The Almuñécar Policía Local arrested a local man over an illegal plantation in a garage – he had been stopped with a car boot full of weed at a road check.
Vox vs. Ecologists en Acción
by Martin Myall •
The Salobreña branch of the far-right party, VOX has criticised Ecologistas en Acción for its negative report on the Playa del Peñon.
Large Tree Falls in Motril
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Policía Local and fire service were called out to deal with a large fallen tree on Calle Madreselva (Barrio de las Angustias).
Jayena Police Swoop
by Hugh MacArthur •
A Guardia Civil police operation concluded with two arrests around the Bermejales Reservoir area last weekend.
Torrenueva Beach Fines
by Martin Myall •
Whereas in Motril police restricted access to Playa Granada, turning people back, on Torrenueva Costa beaches people were fined for ‘reserving space.’
Junta de Los Ríos Rescue
by Martin Myall •
A Guardia Civil, helicopter was called out to rescue seven young people from the Junta de Los Ríos because they became worried that they could not get out.
Salobreña Road Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
Four people were injured in a road accident on a Salobreña street in the early hours of yesterday.
Calabajío Beach Closed
by Vivienne Hughes •
The first weekend of July has been a testbed for how the pandemic will affect beach use. Sunday the 5th saw overcrowded beaches in Almuñécar and Motril closed.
Playa Granada Overcrowding
by Hugh MacArthur •
A section of Playa Granada had to be closed off Saturday afternoon because it had reached it maximum occupation capacity on the present health norms.
China Accuses Spain
by Martin Myall •
Towards the end of June (26th) researchers discovered traces of SARS-CoV2 in Barcelona, sewage-water samples dating back to March 2019.
Gualchos-Castell Beach Awards
by Vivienne Hughes •
Whilst ecologists have given “black flags” to beaches in Salobreña and Albuñol, beaches in Gualchos-Castell have all the positive ratings possible.
Guardia Rescues Minor
by Vivienne Hughes •
Beachgoers watched in consternation as a minor was being swept out to sea by a strong current off Playa de Caíon (Galicia) at the beginning of the week.
Punta de la Mona Car Accident
by Martin Myall •
Dave and I were returning from distributing in La Herradura on Friday via the Punta when we came across a road accident involving two cars.
Old Furniture on the Streets
by Hugh MacArthur •
Town Hall rubbish-collection workers reported 32 dumped-furniture heaps around Motril with the arrival of summer visitors.
Venta el Gallo Flamenco
by Gazette Reader •
Antonia Heredia has returned after 15 years to the family cave to reopen a business which her late father, Juan Heredia (Juanillo) ran so successfully.