Last week the neighbourhood association, Playa de Salobreña, requested that the Town Hall did something about the lack of lighting on the paseo and general area.
Casa de la Cultura Roof Repairs
by Hugh MacArthur •
The local company Bafelsa has been hired by the Almuñécar Town Hall to carry out the waterproofing of the Casa del la Cultura roof.
Car Plunges Down Barranco
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 39-year-old driver suffered a spectacular accident when he missed the bend on a bridge and plunged down a barranco.
Children Kidnapped by Father
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policía Nacional intercepted a father who was trying to take his children, both toddlers, out of the country illegally.
Art in the Jardín Nazarí
by Press Release •
Artists’ Network Alpujarra, an evolving art collective based in La Alpujarra, is preparing a cultural event for springtime.
Vox Almuñécar Hits Back
by Vivienne Hughes •
The new, far-right, political formation in Almuñécar, Vox, has hit out at the Vice Mayor of Almuñécar, Juan José Ruiz Joya (PP) over reference to a Pacto de Vergüenza (Pact of Shame).
Grenade Discovered on Lújar
by Martin Myall •
The Spanish Civil War finished 80 years ago yet from time to time unexploded ordenance turns up, as was the case in Lújar last Sunday.
The Benavides & TV Affair
by Martin Myall •
A mere three months before the municipal elections the ruling PP party discovers evidence of dodgy dealings back in 2005.
Tarmacking Galore in Salobreña
by Hugh MacArthur •
You’re going to have fun in Salobreña this week because most of the roads in the north & centre of the town will be receiving a new tarmac surface!
Port Anger over Staff Shortage
by Hugh MacArthur •
Seven Moroccan lorries carrying fruit & veg were held up at Motril Port over a whole weekend owing to a lack of customs staff.
Lake Viñuela Flooding
by Martin Myall •
The village of El Trapiche in the Axarquia was swamped last night when the main pipe supplying water to nearby municipalities burst on Viñuela Reservoir.
Granada-Melilla Flights
by Vivienne Hughes •
Air Nostrum has put tickets up for sale for the routes connecting Melilla to Granada, Almería and Sevilla.
Cerro Gordo Fire Investigation
by Vivienne Hughes •
Around the last week of January there were two mountain fires within the municipality of Motril – the figures are just out for one of them.
Those Pesky Phone Calls
by Martin Myall •
Did you know that phone companies can’t spam you with unsolicited offers outside certain hours and not on any old day of the week, either?
Policeman, Car Thief & Long Drop
by Hugh MacArthur •
Yesterday saw the day of a man being tried for the attempted murder of a Guardia Civil Officer, who had caught him red-handed breaking into a car.