You see the blighters all over the place, whistling along on pavements and roads; electric scooters! Salobreña has changed a bylaw to control them!
New Electric-Scooter Bylaw
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Winter Storm vs Farmers
by Vivienne Hughes •
The low temperatures brought by winter storm Filomena which Costa Tropical is experiencing is playing havoc with horticulture and fruit production.
New Restrictions from Monday
by Martin Myall •
From Midnight Sunday; i.e. Monday morning, new restrictions will come into force until the 25th of this month, when it will be revised.
First Jab in Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
There’s all this talk of vaccination distribution and people receiving it but until it happens on your doorstep, this reality seems too distant.
Sunny Spain?
by Martin Myall •
There are many people abroad that imagine this stereo type of Sunny Spain, Ole Fandango and pass the sangría, failing to realise that Spain can get very cold.
Burglar under The Bed
by Hugh MacArthur •
When the police find you hiding under the bed in a house that is clearly not yours, explaining what you’re doing there without being arrested is…. difficult.
El Niño Prizes in Granada
by Martin Myall •
The prizes from the second most important loteria of the year, El Niño, which is drawn on the 6th, rained down on eight municipalities within our province.
Alhambra Visits Down 71%
by Martin Myall •
La Alhambra, arguably Spain’s most important historic building, is not in a hurry to repeat 2020 because it was a disaster, which is hardly a surprise.
Xmas Restriction Period Ends
by Martin Myall •
Now, before you break out the flatulent cushionry in a fit of celebration, the headline doesn’t mean that restrictions are lifted; it means the contrary.
Winter’s Here!
by Martin Myall •
It’s about as ‘wintery’ as it gets on the Costa Tropical, i.e., single-figure temperatures at night, wind & rain. It’s Inland Granada that’s getting a real winter, though.
Wanted Albanian Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
Officers belonging to the Policía Nacional in Motril have arrested an Albanian citizen who had an international arrest warrant out on him.
Lastest Local Covid Data: 4th
by Martin Myall •
Concern continues over the British variant of the virus, especially with the proximity of Gibraltar – the Junta shut down eight neighbouring towns as a buffer.
Illegal Tobacco Ring Rumbled
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Customs Police working with the Policía Nacional uncovered an international gang with its own illegal tobacco factory in Andalucia.
The Motril-Tangiers Ferry Line
by Vivienne Hughes •
The ferry company, Morocco Cruise Line (MCL) will operate the new service between Motril Port and Tangier Med Port.
Sisters Die in Road Accident
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two sisters, Mari José and Guadalupe were on their way for a day out, hiking along the Caminito del Rey in Málaga but died on the way in a road accident.