A Serbian man, wanted by the law, shot dead two Guardia Civil policemen and a farmer in Teruel, in the north of Spain.
Almuñécar Film in English: Dunkirk
by Maria Hehir •
You will have a chance to see the recently released film, Dunkirk, in English (Spanish subtitles) at Almuñécar’s Casa de la Cultura on Tuesday the 19th at 18.00h.
Almuñécar Xmas Market
by Vivienne Hughes •
(ESP01) The traditional Almuñécar Christmas Market will be running until the 30th of December in the Town Hall Square, so pop along and check it out.
Ana Stormed In & Off
by Hugh MacArthur •
(COE10) It’s been a windy week on the Costa Tropical, thanks to a storm called Ana which hit the area this Monday; termed in Spanish as an explosive-cyclogenesis storm.
Burglary Suspects Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Almuñécar Guardia Civil has arrested two people in relation to a series of break-ins in the town, specifically in the Vellila area.
Almuñécar Christmas Concert
by Louise Powell •
The Almuñécar Municipal Band will be performing their Christmas Concert 2017 on Sunday the 17th at the Casa de la Cultura starting at 13.00h – admission is free.
Almuñécar Turf Replaced
by David Darby •
There will be new artificial turf for the Rio Verde football pitch in Almuñécar, thanks to a 160,000 budget. This is the pitch on the northside of the N-340.
Seafront Road Tarmacked
by Hugh MacArthur •
The company that has been carrying out the road works along the seafront road of La Herradura has now begun the re-tarmacking phase, after having refilled the trench opened to replace pipes.
Administrative Obfuscation
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Andalusian Board for Transparency & Data Protection has called upon the Almuñécar Town Hall to furnish information on work posts and salaries.
Vikings to The Rescue
by Martin Myall •
(GIL) According to tourism forecasts, this winter on the Costa Tropical is going to be a bumper one, thanks to the growing influx of Nordic visitors.
Illegal Work on Motril Church
by Vivienne Hughes •
(MAD) A church in Motril has run into trouble over allegedly illegal building work; they had decided build a Sunday-School classroom and storeroom for Easter thrones.
The Plastic Problem
by Vivienne Hughes •
(COH03) There have been many articles in the news lately on the growing plastic-contamination problem in our oceans and seas. Locally, Motril fishermen have also raised the alarm.
Snow Chains Needed
by Martin Myall •
If you are thinking of taking the old road to Granada via Otivar then be warned that you will need snow chains up there, once you’re on the plateau.
Merited Recompense?
by Martin Myall •
(TVI05) Nine PP councillors in Nerja’s Town Council have demanded payment for attending a Plenary meeting, even though they had walked out at the beginning.
Octogenarian Bounder Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
An 86-year-old man who was arrested by the Policía Nacional in the city of Granada had seven arrest warrants out on him – obviously a bit boisterous.