Guardia Civil officers based in Motril nabbed two drivers caught driving at speeds of more than 80 km/h within the municipality over the established limit.
They’re Back!
by Martin Myall •
It’s big, it’s blue and it’s coming for you! Well, not exactly, because they go where ever the wind and tide take them. The Portuguese Man-o’-War!
No Safe Pedestrian Way
by Gazette Reader •
A reader writes in to speak about the lack of safe pedestrian access to La Herradura.
Durcal’s Cycling Champion
by Martin Myall •
Héctor Esturillo López is a cyclist from Dúrcal, but no ordinary cyclists because he competed in the Copa de España de Ciclismo Paralímpico 2026.
Jazz in Motril
by Louise Powell •
It looks like Motril will be offering some competition to Almuñécar come July because they will be hosting their own Jazz Festival.
Frigiliana’s Vantage-Point Telescopes
by Vivienne Hughes •
Frigiliana Town Hall has installed four telescopes at viewpoints around the municipality, thanks to a donation from the family of Expedito Arrabal Ruiz.
Illegal Dumps in the Axarquía
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil in the Axarquia (Málaga) have been busy tracking and arresting the cultprits behind the dumping of 160,000 tonnes of building rubble and other waste.
Dog Eats Dog Situation
by Editor •
Is nothing sacred? Imagine that you’re out walking your lap-poodle-type dog when a large dangerous-looking dog chews into it. It’s just not cricket, is it!
Sexto Elemento – Bobal (Utiel-Requena)
by Bruja del Vino •
There are wines that speak softly, and others that speak clearly of place, effort, and conviction.
Nigüela’s Drowning
by Martin Myall •
A man in Nigüelas lost his life on Saturday the 18th in an abseiling accident in the upper reaches of Río Torrrente in a barranco.
Doctors & Falling Objects
by Martin Myall •
Female doctors don’t seem to be having much luck as far as something falling on them go, it seems, as is the recent case of a doctor being hit by a falling tree in Granada last month.
Fish on Costa Tropical
by Helena Molin Valdés •
The fishing season started in March again in Motril, after two months of borrascas and little over a month of ‘biological pause,’ scheduled every six months.
Angler Falls Down Cliff,
by Martin Myall •
A Guardia Civil rescue helicopter lifted an angler off the rocks yesterday morning after he had suffered a fall.
Commemorative 10-Euro Coin
by Martin Myall •
There’s a new coin coming worth ten euros but… it’s for collectors rather than normal circulation as there will only be 4,000 of them minted.
Fly-Tipping on Public Square
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro, is not happy about the state of Plaza Cachalote, which somebody has turned into a builder’s waste dump.