The introduction of the V16 emergency beacon as an obligatory accessory for motorists has caused a lot of doubt, though most have been answered… except one.
ITVs & Emergency Beacons
by Hugh MacArthur •
Rescued Trapped in Snow
by Vivienne Hughes •
During probably the coldest weekend this winter, the Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue teams were out on Saturday rescuing a total of eleven people.
Muncipal Pool for Gualchos
by Martin Myall •
The Asociación de Vecinos Cueva de la Virgen in Gualchos has presented almost a thousand signatures in support of a municipal swimming pool in Gualchos.
Castell Joins Beaches
by Martin Myall •
Gualchos-Castell de Ferro Town Hall has put out to tender a project to connect the beaches in front of the urban centre to Playa Cambriles.
Public Medical Workers Strike
by Martin Myall •
Doctors in the public health system have called for a strike starting February the 16th, continuing the strike action that began in recent months.
Pharmacy for Playa Granada
by Martin Myall •
Playa Granada might be expanding but there has always been a lack of amenities such as shops, bank branches and pharmacists down there. This will be changing.
Hill Fire Compensation Payout
by Martin Myall •
Readers will remember the hillfire in the summer of 2024 that incinerated parts of the municipal hinterland in Almuñécar and La Herradura. Well compensation is still awaited.
Car Falls Down Embankment
by Martin Myall •
Five young people were in a car in Limonar (a barrior in the east of the city of Málaga) that left the road and fell down an embankment, coming to rest on its roof.
Gale Savages Beach
by Martin Myall •
The first major gale this year has once again left its mark on Playa Granada, (Motril) leaving it with a sizeable ledge at the shoreline.
The Unfairer Sex
by Martin Myall •
A woman in her early 40s was arrested in Ronda (Málaga) by the Policía Nacional, accused of two muggings.
Damaged Street Lighting Repaired
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña’s Public Works Department has been carrying out temporary repairs to public lighting on the TH1 – that’s the area between El Peñón and La Guardia.
Bus Station Problems
by Martin Myall •
The Vice Secretary of the Almuñécar PSOE, Josué Díaz, criticised the “serious state of abandonment, deterioration, and lack of maintenance in the bus station.”
High-school Location Controversy
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Almuñécar recently announced that the Town Hall had chosen a building plot for a new secondary-education school for La Herradura.
Unusual Honesty
by Martin Myall •
The Albolote Local Police were surprised, to say the least, when they received a call from a man to say that he had dinked a car and driven away but feeling guilty, he wanted to confess.
Daughters Sued Father
by Martin Myall •
A father who had admonished his teenage daughters for going out and staying until the early hours, ended up in the defendant’s dock, after they took him to court.