Towns along the Costa Tropical, Salobreña amongst them, have requested assistance from the Provincial Council to deal with the extra cost of removing Asian seaweed from their beaches.
Asian Seaweed Menace
by Vivienne Hughes •
Defective Marketing
by Martin Myall •
A man in his early 20s unwittingly tried to sell drugs to two plainclothes officers in the city of Málaga earlier in the month.
Cármenes Judicial Reversal
by Martin Myall •
The Tribunal Supremo has thrown out the appeal by the homeowners on Cármenes de Mar in La Herradura; thus freeing the Town Hall of the obligation of carrying out stabilisation work on the hillside.
Paddle-Board Rescue
by Vivienne Hughes •
It was just before eight in the morning last Sunday when two women on a paddle board managed to contact a friend to say that they couldn’t get back to the shore.
Río Chillar Remains Closed
by Vivienne Hughes •
It looks like yet another summer will see Nerja’s Río Chillar waterfalls closed off to the public as on the 8th of August it will mark the beginning the third year of the ban.
Moroccan Police on Costa
by Hugh MacArthur •
A detachment of Moroccan police, the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie, were patrolling along the Costa Tropical alongside the Guardia civil earlier this month.
Pensioners Trip
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar Town Hall, through its Social Services Department plans to take pensioners over 55 years of age to the Balneario de Trillo (Guadalajara) and leave them there. OK, that’s a lie.
Hotels & Bodegas
by Martin Myall •
Whilst many are not sure exactly where the projected Hotel Capullito in Salobreña will go, we do know that its in the Pargo area, close to the N-340.
Carchuna Bathing Prohibited Again
by Vivienne Hughes •
They’re certainly having little luck in Carchuna because the beach was shut down again owing to the reappearance of bacteria from human faeces.
Man Stung to Death
by Hugh MacArthur •
A beekeeper died after being attacked by a swarm of bees whilst working amongst hives in Alcaine (Teruel, Castlla la Mancha).
Cantarriján Wells Serviced
by Martin Myall •
The Chairman of the Mancomunidad, Rafael Caballero (also known as ‘plenty salaries’) visited the three wells in Cantarriján that supply water to La Herradura and Almuñécar.
Gallego Day in La Herradura
by Martin Myall •
The Asociación de Amigos de Galicia in La Herradura are celebrating their Día de Galicia today as the 25th is the Día de Santiago Apóstol, patron saint of both Galicia and Spain.
Molvízar War Graves
by Martin Myall •
The Junta de Andalucía has published in the Regional Gazette (BOJA) the authorisation for the locating, exhumation and identification through DNA testing of bodies in known, unmarked graves.
Strange Timing
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Motril explained that asphalting began on Wednesday on one of the main entrances into Motril from the autovia on the eastern side of town and would be finished by the 2nd of August.
At 66, I’m Happier Than Ever
by Gazette Reader •
What if your life didn’t end with retirement—but truly began?