A 41-year-old man drowned attempting to rescue two minors off Playa Monsul in Almería’s Nijar-Cabo de Gata natural park.
Man Drowns Attempting Rescue
by Martin Myall •
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Criminal Gang Busted
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil swooped on a criminal gang, bagging 23 individuals in Melilla, Almería and Motril. The majority (19) were arrested in Melilla, whilst two were arrested in Almería and a further two in Motril.
Coastal Repairs Disappointment
by Vivienne Hughes •
It now seems that the four municipalities on the Costa Tropical will have to share a less-than-expected sum between them for coastal, storm-damage repairs.
La Herradura Lad Wins Almeria Race
by Vivienne Hughes •
Young cyclist, Iván Ruiz Martín, from La Herradura won the XXI Open Mountain Bike Huercal in Almería.
Fakes Sister-in-Law’s Kidnapping
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police arrested two men and the fiancee of one of them, who pretended to have been kidnapped to obtain a ransom from her sister-in-law-to-be.
Brick Encroachment Threatens Virgin Beaches
by Martin Myall •
Just when you think that speculative building on virgin land was a thing of the past in Spain, the Mayor of Níjar proves us all wrong.
Albox Ordered to Pay Compensation to British Residents
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Town Hall of Álbox in Almería has been sentenced to compensate for the “moral damages” caused to three British families.
Narrow Escape
by Vivienne Hughes •
If it had not been for a call from Almería, a Motril man would have lost his life.
Son Hires Friend to Rob Mother’s Bar
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Nacional in Almería arrested two men as suspects behind a violent robbery of a bar; one that belonged to the mother of one of the suspects.
Corporals from Hell Jailed
by Martin Myall •
Such was the reign of terror that two Spanish Legion NCO’s had wrought in 2008 at the Viator base in Almería that they are now serving three years apiece in military prison.