The main opposition party in Almuñécar, Convergencia Andaluza, made the claim that there was possible sewage running past the chiringuitos on Playa Tesorillo onto the sand.
Mancomunidad Sewage Spill
by Hugh MacArthur •
No Longer on Facebook
by Martin Myall •
I spent a very frustrating hour or two yesterday trying to get onto my facebook account and confronted with the extra information that Meta wanted from me. I have decided not to use facebook anymore.
Builders Die in Building Collapse
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two Huétor Tájar locals lost their lives this Wednesday in Alcalá de Guadaíra. The tragedy occurred while they were carrying out renovation work on an old municipal building.
Weather: Fri 18th/Tue 22ne
by Martin Myall •
July is being… well, July with its corresponding temperatures but the heatwave will slacken off next Tuesday. The forecast only goes that far, unfortunately
The Bane of Summer
by Martin Myall •
The Plan de Emergencia por Incendios Forestales de Andalucía (Infoca) was called into action to tackle a forest fire in Dúdar (Vega de Granada) yesterday.
The Never Ending Mission
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue team (GREIM) had to carry out two rescue missions yesterday; one in Otívar and the other in Sierra Nevada.
Lighting for Marina del Este
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall has installed 33 led-lighting street light along the Avenida de Marina del Este, from desde Hotel Best Alcázar down the Marina.
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Bruja del Vino •
We typically focus on a single wine in each review, but on this occasion, the choice of grape—and the dramatic contrast in regional expression—warrants a departure from our usual format.
Carataunas Road Death
by Hugh MacArthur •
The small mountain village of Carataunas in the Alpujarra Granadina suffered the loss of one of its inhabitants in a road accident.
Homeless on Hotel-Plot
by Martin Myall •
It seems that couple have set up camp or temporary shelter on the TH1 (where the hotels are supposed to go) in Salobreña.
Life Saved on Nerja Beach
by Martin Myall •
Officers belonging to the Nerja Policía Local and an off-duty Guardia-Civil officer managed to save a person’s life on Playa Salón (beside the Balcón de Europa).
Pool Water Stolen!
by Martin Myall •
There was a warning issued by the Cúllar Town Hall of a possible sabotage against its municipal swimming pool after losing one million liters of water.
Salobreña Food-Truck Event
by Louise Powell •
Salobreña is holding the Festival Mundial de Foodtruck for the first time, which is planned from the 17th to the 20th of this month.
La Taha Festival
by Louise Powell •
If you have ever ventured up to the higher villages of the Alpujarra Granadina, you will have heard of La Taha, which is a group of small villages witin one municipality.
Strong Earth Tremor
by Hugh MacArthur •
There was a sizeable earth tremor off the coast of Almeria (5.5 degrees of magnitude) which was felt in Almería, Granada, Málaga and Jaén, as well as outside Andalucia in Murcia, Alicante and Albacete.