The ecologist party EQUO in Motril has denounced what they consider to be the indescriminate chopping down of trees on Calle Nueva. And apparently, they are not alone in this.
Salobreña Missing Woman
by Vivienne Hughes •
Paqui, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, disappeared in Salobreña on Saturday the 3rd, around one in the afternoon. The last place she had been seen was in the plaza del Lavadero in La Caleta.
TH1 Opened to Traffic?
by Martin Myall •
Schoolchildren vs. Litter
by Vivienne Hughes •
Around 50 pupils from Almuñéar’s International School blitzed the Rio Seco riverbed, removing litter and rubbish in general.
Twins Defeat iPhone X
by Hugh MacArthur •
Identical twins, Rocío and Beatriz Peula from Almuñécar, managed to hack the iPhone X, facial-recognition system – it could not distinguish between them.
Stolen Mini-Digger Recovered
by Hugh MacArthur •
(TVI10) Two men aged 47 and 62 were arrested in Salobreña in connection with a stolen mini-digger that had disappeared in Motril.
Almuñécar IBI Rise
by Martin Myall •
(COE18) The opposition parties, and of course homeowners, are not happy that the IBI in Almuñécar has risen 28% since 2012.
Almuñécar Film: 3 Billboards…
by Maria Hehir •
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri, which has seven Oscar Nominations, is the next English-language film to be shown in Almuñécar.
Motril Local Taxes Due
by Hugh MacArthur •
Minors Sharing Porn
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Head Teacher of a school in Logroño alerted the police to the circulation of a sexual-abuse video being shared by pupils on Whatsapp. One of the parents had brought his attention to it.
February Gazette in PDF Available
by Editor •
The February 2018 edition of the Seaside Gazette in PDF format is now available for downloading.
Illegal Fishing & Burglary
by Vivienne Hughes •
(TVI09) Two young divers were caught red-handed with 38 kilos of illegal catch by the Policía Local in La Herradura, whilst in Almuñécar two burglars were caught.
The Day After The Storm
by Martin Myall •
Yes, it was very, very windy and one look at any beach on Costa Tropical will confirm it.
Motril Mugger Thwarted
by Hugh MacArthur •
Fortunately for one woman in Motril, an off-duty, municipal policeman came across her being mugged on a street in the north of the town and quickly acted.
The Puigdemont Pantomime
by Martin Myall •
Today, fugitive, ex-President, Carles Puigdemont, will have to present himself before the Catalan Parliament, if he wants to be sworn in.


