The Motril fire service was called out after strong winds wrought havoc with the bonefires on a beach.
Strong Winds & Bonfires
by Vivienne Hughes •
Speeding Biker Hits Toddler
by Hugh MacArthur •
It doesn’t matter in what town in Andalucia you live, you always have idiots with small-cyclinder bikes riding around like lunatic, putting people’s lives at risk, which is what happened in Granada yesterday.
Music & Magic
by Martin Myall •
The Asociación músico cultural José Pareja Serrano, in collaboration with the Town Hall, is organising its eighth musical event in Salobreña.
Child Drowns in Irrigation Pond
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 4-year-old boy lost his life this morning in a small, irrigation pond in Mijas.
Sports Personalities
by Martin Myall •
We don’t often do Sports News but the achievement of Herradureña Una Stancev in Switzerland very much deserves recognition.
New Tourist Apartments
by Martin Myall •
Many old hands in La Herradura will have bopped at the old Discoteca La Kasbah, which finally closed its doors last year. Well, now it has been converted into tourist flats.
Cosmic Justice
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Local in Motril have begun a crackdown on noisy mopeds/scooter (49cc) that scream around the streets.
Popular Bird Park
by Martin Myall •
One of the main attractions in Almuñécar is the Parque Ornitológico Loro Sexi, better simply known as the Bird Park.
The Mayor’s Eternal Law Case
by Martin Myall •
The Motril branch of the leftwing IU has requested that the Motril law courts get a move on with the Mayor Luisa García Chamorro case, which began three years ago.
Walk: Trees & Trenches
by Martin Myall •
This month’s walk begins in the Sierra de Huétor Santillán, a mountainous, natural park, covered in pines, holm oaks, and even Portugues oaks and maple trees. There you will find trenches from the Civil War.
Radiovision Hotel?
by Martin Myall •
There are plans of turning the old Radiovíon building on Calle Nueva into a hotel, according to Mayor Chamorro.
Almuñécar’s Blackouts
by Martin Myall •
People in Almuñécar are not happy bunnies over the spate of power cuts, which always seems to happen at the beginning of summer.
EU Norm on Smart Phones Etc
by Vivienne Hughes •
As of last Friday, the 20th of June, a new EU regulation entered into force that affects mobiles and tablets.
Police Van Attacked
by Hugh MacArthur •
Spanish police, in cooperation with the British National Crime Agency (NCA) and EUROPOL arrested five supects allegedly behind an assault on a police van carrying a British prisoner.
Panting to be Arrested
by Martin Myall •
He knew he was in for it; he was sat drunk behind the wheel and was staring through his side window at an officer belonging to Íllora Policía Local, beckoning him to step out.