The yacht that ran up onto the rocks at the eastern end of La Herradura Bay yesterday didn’t last the night – this morning the hull and deck are destroyed.
Devoured by the Surf
by Martin Myall •
Couple Fall Down Well
by Hugh MacArthur •
A married couple fell to the bottom of a 4-metre-deep well shaft in Baza. The man managed to climb out but needed assistance to rescue his wife.
Bubión Struggles On
by Martin Myall •
The tiny Alpujarra village of Bubión has a contagion rate of 1,342 per 100,000 but is not keen on the idea of closing its municipal limits in the middle of summer.
Yacht on the Rocks
by Vivienne Hughes •
A small yacht ran aground on the rocks at the eastern end of La Herradura Bay, beneath the road leading up to Punta de la Mona.
Tilt Sensors for Carmenes
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar Town Hall has awarded Anclamip S.L the contract to install tilt sensors (inclinometers) on the Cerro Gordo hillside on which Urb. Carmenes del Mar sits.
Reader: Almuñécar August Fair?
by Gazette Reader •
A reader writes in to ask whether there will be a summer fair in Almuñécar this August, so we contacted the corresponding councillor to find out the answer.
Almuñécar Bank Incident
by Martin Myall •
The Santander Bank in Almuñécar was targeted yesterday morning and 115,000 euros taken in booty; the thieves didn’t even bother diguising themselves.
Junta de Los Rios Rescue
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil mountain-rescue team, Sereim, carried out two rescues over the weekend, one of which was in the Junta de Los Rios in Otívar.
Beach Parking Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
It was around 15.25h on Wednesday the 28th that a Guardia Civil patrol came across a group of parked cars in flames, in a parking area for beachgoers.
Arrest in La Herradura
by Hugh MacArthur •
Last weekend the Guardia Civil arrested a man, suspected of selling drugs in a bar in La Herradura. He is in his 30s and has a criminal record, it appears.
Maid Found Dead in Pool
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional are investigating the death of a domestic-help worker in a private pool in Marbella, whose body was discovered by a neighbour, earlier this week.
Jab Push Continues
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Andalusian Public Health System continues to race through its vaccination programme, targeting people under 40; the age group most affected now.
Big Jellyfish reach Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
The beach-hopping jellyfish invasion from the Land of Giants has started; abandon your sandcastle retreat! Yes, the bloated blighters have arrived in Salobreña.
Paseo Works Causes Annoyance
by Martin Myall •
Much to the annoyance of locals and tourists, work recommenced on the eastern end of the seafront paseo, in front of Salomar 2000, with heavy machinery present.
Terrible Timing?
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña scored own goals when they shut a main road artery to prune palm trees and then started digging up the paseo, yet Calahonda’s guilty of bad timing, too.