The animal protection branch of the Guardia Civil, Seprona, was tasked with capturing a 1.5-long snake from somebody’s drainpipe. »

Gazette reader, who lives above the Alfa Mar junction on the Salobreña/Almuñecar municipal border, informs us that there has been an accident resulting in a car leaving the road. »

The Guardia Civil rescued a family from a house fire on Plaza de España in Otura, which is just outside the city of Granada. »

There was a mountain-brush fire in area of Los Guájares yesterday evening, which broke out a little before 18.00h. »

What has happened in Motril is arguably a demonstration of how for some politicians, neither ideology nor the good of the town even enters into their equations. »

Today's Looking Back article deals with a confusing traffic-light set up in Almuñécar, which was producing quite a few traffic fines. That's the one on the P-4 junction. »

Unless there are major surprises the PP candidate for Mayor, Luisa García Chamorro will be sworn in as Mayor of Motril on Saturday morning. »

There has been a last minute reprieve for Chiringuito Oleaje on Playa Granada in Motril after an investor came forward with a million euros. »

A man, who is no stranger to the Guardia Civil, was arrested in Almuñécar, suspected of carrying out a robbery in a bar in town. »

It's that time of year when high-school exams are taking place across the nation; plenty of nail biting but what happened in Valencia is something else. »

There was a scare yesterday in Almuñécar after a woman reported that somebody was having difficulty reaching the beach whilst paddle surfing. »

The Guardia Civil pulled over an Almuñécar lorry driver on the A-4 (Madrid-Cádiz) who was seriously over the limit. »

A Frenchman, resident of Peñíscola, went missing on the 27th of May and then on the 6th of June they found a folder with his car docs on a beach. »

There is a 2-year girl in the municipality of Almuñécar that has an IQ of 146, who can read, write and knock out simple tunes on her keyboard. »

The Infoca fire-fighters didn't get much of a rest after last summer owing to out-of-season fires but they're ready to go again now. »

The struggle between the police forces and the drug gangs that grow and trade marihuana has also become a war between gangs. »

The Motril fishing sector has suffered a new blow after the introduction of more restrictive regulations concerning trawling. »

My name is Elki, originally from Mexico but I have been living in London for the last 13 years. I am a professional chef that has taken the route of healthy living, responsible, conscious, and ethical use of ingredients and processes. »

Stay away from the Cabra road that leads to Granada from Almuñécar, passing through Otívar… there’s a bloody bicycle event on this morning! »

An American citizen on the run was arrested in Guargacho (Tenerife), as part of a joint police operation (Operación Nkorina) with the FBI. »

The young man who had a motorbike accident on the N-340 where it passes through the municipality of Salobreña last Sunday died from his injuries on Tuesday. »

Just a week after the municipal elections a preliminary deal has been struck between the PP and Ciudadanos which could give the mayoralty to the former. »

Alcaucín in the Axarquia has a Belgian Mayor, Mario Blancke, there appears to be a movement to have a Spanish one. »

early 50 clubs and associations will gather in Almuñécar's Parque Majuelo on Saturday the 8th for the annual clubs fair. »

The Guardia Civil bagged four young individuals from Guájar Faragüit after the discovery of an indoor marihuana plantation. »

We begin the month for our Looking Back section with an article about a shooting in Almuñécar's Parque Majuelo. The actual shooting took place in March, but the arrests took place in June. »

The paperwork for the Hotel Boutique in Salobreña started back in 2003 but the economic crisis got in the way... until now. »