Tag Archive for Andalusia

The Spanish region of Andalucia (Andalusia)

Using Municipal Showrooms

Artists who are interested in exhibiting their work in Nerja municipal galleries/showrooms during 2013 have until the last day of this month to put in a request. For example, if you want to use La Ermita (market exhibition hall) or the one in Calle Cristo between January and June, you have to fill out a…

Torrecueva’s Turn

The Torrecuevas road is having its turn for a bit of attention from the Almuñécar maintenance department with the verges being cleared of excessive vegetation growing on embankments or poking onto the narrow pavement.

Lifeguards in Stereo

Motril beaches are witnessing the bizarre situation of having both Cruz Roja and Protección Civil staffing the beaches thanks to the hasty actions of the Town Hall.

Two Seriously Injured in Motril Explosion

Two workers in their mid-50’s were seriously injured by an explosion in the room where they had been working owing to an accumulation of chemical gases. A spark from one of their tools created a fireball which blew out a wall.

48,000-Euro Payout?

A 74-year-old woman has sued the Junta de Andalucia for 48,000 euros in compensation after she tripped over a protruding bolt-head on a temporary pedestrian path through the metro roadworks in Granada in 2010.

Rebellious Volunteers Axed

Things took an ugly turn in Motril with only 15 days before the summer beach season officially finishes, after the all-volunteer, Protección Civil decided that they had had enough and left their posts.

Marina Drug Bust

The criminal court in Motril has sentenced a man from Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona) to three years’ imprisonment, as well as a fine of three million euros after it was found that he had just over two metric tonnes of hasish onboard his yacht at berth in Marina del Este