The first weekend of July has been a testbed for how the pandemic will affect beach use. Sunday the 5th saw overcrowded beaches in Almuñécar and Motril closed.
Calabajío Beach Closed
by Vivienne Hughes •
Playa Granada Overcrowding
by Hugh MacArthur •
A section of Playa Granada had to be closed off Saturday afternoon because it had reached it maximum occupation capacity on the present health norms.
China Accuses Spain
by Martin Myall •
Towards the end of June (26th) researchers discovered traces of SARS-CoV2 in Barcelona, sewage-water samples dating back to March 2019.
Gualchos-Castell Beach Awards
by Vivienne Hughes •
Whilst ecologists have given “black flags” to beaches in Salobreña and Albuñol, beaches in Gualchos-Castell have all the positive ratings possible.
Guardia Rescues Minor
by Vivienne Hughes •
Beachgoers watched in consternation as a minor was being swept out to sea by a strong current off Playa de Caíon (Galicia) at the beginning of the week.
Punta de la Mona Car Accident
by Martin Myall •
Dave and I were returning from distributing in La Herradura on Friday via the Punta when we came across a road accident involving two cars.
Old Furniture on the Streets
by Hugh MacArthur •
Town Hall rubbish-collection workers reported 32 dumped-furniture heaps around Motril with the arrival of summer visitors.
Venta el Gallo Flamenco
by Gazette Reader •
Antonia Heredia has returned after 15 years to the family cave to reopen a business which her late father, Juan Heredia (Juanillo) ran so successfully.
Black Flag Beaches
by Louise Powell •
Ecologistas en Acción has published its annual report on the state of the Costa Tropical beaches, giving a fail mark for two of them.
Acuario & Tourist Train Return
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two new attractions opened up in Almuñécar today; the tourist train and the Aquarium, bringing a normal summer feel to the town.
Easy Jet Leaves Granada
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Granada City Hall, the Provincial Council and the Junta have called for a airport, board meeting after EasyJet closed its office at Granada Airport.
Doggy Beach Reopens
by Martin Myall •
Starting today, you will be able to drag your mutt down to the doggy beach in Motril without it being shot.
Another Motril Cluster
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Motril has admitted that the town has now registered its 8th cluster of infections with a total of seven new infections.
Farmer Investigated over Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 43-year-old farmer from Píñar (northern Granada) is being investigated over a forest fire within the municipality.
Isolated Cases but No Outbreak
by Martin Myall •
The Junta hasn’t confirmed new outbreaks of Coronavirus on the Costa Tropical but does say that there has been a rise in ‘isolated cases.’