The Almuñécar fire personnel were left scratching their heads, trying to figure out how a car got to be where it was, and how to get it out. »

There is a newly, opened smoked BBQ joint in Salobreña, aptly named ThisisBBQ.es, with a unique menu for the Costa Tropical. »

A driver had to be treated in hospital, not because of a road accident, but because a pedestrian repeatedly thumped him through his open window. »

The Almuñécar Town Hall has managed to dodge, all told, a 45m-euro payout after a judge sentenced in their favour. »

FACUA, which is a consumer-rights organisation, has reported a major Spanish distributor of Jamón Serrano for fraud. »

Don’t say it too loudly, in case they hear, but so far this summer there have been no jellyfish swarms besieging our beaches. »

There’s always somebody who spoils it for everybody else, and the following is a clear case of just this. »

Motril is cracking down on illegal bill posting around town, wielding a massive 3,000-euro fine on culprits. »

The last time I had been to Purullena, which is close to Guadix, was about ten years ago so my recent trip was a nostalgic one. It takes about 90 minutes to get there from the coast. »

It's summer and lo, Almuñécar gets hit by power cuts, yet again, with just over a week to go before the big day on the 15th and the firework display. »

In the last Plenary Meeting of the Salobreña Town Council a "climatic declaration" put forward by Podemos was unanimously approved. »

The Major of Nerja has backed the Nerja Caves administration over their decision to no longer hold concerts down in the caverns. »

It seems as though the reporting in the regional press about the state of abandonment of the Salobreña fish farm has had an effect. »

The new Mayor of Motril has announced that she will be beefing up the municipal police, as well as building a new police station for them. »

The Peña Escrita (unofficial) zoo has been shedding animals for years and now it's time for the five bears to go. »

A car drove into a builders' trench in a trading estate in Granada (El Florio) next to the Dhul factory. »

A dead shark appeared on Monday on a beach in La Rábita, which is right down the eastern end of the Costa Tropical. »

Costa Women continue to grow its community and last week were excited to welcome its 8,000th member at costawomen.com. »

Salobreña-based fish-farming companies have come and gone and fish pens have multiplied, then almost fizzled out again until obtaining their present state. »

The Motril Town Hall has issued new regulations governing rubbish disposal; what time it can be put out for collection, etc. »

A Granada judge was arrested, accused of domestic violence and then served a restraining order before being released pending trial. »

The death of a 28-year-old woman in Don Benito (Extremadura) was likely caused by an overdose in dietary tablets used in fitness training. »

Four men were injured in a car crash in the early hours of Saturday on the N-340 where it goes under the autovía port-access road (GR-16). »

If it's been hot down here on the coast until recently, imagine what it's has been like in Granada. It's been too hot for choppers. »

The regional police belonging to the Junta de Andalucía have tracked down two people, thought to be responsible for the recent fire in the Cortijo de la Nacla area. They have been charged with causing a forest fire through negligence. »

The Policía Nacional have arrested a British man, accused of raping a 19-year-old woman of the same nationality on holiday in Marbella. »

Artists’ Network Alpujarra is an art collective that raising awareness about climate crisis through Art. »