As if to highlight this problem, just a few days ago a fisherman working out of Motril found a small redhead, a species of shark, with the ring of a soft drinks bottle around its mouth.
Tanker Driver Tanked Up
by Martin Myall •
The Traffic Police (GC) in collaboration with the Policía Local from Marbella caught a lorry driver six times over the limit for alcohol.
Pistol-Point Failures
by Hugh MacArthur •
Three hooded men tried to steal a car at pistol point around the end of last month in Peligros – they failed; wrong victim.
Don’t Cross Mary
by Martin Myall •
María José is a shopkeeper in Vélez-Málaga who doesn’t take kindly to people trying to rob her of her day’s takings. Two hooded men burst in and demanded money…
Cutting Edge Banking
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil caught a man redhanded trying to gain access to an ATM with a cordless disc cutter in an Armilla shopping Centre. The 35-year-old man from Pinos Puente, with an impressive criminal record, didn’t manage to reach the money by the time that the police tapped him on the shoulder, but he did…
Antonio, El Tonto
by Martin Myall •
Antonio F. C., alias ‘el Tonto,’ was anything but tonto and regardless of whether his neurons were firing correctly or not, he was very much admired in his home town.
An Important Piece of Paper
by Hugh MacArthur •
It was a little before one in the morning that the Policía Local in Granada decided to search a house for drugs, but they had forgotten something.
Ramming into a Patrol Car
by Martin Myall •
A foreigner, whose nationality was not made known, managed to collide with a Guardia Civil car, which is not recommended.
Motril Town Budget Approved
by Martin Myall •
A Plenary Meeting of the Motril Municipal Council finally approved the 2020 Budget with 15 votes in favour, one abstention and three against.
Know Your Town Hall
by Louise Powell •
Everybody thinks that the Town Hall is somewhere where you go and waste a morning on a bureacratic errand, but in the case of Motril, there’s something else.
Loss of Blue Zone Revenue
by Hugh MacArthur •
Salobreña opposition party, Más Costa Tropical, complained that this summer the blue zones hadn’t started to work until late, causing a loss of revenue.
Andrés Segovia Competition
by Louise Powell •
The Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Andrés Segovia in La Herradura is upon us again, this year being the 35th.
Carmenes Desperation
by Martin Myall •
For the affected homeowners up on Urbanización los Cármenes del Mar, it doesn’t appear to matter how many times you win a court case – nothing happens.
Benny, Barbero & Beaches
by Martin Myall •
Benny has been ruffling the governing party in Almuñécar over the state of Cotobro Beach, which has been mangled by waves.
Lax Control
by Martin Myall •
By the time that you read this, the controversial landslip above Playa Curumbico (Taramay, Almuñécar) will be approaching the 2nd-month mark.