The area hospital in Motril now has an endocrine specialist, which is good news for diabetics who will no longer have to go up to Granada to see one.
New Local Diabetes Treatment
by Vivienne Hughes •
Fishing Boat Rescue
by Vivienne Hughes •
A helicopter from the Salvamento Marítimo rescued three crew members from a fishing boat that had run aground off the Costa Tropical between Melicena and La Rábita.
Almuñécar’s First Dog Park
by Vivienne Hughes •
Almuñécar now has its first park exclusively for dogs… and their owners, too, of course.
Dog Pack Eats Car
by Martin Myall •
Yes, you read that correctly: there is a pack of dogs running around Almuñécar that has taken to chewing on cars.
Caught Just in Time
by Hugh MacArthur •
There is one very relieved, Italian sports-car owner thanks to the Guardia Civil preventing it from leaving Spain via Motril Port after having been stolen.
Biker Dies on N-340 Junction
by Hugh MacArthur •
There was a collision between a motorcyclist and two cars on the N-340, more or less on the Frutas de Cara S.L. warehouse junction, near the first Motril entrance.
Ambulance Driver Stopped
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Guardia Civil, road check-point in Galicia stopped an ambulance and tested the driver for alcohol and drug consumption – he gave a positive reading.
Belgian Driver Dies
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Belgian driver died on Monday after the car left the road and tumbled down a barranco some 200 metres.
Burning Revenge
by Hugh MacArthur •
The family of a murdered woman torched the confessed murderer’s house in the early hours of yesterday. This took place on Calle Capitán Casado in Pinos Puente.
Brits Rush to Empadronarse
by Martin Myall •
As can be expected, hundreds of Brits who have lived here for years are now rushing to empadronarse; in the case of Almuñécar, 640 of them.
Illegal Air Pistols
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil have confiscated two air pistols that are considered illegal owing to their high-powered capacity. The owners can face charges of an illegal possession of weapon.
Erotic Art in Almuñécar
by Louise Powell •
The arts exhibition hall, Rowland Fade in the Almuñécar Casa de la Cultura will be holding an erotica-theme exhibition this month.
Almuñécar Rivers Cleaned Out
by Martin Myall •
If you have had a look at the Río Verde and Río Seco riverbeds in Almuñécar, you will have seen that the Junta finally got its reluctant finger out.
New Bridge Opened
by Hugh MacArthur •
At last the Puente de Río Chico in Órgiva has been replaced with a spanking new version, with its opening to traffic last Friday.
Castell Skateboard Park
by Louise Powell •
Castell de Ferro has decided to provide a skateboard park as part of its push for new leisure activities around town, especially for youngsters.