The Motril Golf Course is going nowhere fast where the confiscated holes are concerned so a group of golf players and locals have taken the lead.
Plusvalía on Inheritance Slashed
by Martin Myall •
Residents of Nerja are happy bunnies because the Town Hall has just applied a 95% discount on the plusvalía on inheritance — the maximum permitted.
Radio Commentator Goes Too Far
by Martin Myall •
A Spanish radio commentator, Federico Jiménez Losantos, observed that there are 200,000 Germans in the Balearic Islands as potential hostages. Why? Read on.
Jeweller’s View to the Past
by Louise Powell •
There’s a jeweller’s/watch shop in the Town Hall Square of Almuñécar that has turned its floor into a glass viewing platform in order to see Medieval remains there.
5-0 CD Almuñécar City Season Finale
by David Darby •
Alhambra were the last opponents of the season for CD Almuñécar City. They travelled to Estadio Municipal to compete against the reigning champions.
IRA Member Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional arrested an IRA member in Fuengirola on the Friday the 6th, accused of at least one case of murder.
Skiing Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
Skiing instructress, May Rodríguez, was knocked down by a hit-&-run snowboarder whilst she was giving a class on the Sierra Nevada.
Almuñécar Film: Lady Bird
by Maria Hehir •
The next English-language film scheduled in Almuñécar Casa de la Cultura will be Lady Bird on Tuesday the 10th at the usual time.
Buenavista Gets Best Chef Award
by Martin Myall •
Javier Fajardo Ledesma from Otivar’s Restaurante Buenavista won first prize in Mejor Cocinero de la Costa Tropical II, organised by Hotel Victoria Playa in Almuñécar.
Taramay Brush Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
Some three hectares of mountain shrub went up in the hills above Taramay near Loma del Gato in Almuñécar on Thursday afternoon.
Torrenueva Independence?
by Martin Myall •
This Motril dependency has long sought independence from its mother town but now it has all the necessary paperwork together, at last.
Roman Remains Uncovered
by Louise Powell •
Roadworks on Calle San Joaquín in Almuñécar has turned up Roman remains. The street in question is near the Cueva de Siete Palacios.
Foreign Cyclist Killed
by Vivienne Hughes •
A driver knocked over nine cyclists yesterday in Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, seriously injuring several of them.
Property Tax Scare
by Martin Myall •
There has been a general cry of alarm after it became known that the 2018 budget included linking the catastro to real market property prices.
Assault in Vélez Benaudalla
by Martin Myall •
A man from Vélez Benaudalla remains hospitalised in the ICU of Traumoltologia in Granada after receiving a brutal beating from his nephew.