The Policía Local de Vélez-Málaga carried out a sweep of illegal hawkers in the municipalities, confiscating, amongst other items, 330 football shirts.
Counterfeit Clothing Confiscated
by Hugh MacArthur •
Who Released the Kraken?
by Martin Myall •
What has been described as a calamar gigante (giant squid) made an appearance in the surf on Playa Granada today.
Green Park Not So Green
by Martin Myall •
The Asociación de Presidentes de Comunidades de Urbanizaciones Nerjeñas (APCUN) has complained about the state of the Green Ring Park (Anillo Verde).
Child Killed on Jet Ski
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 7-year-old boy died in Hospital Costa del Sol as a result of an accident involving a jet ski on a Marbella beach.
What? No Jellyfish?
by Martin Myall •
During previous summers we’ve suffered jellyfish swarms all along the coast, but this year no such swarms or blooms, are absent.
Fatal Road Accident in Piñar
by Martin Myall •
The body of a man in his early 70s was found in an upturned car within the municipality of Piñar, in the north of the province.
Block Evacuated in La Mamola
by Vivienne Hughes •
Around a score of flats had to be evacuated following a fire on the ground floor of a block of flats on the La Mamola (Polopos) seafront.
Sinpa
by Martin Myall •
Do you recognise that Spanish expression in the title? Sinpa means to walk out without paying (Sin Pagar) or as the British say, do a runner.
Man Loses Life in a Fairground
by Hugh MacArthur •
A middle-aged man died during the local fiestas in Matamá (Vigo/Galicia) when the arm from a octopus (saltamontes) came free.
The Flying Flags Have Flown
by Martin Myall •
… Or better said, somebody stole them. Yes, it’s true, Carchuna/Calahonda woke up one morning to see their flags… gone!
Roadside Remembrance
by Hugh MacArthur •
The tragic event of the Desbandá of 1937, something that nobody dared to mention during the Franco years, is gaining more and more traction as something to commemorate
Town Hall Slashes Lease Price
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar Town Hall has decided to cut by 50% the bidding minimum on the leasing of five establishments under the Paseo del Altillo after nobody came forward.
Missing Autistic Child Found
by Vivienne Hughes •
Staff at the Chiringuito Pepe Oro, near El Peñoncillo in Torrox-Costa, noticed a young boy who had been sitting by himself on the beach for a while.
Dastardly Spiderman!
by Martin Myall •
Down on the Costa Tropical a man disguised as Spiderman carried out a burglary.
Playa Granada Phone Most Comes Online
by Vivienne Hughes •
The 40-metre high telecommunications mast for mobile coverage in the Playa Granada area is now functioning, despite complaints from some locals who live down there.