Several cases of scabies have been detected on the Costa Tropical in recent days, specifically in Motril and Almuñécar, it has been reported.
Scabbies on the Coast!
by Martin Myall •
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Concert on the Punta
by Louise Powell •
The Ermita de la Punta de la Mona, will be the venue for Cuerdas al Alma, today at 20.30h. – not to be missed.
Photo Exhibition Prize Giving
by Martin Myall •
Every year La Herradura holds a photographic competition entitled, Mi Pequeño Paraíso – Nino Rodríguez, which name implies are snaps taken around the village.
Contamination & Disappearing Beaches
by Vivienne Hughes •
Provincial, Puublic Health Delegates have recommended that people should refrain from bathing on Melicena beaches owing to the detection of fecal traces ( E. coli) in the water.
Municipal Market Woes
by Martin Myall •
The story behind the new Mercado Municipal in Almuñécar is a drawn out litany of botch job after botch job.
Sewage in the Sea?
by Vivienne Hughes •
Guadalfeo-Ecologistas en Acción have brought to the attention of the authorties the presence of untreated domestic and industrial wastewater discharges, ending up in barrancos and irrigation ditches along the Costa Tropical.
Noisy Moped Campaign
by Martin Myall •
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.
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.