The underground car park beneath the municipal market has finally opened, two days before the end of July.
Market Parking Finally Open
by Martin Myall •
Guatemala a Guatepeor
by Martin Myall •
A driver suffered an accident and decided to get out of the car, only to fall down a 2.5-metre deep, rain culvert.
Busy Weekend for Rescues
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Civil Guard, mountain-rescue teams were called out five times over the weekend within the province.
Two Children Adrift
by Vivienne Hughes •
Tragedy was avoided in Dénia thanks to the rescue of two young children who had drifted out to sea on an inflatable surfboard.
Elderly Woman Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
The emergency services in Almuñécar saved the life of a woman in her 90s who was found at her home on the P-4, unable to move.
Asian Seaweed Menace
by Vivienne Hughes •
Towns along the Costa Tropical, Salobreña amongst them, have requested assistance from the Provincial Council to deal with the extra cost of removing Asian seaweed from their beaches.
Defective Marketing
by Martin Myall •
A man in his early 20s unwittingly tried to sell drugs to two plainclothes officers in the city of Málaga earlier in the month.
Cármenes Judicial Reversal
by Martin Myall •
The Tribunal Supremo has thrown out the appeal by the homeowners on Cármenes de Mar in La Herradura; thus freeing the Town Hall of the obligation of carrying out stabilisation work on the hillside.
Paddle-Board Rescue
by Vivienne Hughes •
It was just before eight in the morning last Sunday when two women on a paddle board managed to contact a friend to say that they couldn’t get back to the shore.
Río Chillar Remains Closed
by Vivienne Hughes •
It looks like yet another summer will see Nerja’s Río Chillar waterfalls closed off to the public as on the 8th of August it will mark the beginning the third year of the ban.
Moroccan Police on Costa
by Hugh MacArthur •
A detachment of Moroccan police, the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie, were patrolling along the Costa Tropical alongside the Guardia civil earlier this month.
Pensioners Trip
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar Town Hall, through its Social Services Department plans to take pensioners over 55 years of age to the Balneario de Trillo (Guadalajara) and leave them there. OK, that’s a lie.
Hotels & Bodegas
by Martin Myall •
Whilst many are not sure exactly where the projected Hotel Capullito in Salobreña will go, we do know that its in the Pargo area, close to the N-340.
Carchuna Bathing Prohibited Again
by Vivienne Hughes •
They’re certainly having little luck in Carchuna because the beach was shut down again owing to the reappearance of bacteria from human faeces.
Man Stung to Death
by Hugh MacArthur •
A beekeeper died after being attacked by a swarm of bees whilst working amongst hives in Alcaine (Teruel, Castlla la Mancha).