The decade-long crisis forced many coastal towns out of the Bandera Azul league, simply because they couldn’t afford the costs involved.
Calahonda Flies a Blue Flag
by Louise Powell •
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Salobreña Cross-Country Race
by Martin Myall •
The cross-country race, Villa de Salobreña, reached its tenth year with a record number of athletes competing; over 1,300 runners.
Motril Palm Plantation blaze
by Martin Myall •
(SVA00) A spectacular fire last night in a palm-tree plantation had Motrileños taking to the social media with speculation on how it started and how it was progressing.
Obit: Jose Antonio Ruiz Aneas
by Martin Myall •
If I say the name, José Antonio Ruiz Aneas to most foreigners living in Almuñécar, it probably wouldn’t ring a bell, but if I say Pub Jabeque, it immediately will.
Protest at The Town Hall
by Martin Myall •
Around 300 protesters turned up outside Salobreña Town Hall to demonstrate against the lack of beach services.
Looking Back: Herradura Suicide
by Martin Myall •
This incident caused consternation in the village of La Herradura in May ten years ago; it ended in suicide but could have easily also ended up in a murder.
Motril Park Improvements
by Vivienne Hughes •
Motril’s Parque de los Pueblos de América is undergoing changes, including being extended at the southern end, taking in the old TV station and municipal tow-truck depot.
Fire in the Big Bang
by Martin Myall •
It took the local fire service almost three hours to put the fire out on the terrace of the Almuñécar, Bing Bang disco-bar under the Paseo del Altillo.
La Herradura N-340 Roadworks
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Ministry of Public Works has a crew out building a retaining wall next to the N-340, between Las Tejas football ground and the main road.
Cortijada Shoot Out
by Editor •
A man was hospitalised in Motril with a bullet wound after a shoot out following a group of armed individuals entering onto cortijo farmland.