A 16-year-old Colombian lad was drowned in the Río Genil where it passes through the city of Granada. The current was torrential because of the thaw in the Sierra Nevada.
Mother Nature Is Good!
by Axel E. Thieke G.P. •
Everybody is afraid of Cholesterol. This fear is fuelled by recommendations of professional, medical associations to consume less than 300mg daily. Because chicken eggs are high in cholesterol, about 200mg each, patients with high cholesterol are commonly advised to avoid eating them. However, the association between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease is unclear. A meta-analysis of 17 good quality prospective studies with up to 20 years of duration assessed this association.
Driving Slow Costs Teeth
by Editor •
Intrigued? A 28-year-old man was arrested after he punched another driver for driving too slow. To be more exact, he broke his nose and knocked two teeth out.
Smartphone Theft
by Martin Myall •
On average, ten smart phones are stolen every day in the city of Granada. The Policia Nacional arrested 52 people there during the first three months of the year for mobile thefts.
Jeanette Ashby
by Martin Myall •
Netty, as everybody knew her, passed away in hospital, last night.
Salobreña’s Access Roundabout
by Martin Myall •
The Councillor for Maintenance at the Salobreña Town Hall, Javier Ortega, said that work on the access roundabout would commence soon.
Eliminating Potholes
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar, Maintenance Department are sorting out the potholes in the El Cerval and Rescate area, along the Cuesta del Marchante.
Almuñécar Dog Day
by Martin Myall •
No, we don’t mean that the town is going to the dogs, but that the dogs are coming to town for the II Concurso Nacional Canino (dog show).
2nd Flag Day and More
by Martin Myall •
The Ladies of Las Amigas de la Cruz de la Victoria are staging their second flag day tomorrow, Saturday, in Almuñécar, collecting donations to fight cancer.
The ‘Other’ Art of Car Sales
by Vanessa Bosch •
A man has been charged with selling the same car to two different people without transferring the legal ownership to either of them.
Government vs. Supreme Court
by Martin Myall •
The conservative Central Government is doing all it can to make it illegal for people to demonstrate in front of its offices and the homes of their MP’s.
Orgiva Referendum
by Vivienne Hughes •
The good folk… and the bad ones, will have a chance to vote in a referendum on whether they want a Casa de la Cultura or not. Not only ‘if,’ but where.
The Acid Prank
by Martin Myall •
A man was taken to hospital after downing a glass of corrosive cleaning liquid, believing it to be wine – the barman had allegedly played a prank on him.
Spring Gossip
by Marianne Lindahl •
Spring has finally come to Almuñécar. The weather is like summer in Scandinavia. From our kitchen window we see a ‘vega’ that is greener than I can remember. Yellow, pink and white flowers and bushes are all over the place.
Motril Flea Market
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall has just announced that it will be permitting a 2nd-hand market or car-boot sale to be held on a regular basis.