The Mayor of Almuñécar, Juan José Ruiz Joya, said that he is deeply worried about the fate of fruit farmers both because of the drought and now the wind damage.
Wind Damage to Harvest
by Martin Myall •
Another Spanish Champion
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Women’s World Cup win is being muddied by the Rubiales scandal, but not so María Pérez’s & Álvaro Martin’s World Athletics Championships Gold medal wins.
The Kiss of Death
by David Darby •
Prosecutors have opened a sexual assault investigation following the Rubiales kiss and his mother has locked herself in a church in Motril and started a hunger strike.
Dúrcal Chopper Rescue
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue service had to carry out a helicopter, rescue mission in Río Dúrcal last Friday.
Viñuela Violence
by Martin Myall •
Two elderly British residents of Urbanización Mirador overlooking La Viñuela Reservoir in the Axarquia were involved in an incident with one being hospitalised .
High Coastal & Inland Winds
by Hugh MacArthur •
All over Granada, strong gusting winds prevailed last night and this morning, hindering firefighters inland this morning, as well as carving away beaches .
Obit: Debbie Green
by Gazette Reader •
A reader wrote in to tell us of a death in Salobreña, Debbie Green, who was well known in town.
Patching Leaking Pipes
by Martin Myall •
With the scarcity of water, the Junta is at least attempting to stop municipalities losing water, which is the case of Albuñuelas.
Reader: Willie Knutsen
by Gazette Reader •
A reader writes in about her father, mentioned in a Gazette, hard-copy article, Willie Knutsen; a man who had lived a very interesting, life during the war in the Arctic.
Almuñécar Fiesta Fines
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Almuñécar municipal police issued almost a hundred fines during the fiesta week, between the 9th and the 15th, according to the Chief of Police.
Activities This Weekend
by Martin Myall •
There is live music going on both on the Costa Tropical and in the Valle de Lecrín this weekend.
God Squad Resignation
by Martin Myall •
Following the resignation of the Hermano Mayor of a La Herradura-based, Semana Santa procession brotherhood, the rest of its board also resigned.
La Herradura Photo Competition
by Martin Myall •
Eva María Moreno Medina won First Prize in the IX Concurso de Fotografía Nino Rodríguez Barbero – Mi pequeño paraíso.
Car Rams Bus and Runs
by Martin Myall •
Five passengers were injured in Granada on Tuesday when a car ran into a bus after jumping a traffic light in red.
Benalmadena Beach-bed Arson
by Martin Myall •
When pyromaniacs are not burning down our forest lands, they’re torching parked cars and even, in the case of Benalmádena, a beach-lounger business.