Last weekend the Guardia Civil arrested a man, suspected of selling drugs in a bar in La Herradura. He is in his 30s and has a criminal record, it appears.
Arrest in La Herradura
by Hugh MacArthur •
Maid Found Dead in Pool
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional are investigating the death of a domestic-help worker in a private pool in Marbella, whose body was discovered by a neighbour, earlier this week.
Jab Push Continues
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Andalusian Public Health System continues to race through its vaccination programme, targeting people under 40; the age group most affected now.
Big Jellyfish reach Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
The beach-hopping jellyfish invasion from the Land of Giants has started; abandon your sandcastle retreat! Yes, the bloated blighters have arrived in Salobreña.
Paseo Works Causes Annoyance
by Martin Myall •
Much to the annoyance of locals and tourists, work recommenced on the eastern end of the seafront paseo, in front of Salomar 2000, with heavy machinery present.
Terrible Timing?
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña scored own goals when they shut a main road artery to prune palm trees and then started digging up the paseo, yet Calahonda’s guilty of bad timing, too.
Covid Figures 27th July
by Martin Myall •
We don’t publish these as often as we did during the height of the Pandemic, but with warnings of a general increase, readers can see here what the situation is.
Granada Ground Grumblings
by Martin Myall •
Our provincial capital and its surrounding towns were suprised by another burst of earth tremors within a space of just four hours yesterday.
Salobreña Sea Stain Reappears
by Martin Myall •
The unsightly cream-coloured trail has reappeared floating off Salobreña’s beaches much to the chagrin of the Mayor and disgust of bathers.
Scammers Target Restaurants
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Almuñécar Policía Local has warned about a scam being carried out against the hostelry sector by supposed representatives of electricity companies.
Pitres Fire under Control
by Martin Myall •
Infoca has declared the Pitres hill fire as “controlled,” which means that it is contained but not completely out.
Youngsters Hand in Lost Wallet
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst three youngster in Torrenueva gave their generation a bad name, over in Almuñécar two from the same generation, handed in a lost wallet full of money.
Polluted Mamola Beach Closed
by Martin Myall •
Polopos Town Hall, which is responible for the coastal village of La Mamola decided to temporarily close the Playa de Castillo de Baños because of E-Coli in the seawater.
Torrenueva Barranco Fire
by Martin Myall •
Personnel from the Motril fire service and fire fighters belonging to the forest-fire body, Infoca struggled last night to tackle a fire near the Torrenueva tunnel.
Fell Down Lift Shaft
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man had to be rescued by fire personnel after he stepped into a lift shaft and fell several meters down onto the roof of the lift compartment.