were out at the beginning of the week clearing up all the debris brought down by the rivers and ramblas.
Time-Share Scam
by Vivienne Hughes •
A criminal organisation, which operated internationally specialising in massive fraud in the time-share sector, was busted by the Policía Nacional in Málaga.
Skiing Season Extended?
by Hugh MacArthur •
Yesterday the Sierra Nevada slopes, despite the arrival of spring, had 92.6 km of skiable slopes with a depth of between 100 and 175 cm, making it one of the best ski resorts still open.
They Are Still Cropping Up
by Martin Myall •
It’s not the first time that a hand grenade belonging to the First World War has turned up here in Spain in a shipment of potatoes from France.