What has a nursery rhyme and a liquid measurement have in common? You might already know, but if you didn’t this might come as a surprise!
Quarry Machinery Affair
by Vivienne Hughes •
After 18 years of wrangling between the Nerja Town Hall and the company that ran an old quarry, an agreement will see rusting machinery finally removed from the site.
Pedalo Police Rescue
by Hugh MacArthur •
A middle-aged man had to be rescued after being found clinging to a buoy in the middle of the night off a Torre del Mar beach.
Tent City Opposition
by Martin Myall •
The growing opposition to immigrant/refugee holding centres in Motril and Granada in general has come out against the military installation in the port.
How Many Pets & Pet Owners?
by Martin Myall •
The Andalusian Pet Register (RAIA) has nearly 300,000 animals on it just within the province of Granada.
Mobile Causes Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
It was half five in the morning when the family in Las Gabias awoke to a thump-like sound in the sitting room. At first they thought that the cat had knocked something over but looking through the open bedroom door César Pardo could see a glow coming out of the downstairs room. When he entered…
Sierra Nevada Grenada
by Hugh MacArthur •
A mountain climber on the Sierra Nevada came across a handgrenade, which is not something that you expect to find up there, is it?
Almuñécar September Agenda
by Louise Powell •
Here are a few activities that will be taking place in Almuñécar between the 1st and the 14th of September, both in the Parque Majuelo and the Roman aqueduct pit.
Hospital’s Murky Water?
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Santa Ana Hospital in Motril has found that occasionally when you open the taps, slightly murky water comes out of them; something that has been put on Facebook.
Cortijo Squatter Arrested
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 24-year-old man was arrested in Almuñécar last month for selling drugs in a cortijo that he was squatting in.
Almuñécar’s Lost Ring
by Martin Myall •
Have you every lost your ring? We’re not talking about the day after a curry night, but a real ‘finger loop’ Well, they might have found it!
Granada Flight Cancellations
by Vivienne Hughes •
The consumers defence association, Facua, met with representatives of Aena, which runs the country’s airports, over the Granada flight cancellations.
Salobreña Plusvalía News
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Salobreña Town Council approved its plan to avoid a large increase in the Plusvalía tax after the 60% deduction disappears next year.
Mayor Responds to Criticism
by Hugh MacArthur •
The tug-o-war match between the Salobreña Town Hall and the Policía Local has been around at least a decade, no matter who the Mayor is.
Military Comes to the Rescue
by Hugh MacArthur •
Such has been the onslaught this summer with of arrivals from North Africa that the Army has set up a tent encampment in Motril Port to help cope.