A mother, holding her 4-year old in her arms, jumped from a 6th-floor window in Murcia yesterday. Both died from the fall.
A Friend in Need…
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil in Puerto Rico-Mogán (Gran Canaria) arrested a man for stealing a female friends credit car and using in a brothel
The Metro, Mopeds & Amazement
by Martin Myall •
Shoppers who had piled out of the Nevada Shopping Centre to catch the Metro were surprised to see a young lad with his scooter on the crowded platform.
Citizen’s Arrest
by Hugh MacArthur •
Thanks to the rapid intervention of two young men, a woman was rescued from her partner who had been setting about her in the centre of Granada.
Anarchist Bombers Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police in Murcia have arrested six people in connection with the possession of explosive and using them in acts of sabotage .
Motril’s Problematic Entrance Road
by Martin Myall •
Some readers might remember when the N-340 went right through the centre of Motril; now the old course of the N-340 is known as the Avenida de Europa.
Coast Guard Honoured
by Martin Myall •
This year’s commemoration of the loss of a Spanish fleet in La Herradura during a storm included a homage to the Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil.
Demolition is Inevitable
by Martin Myall •
You’re probably sick and tired of hearing about the municipal-market affair but believe me, this article will not be the last you hear of it in the coming months.
Almuñécar Tax Collection
by Martin Myall •
In the last Plenary of the Almuñécar Town Council at the end of October the municipal-tax collection was debated and approved, as were other points discussed.
Arrested for Mushroom Picking
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil in Bérchules (Alpujarra) have confiscated 198 fruit boxes of illegally picked níscalos, with a combined weight of 990 kilos.
Beach Sports Area Confrontation
by Hugh MacArthur •
Less than month after a halt in the demolition order on the sports area on La Herradura beach, things have gone pear shape again.
Good Year for Hotels
by Martin Myall •
Apparently this has not only been a good summer for the Costa Tropical but also one of the best as far as hotels go.
Old Cars Lose Benefits
by Martin Myall •
There was a time when in Granada, like in the rest of Spain, if you have a car over 25-years old, you paid no municipal road tax.
Pines Under Attack
by Vivienne Hughes •
A micro-organism, native of North America and Japan is wiping out the pine forests across the country. From the moment of being attacked by this tiny invader, the tree doesn’t even last a month.
Unfeeling Iceland?
by Hugh MacArthur •
Granadino, José Ignacio Soto Roldán died on Thursday the 18th of last month in Akureyri (Iceland) but what followed was shameful. This 33-year-old man from Malahá had gone to that country some weeks before to find work and make a new start in life but there he met his death from a heart attack –…