If you have driven along Salobreña seafront road recently, you can’t help but notice what a bad state it is in, with emerging potholes all along it.
Beachfront-Road Potholes
by Martin Myall •
Rockfall Blocks Playa Rijana Access
by Hugh MacArthur •
Gualchos-Castell de Ferro Town Hall is evaluating how to best deal with the rockslide that has closed access to the popular, Playa Riajana.
Dog Rescued from Guadalfeo
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Fire Department and the Salobreña Policía Local worked together to pull a dog from the waters of Río Guadalfeo, which is in full flood.
Río Dúrcal Bursts Its Banks
by Martin Myall •
Río Dúrcal, where it passes through its namesake, has broken out of its riverbanks and is threatening the old Roman Bridge.
Los Nordicos: Nicke Bäcklund
by Helena Molin Valdés •
We have many exciting members from Scandinavia in Los Nórdicos (AHN-CN) on the Costa Tropical. Nicke Bäcklund is one of them and he shared his story with us during one weekly gathering.
Waiting for the Rain to Stop
by Martin Myall •
Whilst nobody died in the flooding of Quentar (unlike what happened in Valencia a while back) there has been a loss of domestic animals.
Ref Accused of Sexual Assault
by Hugh MacArthur •
Referee Miguel González was arrested for alleged sexual assault prior to officiating the Granada vs. Racing match on last Sunday.
Gales Batter the Economy
by Martin Myall •
The province of Granada has been knocked sideways by this string of gales, devesating crops, damaging infrastructure, causing evacuations from hard hit towns and even the loss of life.
Lost Life Saving Her Dog
by Vivienne Hughes •
A woman in her mid 40s lost her life in Sayalonga on Wednesday, trying to help her dog after it fell into the Río Turvilla.
Stolen Car Intercepted at Port
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil based in Motril Port arrested a man in his early 40s after trying to get a stolen vehicle onto the ferry for Melilla in North Africa.
Reservoirs Dumping Water
by Martin Myall •
Between midnight Monday and 10.00h Friday, Granada’s reservoirs released 36,000… million, litres of water. That’s a figure too large to get your head around.
Lobres Sinkhole Problem
by Editor •
Not all storm damage results in trees blown over and beach fixtures broken, because in the case of Lobres, the continual rain has opened up a small sinkhole.
Narco-RIBS in the Bay
by Martin Myall •
OK, having spoken with our good friend and colleague, Juanma de Haro, retired Ideal journalist and La Herradura resident, here is some news on what is happening in the bay.
Cars Swept Away
by Vivienne Hughes •
Fire personnel based in Cádiar were called out to confirm that two cars that had been swept down the Río Chico in Órgiva on Wednesday had nobody in them.
Drug-Runner Impunity?
by Martin Myall •
Residents can be forgiven for thinking that the Guardia Civil are doing nothing about the narco-RIBs, bobbing about in La Herradura bay with apparent impunity.