The Almuñécar Town Hall is desperately trying to cut the costs of running the Peña Escrita mountain park-cum-zoo. One measure has been to ask the circus that donated three tigers to take them back.
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Salobreña Beach Coverage
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall has announced that the Protección Civil will be patrolling the beaches up to the 16th of this month. Motril seems to be the only coastal town on the Costa Tropical that is anything short of grateful for the voluntary dedication of these guys, but we shan’t go into that further here.
Judge for Yourself
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Nacional in Motril arrested a man after he allegedly tied his wife to a seat and then beat the crap out of her – the police were busy that day because they arrested two other men for domestic violence.
Torrecueva’s Turn
by Martin Myall •
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
by Martin Myall •
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
by Martin Myall •
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.
Almuñécar/Herradura Cultural Agenda for September
by Martin Myall •
The complete cultural agenda for Almuñécar and La Herradura for the month of September 2012
Independence for La Rábita?
by Martin Myall •
La Rábita wants to become independent from Albuñol, or so claims the independence party – the Mayor of Albuñol doesn’t agree.
Rebellious Volunteers Axed
by Martin Myall •
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
by Martin Myall •
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