The body of a building developer was found in Calahonda yesterday morning, wrapped in plastic and bearing several knife wounds.
Looking Back: Gasp!
by Martin Myall •
The Seaside Gazette has always been a satirical rag with plenty of tongue-in-cheek reporting and today’s Looking Back article is a prime example. In 2009 the main income of many town halls was still building licences but they were quickly drying up as the building sector contracted, unable to find credit from banks. We are…
Don’t Park in the Pontanila
by Hugh MacArthur •
Today is the big change over for one-way streets and other traffic-flow changes in Salobreña, which mainly affect the Pontanilla area of town.
Weather Crisis Committee
by Martin Myall •
Three levels of administration have got together on the Plan de Emergencias por Riesgos de Inundaciones y Nevadas for our province.
Looking Back to Jack
by Martin Myall •
Here’s a piece of house news: Dave and Di’s son is ten today, so I dug up his birth announcement from 2009 as a looking back article.
Almuñécar Ordered To Pay
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Almuñécar Town Hall will have to find 1.3m euros over an urban development deal with a real-estate company almost 14 years ago.
Died on the Way to Vote
by Vivienne Hughes •
An elderly lady died yesterday as she waited in line to vote in Vélez Benaudalla.
Arsonist Eagle Owl
by Martin Myall •
The Guadix fire service were called out on Friday to tackle a fire caused by an owl which had flown into an electricity transformer.
Lidl Centres on Lecrín
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Lidl project going up in the Poniente de Granada (Escúzar) is anything but little, on its 130,000 sq/m plot.
Cármenes Court Finding
by Vivienne Hughes •
The High Court of the land has rejected the appeal lodged by the company that built Carmenes del Mar on Cerro Gordo (La Herradura).
Old Market Wall Rebuilt
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Salobreña Public Works Department has had workers out rebuilding a wall in the Plaza del Antiguo Mercado up in the Old Town.
Looking Back: Blue Zones
by Martin Myall •
You might think that Almuñécar’s paseos have always been Blue Zones; paid parking , but as you will see from this Looking Back article, it all began 10 years ago.
Guardia Guilty of Sexual Abuse
by Martin Myall •
The provincial law courts have found an Almuñécar-born, Guardia Civil policeman guilty of child sexual abuse, sentencing him to 12 years imprisonment.
Drunk Driver Attacks Policeman
by Hugh MacArthur •
A female driver has been found guilty of drink driving and attacking a police officer whilst being arrested. Her passenger was found guilty of aggression, as well.
Did They Get Their Square?
by Martin Myall •
Since this 2009 article was written ten years ago, many foreigners have moved to Molvízar – we know because we leave mags at the gasolinera there and they mostly disappear.