The Guardia Civil in one of their more cuddly moments rescued a horse that was trapped next to a fast-flowing river.
Lorry Stuck on Narrow Lane
by Hugh MacArthur •
An articulated lorry became jammed yesterday afternoon on the Camino del Canal in Salobreña.
Body on Beach Identified
by Vivienne Hughes •
The woman’s body found floating off a Salobreña beach has been identified to that of a 79-year-old woman from Zaidín in Granada.
Looking Back: Motril Palms
by Martin Myall •
The last of the May 2009 looking Back articles concerns the fate of the palm trees along the Avenidad de Salobreña in Motril, uprooted when they modernised the thoroughfare.
Fire in Almuñécar Bar
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Almuñécar fire service was deployed to put out a fire in a bar in Plaza Kelibia Wednesday evening.
Hope for Illegal Builds?
by Vivienne Hughes •
An association of illegal-dwellings owners in the Axarquía area of Málaga (many of whom are foreigners) has called upon the new Junta administration to be “brave.”
Hospital Corruption?
by Editor •
Doctors are being investigated by the Health Board over allegations of taking bribes from the German company, Fresenius, providers of dialysis products .
La Caleta Sports Facilities
by Hugh MacArthur •
The sports area in La Caleta is being overhauled, especially the fence that surrounds it. This is the one near the old chimney stack on the N-340.
Los Acantillados de Maro Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
There has been yet another fire, this time in Nerja on Los Acantillados next to Playa Burriana, which started around 16.00h on Monday.
Italian Drug Runners Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil intercepted a luxury yacht with 3,385 kilos of hashish on board opposite the Almería/Granada provincial border.
Body Floating off Salobreña
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of a woman was found in Salobreña waters, just off the beach to the left of the Peñon this morning.
Nail Biting in Motril
by Martin Myall •
It turns out that Motril’s election balance might not be the final results; everything depends on what a judge decides on Wednesday morning.
The Motril Conundrum
by Martin Myall •
In Motril, the PP under Luisa García Chamorro (ex-mayor) was the most voted candidate, winning for her party eight seats on the Town Council.
The Wrong Way Down Autovías
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two drivers were intercepted by the Guardia Civil driving the wrong way down an autovía in two separate incidents recently.
When Winning isn’t Enough
by Martin Myall •
The trouble with elections nowadays is that just because you pulled more votes than your rivals, it doesn’t mean that you have ‘won.’