Two more rescues were carried out by the Guardia Civil mountain rescue teams last weekend and again, one was in the Junta de Los Ríos.
Another Otívar Waterfalls Rescue
by Martin Myall •
Car Airfreshners
by Martin Myall •
Many drivers might not realise that it is illegal do have something dangling from your rearview mirror, such as an airfreshner and can earn you a fine.
Lidl Opens in Nigüelas
by Martin Myall •
Friday the 18th saw the inauguration of the new Lidl branch built right opposite Mercadona within the municipality of Nigüelas.
Spraying against Mosquito Pests
by Vivienne Hughes •
When you combine a wetter than normal year with soaring summer temperatures, then our 6-legged vampires; a.k.a. mosquitoes, will abound.
Junta Pays Out over Mountain Goats
by Martin Myall •
Mountain goats abound in the province, despite the efforts of hunter to decimate them and they have been causing a nuisance… the goats, not the hunters, although…
Handy Andy not So Dandy
by Hugh MacArthur •
It was in the early hours and a young man was trailing a group of foreign females tourists. What he didn’t know was that he was also being trailed by to plainclothes officers.
Biker Police Officer Gets Payout
by Martin Myall •
A police motorcycle officer belonging to the Guardia Civil de Tráfico had an accident when his patrol bike slide on a wet surface marking (an arrow), causing him to lose control and fall off.
Epileptic Seizure at The Wheel
by Martin Myall •
One Wednesday last month in the centre of Granada, four children stood by a crashed van, desperately shouting for help.
Fishy Cheese
by Martin Myall •
Who doesn’t like cheese? Wallace of Wallace & Grommet fame certainly does but sometimes it’s not really cheese that you are buying.
Splitting the Restaurant Bill
by Martin Myall •
It used to be the custom in Andalucía (can’t speak for the rest of Spain) for one person to pick up the tab in a restaurant and rebuff any attempts to share the bill.
Seaside Gazette on Bluesky
by Martin Myall •
Having recently abandoned Facebook after 25 years, the Seaside Gazette has moved its social-media post links to Bluesky.
Motril Port Open Day
by Louise Powell •
Saturday the 19th saw the port holding its 12th Open Day, which is always held on the day of the Patron Saint of Mariners, La Virgen del Carmen.
Double Death in Motril
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two young men died in Motril in a road accident in the early hours of yesterday, both riding on the same motorbike.
Padul Scrapyard Fire
by Martin Myall •
There was quite a spectacular fire within a scrapyard in Padul on Monday the 7th of July that caused an impressive column of black smoke.
Unforgiveable
by Martin Myall •
There was a serious case of animal cruelty in Dúrcal on a piece of farmland, where two horses were left, tied up with no water nor shade, one of which died.