Protección Civil in Almuñécar participated in a drill on Tuesday (25th) morning, practicing for a road accident within a road tunnel.
Road Tunnel Accident Drill
by Hugh MacArthur •
Homes for Pups
by Gazette Reader •
A reader writes to say that following the suicide of the owner of several pups in Maro last weekend, there is a concentrated effort to find them homes
A Thwarted Abduction in Motril
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional in Motril arrested two men for allegedly abducting a person in order to recuperate funds spent on a car purchase.
Maro Suicide
by Martin Myall •
A Frenchman, who led a solitary life in Maro, was the owner of around a dozen Belgian Shepherd dogs, until the Nerja Policía Local came to confiscate them.
Bérchules Fatal Accident
by Martin Myall •
A 70-year-old man lost his life at the beginning of the week in the Alpujarra when a wall of his house fell on him.
Arenas del Rey Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
The forest-fire Infoca service had to deploy aircraft to tackle a forest fire that broke out yesterday in an area of the Arenas del Rey municipality.
Vital Rapid Response
by Vivienne Hughes •
We live in a society where, despite hitches, it is capable of reacting fast enough to save a life, which is the following case.
Butane Bottle Price Change
by Hugh MacArthur •
The 12.5kg butane bottle in January cost 19.55 euros whilst at the moment it stands at 16.79 euros – not many are complaining about that!
Trevélez’s Water Woes
by Vivienne Hughes •
Trevélez, the highest inhabited village in Spain, won’t have any drinking water this summer, warned the Mayor.
New N-323a Roundabout
by Martin Myall •
A roundabout will replace the junction on the N-323a just after the bridge between Dúrcal and Padul, in front of Neumáticos Iglesias.
Summer Temperatures are Coming
by Martin Myall •
When we say summer temperatures are coming, we don’t mean, ‘come summer,’ but rather this week in some places in Andalucía.
Another Shopping Centre?
by Martin Myall •
According to an interesting article by Eugenio Cabezas writing for the Sur Newspaper, there are plans for a new shopping centre near El Ingenio in Vélez-Málaga.
Flambe Pizza Hell
by Vivienne Hughes •
An Italian restaurant in Madrid was gutted by fire after a small blowtorch was used at a table to flambé a spicy pizza.
Another Motril Vega Fire
by Martin Myall •
Two people were injured, trying to put out a fire on vega farmland between Motril and Salobreña this afternoon.
Market Work Progress
by Hugh MacArthur •
Workers on the Municipal Market construction in Almuñécar are now laying the floor over the underground parking and beginning on the ground floor.