A 47-year-old fugitive from Montenegro was caught by the Policía Nacional after their investigations led them to Málaga where he had been hiding out under a false identity.
Montenegro Fugitive Arrest
by Vivienne Hughes •
Social Security Increase Shelved
by Martin Myall •
Autónomos begin the year with no changes to their social security contributions, as the government has finally abandoned its neferious plan. It had previously announced that it would raise the contributions paid to Social Security for the 3.5 million, self-employed workers in Spain but the controversy generated forced it to backtrack because it would have…
Child Abandonment with A Twist
by Martin Myall •
Foreign families with high purchasing power abandon their children in Spain to obtain residency and free education.
Paco’s Getting The Boot?
by Martin Myall •
Last month, the Spanish government initiated preliminary proceedings to seek the legal dissolution of the Francisco Franco National Foundation (FNFF).
Inconvenient Discovery?
by Martin Myall •
A professor heading the Department of Prehistory & Archaeology at Granada University was glowing in his appraisal of a 6th-Century necropolis in the province.
Hookah Hooked
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil, as part of its routine, public, road-safety operations, seized 144 kilograms of hookah tobacco during a routine check on the A-92N autovia within the municipality of Cúllar.
Multiple Motril Arrests
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional in Motril have made 27 arrests for allegedly facilitating illegal immigration and Seguridad-Social fraud.
Proposed Roundabout Update
by Martin Myall •
The Ministerio de Transportes has put out to tender the construction of a roundabout on the roads leading down to the Moriscos Golf Course and Ron Montero from the N-340 junction.
Gave Himself Up
by Martin Myall •
A man who brutally assaulted his ex-partner in Motril last month gave himself up to the Guardia Civil in Dúrcal after realising that he was slowly being ‘cornered’ by a police manhunt.
Skiving Off?
by Martin Myall •
Well, it’s that time of year again and we’re going flat out to get the January magazine to the printer in a month studded with public holidays!
Rave Party Death Arrests
by Vivienne Hughes •
On the 22nd of last month, a 50-year-old man was beaten at a rave party within the Vadillo trading estate. He was so seriously injured that he didn’t survive.
Drivers Trapped in The Snow
by Vivienne Hughes •
Yesterday evening saw dozens of driver trapped in the snow on the A-92 where it passes through the Puerto de la Mora, which lies at 1,380 metres in the Sierra de Huétor.
Hammer Attack – Almuñécar
by David Darby •
A man in his late 70’s was attacked with a hammer today at around 14.10 hrs in Calle Antigua, Almuñécar just off the main town hall square.
La Vuelta Ciclista de España
by Martin Myall •
Many readers know that I (Martin) am not a huge fan of cyclists on the nation’s roads, yet the news that the 2026 Vuelta Ciclista de España will come through Almuñécar is good news for the town.
Rocket Causes Small Fire
by Martin Myall •
A few days before Christmas a resident of Almuñécar made a complaint before the Guardia Civil after a firework rocket exploded on the balcony of his flat causing a small fire.