Officers belonging to the Nerja Policía Local and an off-duty Guardia-Civil officer managed to save a person’s life on Playa Salón (beside the Balcón de Europa).
Life Saved on Nerja Beach
by Martin Myall •
Pool Water Stolen!
by Martin Myall •
There was a warning issued by the Cúllar Town Hall of a possible sabotage against its municipal swimming pool after losing one million liters of water.
Salobreña Food-Truck Event
by Louise Powell •
Salobreña is holding the Festival Mundial de Foodtruck for the first time, which is planned from the 17th to the 20th of this month.
La Taha Festival
by Louise Powell •
If you have ever ventured up to the higher villages of the Alpujarra Granadina, you will have heard of La Taha, which is a group of small villages witin one municipality.
Strong Earth Tremor
by Hugh MacArthur •
There was a sizeable earth tremor off the coast of Almeria (5.5 degrees of magnitude) which was felt in Almería, Granada, Málaga and Jaén, as well as outside Andalucia in Murcia, Alicante and Albacete.
Flamingo Visitor
by Martin Myall •
We have been seeing a lot of unusual visitors this year, such as whales, and now, for the first time that I can remember, a flamingo, which was seen strutting along Cotobro beach.
Body next to Old Granada Road
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of a man in his early 50s was discovered on the roadside of the GR-323a, which is the old road that still connects the Costa Tropical to the city of Granada.
Brush Fire Along Autovia
by Hugh MacArthur •
Drivers on their way down to the coast on the A-44 were surprised to see flames in the brush alongside the autovía with Infoca crews out dealing with it around midday yesterday.
Priest Packs His Bags
by Martin Myall •
The parish priest of Trevélez decided to throw in the towel and resign from his post there.
Reader: Israeli Boycott
by Gazette Reader •
A Gazette reader writes in concerning what is happening in Gaza and how those that feel strongly about it can do something about it.
Beach Closed until Monday
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Junta Health Authorities have extended the swimming ban off Carchuna beach in the Perla area until Monday after further sampling.
Carchuna Beach Partial Closure
by Martin Myall •
The Health Authorities for the Junta have found concentrations of intestinal enterococci and escherichia coli off Playa La Carchuna and placed a bathing ban there.
Extra Police This Summer
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil have activated their special, summer coverage for the Costa Tropical, starting on the 1st of July and ending on the 15th of September.
Body in an Irrigation Tank
by Martin Myall •
The emergency coordination centre, 112, received an alert on Tuesday night at 23:08h with the caller saying that they had found a body floating in an irrigation tank in Los Tablones area of Motril.
The Way It Was
by Louise Powell •
There will be a photographic exhibition of old photos of La Herradura starting this coming Monday.