A law court in Vera (Almería), acting as the duty court, has ordered the imprisonment of the two detainees; A mother and her partner, in connection with the death of her child.
Mother Suspected of Child’s Death
by Vivienne Hughes •
Bank-Holiday Mountain Rescue
by Hugh MacArthur •
No Monday can be complete without an article on a weekend, mountain rescue on the Sierra Nevada.
La Juanita
by Martin Myall •
Anybody who was here in the 80s will remember the unmistakable figure of the Juanita in Motril; an elderly transvestite loved by many but tortured by most.
Why?
by Vivienne Hughes •
A mother, with her two toddlers in her arms, jumped from a 10-storey window. The impact killed her but the children survived the fall although both very badly injured.
Body of Missing Woman Found
by Hugh MacArthur •
The body of a woman was found yesterday by a roadside ditch along the A-92 highway, near Cúllar (Baza).
Cocaine Detected in Toddler
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Junta de Andalucía has placed a 2-year-old girl into care after she tested positive for cocaine in a medical examination.
Unworkable
by Martin Myall •
The Motril trawling fleet is facing a drastic cut for 2026, imposed by the EU, which limits fishing to a mere ten days a year during next year.
Paseo de Las Explanadas
by Martin Myall •
Motril Town Council is accelerating the work on Paseo de Las Explanadas with the goal of fully reopening it to the public before the end of this month.
Obelisk Stands on New Base
by Hugh MacArthur •
Motril’s controversy-causing obelisk now stands in its new location, the roundabout at the entrance to the town via Camino de las Ventillas.
Skiing This Bank-Holiday Weekend
by Louise Powell •
Sierra Nevada had another helping of snowfall yesterday leaving between five and ten centimetres of new snow in Pradollano and Borreguiles.
Galleon at The Port
by Louise Powell •
The full-size replica of the 16th Century Spanish ship is presently docked within Motril Port, at the Muelle de Poniente.
Cars Ablaze in Almuñécar
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two parked cars went up in flames in Almuñécar in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the Councillor for Citizen Saftey, María del Carmen Martín Orce.
Salobreña Peñón Project
by Hugh MacArthur •
According to Mayor Ortega, the Peñón “is one of Salobreña’s main attractions, and at the same time, one of its most undervalued.”
New Billing Law Postponed
by Martin Myall •
The best way to describe the delay in the implantation of the new billing system to be brought in by Hacienda is… phew!
Snow & Rain Expected
by Martin Myall •
Another cold front arrives bringinh snow over most of the north-east of the province of Granada and rain down on the coast.