We now all trundle along the completed A-7 without a second thought but there are those for whom the A-7 project is not over. »

Hotel Playa San Cristóbal in Almuñecar is holding an Oktoberfest on its bar terrace so that we can all enjoy a slice of Bavarian knees up. »

This month's excursion to 'somewhere new' takes us up to Atarfe to a place called El Restaurante Ermita Los Tres Juanes, which is well worth a visit! »

A couple were saved from drowning on an Almuñécar beach yesterday by a municipal policeman and a beachgoer. »

Finally, the 'Salobreña' sign on its entrance roundabout has been reinstalled, with all the appropriate letters standing, convincingly. »

About three years ago there were vehicle break-ins on the Cabra road Well, the Guardia Civil have made another arrest for the same thing; targeting parked cars. »

The first article in our October Looking Back selection deals with an elderly couple who suffered a violent burglary in their flat on the Paseo de Reina Sofía, Almuñécar. Amazingly the two attackers were women and thought nothing of leaving an 84-year-old Belgian man, nude and dying on the floor. Anyway it’s a short article... »

A young man in Almería was arrested after allegedly mugging an elderly British woman. ripping off three necklaces that she was wearing. »

Motril Town Hall has begun work on the facade of the Municipal Market, which will cause restrictions to parking until the 9th. »

Motril Town Hall is in the middle of negotiations with the Junta to unblock its plans before this regional authority for a greenhouse-sector expansion. »

We ran a Front-Page article some months ago on the high-tension-pylon project that would stride across the Valle de Lecrín - there has been good news for its opponents. »

If you’re a music lover and live on the Costa Tropical you may have heard of the guitarist, Bill O’Haire. If you’ve never bothered to see him perform live, you should consider a psychiatric examination... because he’s good... very good. »

Since opening its doors, Restaurante Nº20 in La Herradura has gone from strength to strength, so much so that it seems at times to be bursting at the seams! »

The two fires at the vegetal-processing plant within a fortnight have caused chaos in the farming sector over green-waste disposal. »

The Public Works Department at the Salobreña Town Hall has been busy carrying out maintenance and repairs around town. »

If you want to donate some much needed blood, then you will have a chance in Almuñécar this Monday coming. »

The Almuñécar Councillor for Seguridad Ciudadana y Tráfico warned that the Cross Country race on Sunday will mean streets closed to traffic. »

Almuñécar fire personnel had to tackle a hill fire above Tarmay Wednesday evening, next to the A-7 junction. »

The Policía Local in Motril trapped a burglar inside a bar that he was in the process of doing over on Wednesday. »

A second hill fire in 24 hours within the municipality of Almuñécar was tackled by the local fire service and a helicopter from Infoca. »

The Junta de Andalucía announced that it intends to permit the 'legalisation' of some 327,000 illegal builds within the region. »

The recent floods in the north of our province left 400 hectares of tomatoes, cucumbers, melons and broccoli under a layer of mud. »

When people heard that the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook had provoked the largest repatriation to the UK since WW2, everybody was gobsmacked. »

Whilst a hunter was out trying his hardest to kill things on Saturday, he nearly died himself after falling down a 5-metre deep well. »

Salobreña is spending nearly a million euros on renovating the public-lighting system in Lobres and La Guardia, as well as the town itself. »

The Junta de Andalucía has released 65m euros for ‘urgent operations against adverse natural phenomenon.’ Around 28m euros  of that will be end up as rural-infrastructure maintenance and 20m will go to clearing out the riverbeds of their excessive vegetation. Having seen what has happened further down the Andalusian coastline in Almería and further... »

The body of a man was found on a street in the north-eastern area of Motril on Saturday night with a head injury. »