A man on an electric scooter was hit and injured by a bus in the centre of Granada yesterday.
Another Electric Scooter Accident
by Martin Myall •
Dead Turtle Washed Up
by Hugh MacArthur •
Walkers along Carchuna beach discovered the body of a tortuga boba (loggerhead sea turtle) on Wednesday the 13th, which is an endangered species.
Missing Motril Man
by Vivienne Hughes •
SOS Desaparecidos, which is an association that helps to locate missing persons, has reported the case of a missing man from Motril who disappeared on the 26th of February.
Our Weather Page
by Martin Myall •
We’ve overhauled the weather page by switching the source from El Tiempo.es to the official Spanish meteorological agency AEMET.
Phone Thieves Nabbed
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil have arrested two Romanian men suspected of carrying out numerous acts of theft on the Costa Tropical as well as inland within the province.
Grenade in A Cave
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil, bomb disposal squad were called in to destroy a Spanish-Civil-War era hand grenade that had been discovered in a cave in Vélez de Benaudalla.
The Prehistory of Women
by Louise Powell •
This really is a last-minute reminder that a very interesting lecture is being given in Motril this evening on women through the centuries.
Sierra Nevada Road Rockslide
by Hugh MacArthur •
A rock slide affecting the ascending lane of the access road to Sierra Nevada (A-395) on Saturday is causing traffic-flow problems.
Four Rescued on Sierra Nevada
by Martin Myall •
Yet again the Guardia Civil mountain-rescue service (Greim) has been busy rescuing snowboarders and skiers up on Sierra Nevada.
La Herradura Fiestas
by Louise Powell •
La Herradura will be celebrating its village fiestas, San José, from the 15th to the 19th of this month.
Grateful for The Rain
by Martin Myall •
Farmers within the Río Verde, Río Seco and Río Jate valleys have breathed a sigh of relief thanks to the rain over the last few days, because it has been a respite.
Solo Türk
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Turkish Air Force will be supplying a single-aircraft, aerobatic, demonstration team for the Motril Air Show in June.
Boats from Beach Removed
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar Town Hall has decided to clear its shores of unregistered small boats that have been left beached there.
Clamp Down on Mobiles at School
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Junta de Andalucía has decided to forbid the use of mobile phones in school classrooms, corridors and dining & recreation areas within the region of Andalucía.
Slip Sliding Away
by Martin Myall •
No, it’s not about Carmenes del Mar in La Herradura, but the Camino de Beas, in the upper part of Sacromonte (Granada) whose access road has disappeared. And it’s not the first time.