A Granada Minors Magistrate sent a 14-year-old boy to a youth detention centre because he had wounded his mother with a box cutter after he was denied Internet access.
What No Beach!
by Martin Myall •
(COE15) Just about any politician worth his salt on the Costa Tropical is up in Madrid, together with local hotel owners, at the international tourism fair (FITUR).
Film: The Mountain Between Us
by Maria Hehir •
Next Tuesday, the 23rd, in Almuñécar will see the screening of he film A Mountain Between us. The film will be in English with Spanish subtitles, as usual.
Plans For Motril Air Base
by Martin Myall •
(COE14/TVI07) With the non-stop arrival of illegal immigrants at Motril Port, the Central Government is thinking of turning the Motril Air Base into an illegal immigrant holding centre.
The Saddest Find
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of a newborn baby was found in a recycling bin in Alhendín. According to the autopsy report, the girl had been born alive and healthy.
Motril Vadillo is Scruffy
by Vivienne Hughes •
Ex-Mayor Luisa García Chamorro (PP), together with other members of the party, toured the Vadillo industrial estate and came up with negative observations.
Work Concluded Near Chinasol
by Hugh MacArthur •
(KAR09) If you have been past the Chinasol building on San Cristóbal in Almuñécar you will have seen that they have been busy where the barranco ends.
Market Demolition Closer
by Martin Myall •
(COE14) Well, the Almuñécar Council had its Plenary Meeting and the ruling party, as expected, tabled a motion to draw up a demolition study for the municipal market.
Cortijo Demolition Postponed
by Vivienne Hughes •
(TVI06) The Vélez Town Hall had fixed this Monday for the eviction and demolition of two dwellings that had been built on rural land near Los Puertas.
Benavides Speaks Out
by Hugh MacArthur •
(HMI10) Almuñécar’s Ex-Mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides, who is now the Spokesman for the Partido Andalucista, has criticised the plans to renovate the Paseo del Altillo.
Sierra Nevada News
by Vivienne Hughes •
Last weekend up in the Sierra Nevada saw the opening of the Pistas Negreras (most difficult slopes) giving the ski station a total of 90 kilometres of ski slopes.
Blas Infante Improvements
by Editor •
If you were at the Sunday Flea Market in Almuñécar yesterday morning you will have seen that they have built a wide ramp down onto the square.
An Aircraft-Carrier Visit
by Hugh MacArthur •
Spain’s naval pride and joy, the Juan Carlos I Aircraft Carrier, will pay a visit to Motril Port in May, announced the Mayor of Motril.
Kasper Shines for City
by David Darby •
(KAR08) CD Almuñécar City braved the rain for the first time this season as football returned to the Estadio Municipal Francisco Bonet in 2018.
Stall Holders Might Sue
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Municipal Market stall-holders are threatening to take out legal action against the Town Hall over its inactivity in this Affair.