Gualchos-Castell de Ferro Town Hall has launched a campaign to crack down on noisy scooters and mopeds, which tear around the villages, many with defective bafflers on their exhausts.
Noisy Moped Campaign
by Martin Myall •
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Hotel Olas Reopening Postponed
by Martin Myall •
What used to be Hotel Carmen along Avenida Europa in Almuñécar, later modernised and renamed, Hotel Olas, was severely damaged on Easter Monday by an explosion. Hopes were to reopen come summer. The cause of the explosion has not been made public but supposedly it had something to do with the boilers – the result…
Life Saved in Torrenueva Costa
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man in his late 70s was rescued in the sea off a Torrenueva Costa beach yesterday, more or less in front of Restaurante El Churrasco.
Not Doing Their Job?
by Vivienne Hughes •
Each summer the Almuñécar fleet of cleaning skiffs plies the waters off the town’s beaches, skimming off floating rubbish and questionable discarded objects.
Casa Grande
by Martin Myall •
Yesterday, Salobreña Town Council took possession of the Casa Grande up in the Casco Antiguo, which belonged to the Church but was obtained through a land-swap deal for publicly owned land near the beach
Silence is Golden
by Martin Myall •
Today is going to be Día sin Ruido (A day without noise), during which the fairground attractions won’t have any music blaring out.
Motorised Paraglider Nuisance
by Martin Myall •
The Asociación vecinal Cal y Caña de Salobreña has complained about motorised paragliders carrying out “illegal practices” at Playa Punta del Río, next to the mouth of the Guadalfeo River.
Auditorium Vandalised
by Martin Myall •
Public buildings and property continus to attract vandalic acts in Salobreña, according to the Town Hall, which considers it a “real nightmare.” Street lighting, street furniture (benches & litter bins), traffic and street signs have been the target of mindless destruction. In fact, the latest target has been the entrance to the Auditorio Villa de…
Insufficient Safety Measures?
by Hugh MacArthur •
The deputy coordinator of VOX Almuñécar, Marta Nogueras, has accused the governing party of a “lack of foresight and of improvising,” over policing and other safety measures during this fiesta week.
Jete Quad & Bike Collision
by Martin Myall •
A man in his mid-40s lost his life on road between Jete and Otivar on Sunday, according to the emergency coordination centre, 112.