Only the rapid intervention of the Motril Fire Service, backed by a around ten Protección Civil volunteers, the Motril Policía Nacional and Local prevented the advances flames from devouring the extensive spread of greenhouses, as well as cortijos, above Carchuna.
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4X4 Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
Almuñécar held its Extreme Indoor 4×4 Ciudad de Almuñécar in the Municipal Sport stadium, with Manuel Gómez in his Range Rover V8 taking the First Prize and the Second Prize going to Ramón Torres, driving a Wrangler Jeep.
Horse Lovers’ Treat
by Martin Myall •
Hundreds of Almuñequeros and visitors virtually filled the provisional bull ring to witness Andalusian Horse Dressage at its best, during the 90 minutes that the horse show lasted.
Another Fine Mess
by Martin Myall •
The City Hall of Granada is set to take less than half of the amount that they hoped to rake in through traffic fines; the 2011 budget had made provisions for an income of 14 million euros, whereas it ‘only’ saw 6.7m.
Green Cooperation
by Martin Myall •
The First Councillor for Carchuna-Calahonda, Concepción Abarca, seen here with the Mayor of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro, and her Vice-Mayor, Nicolás Navarro, took a walk around the spruced-up Camino del Puntal, which is between the cemetery and the Calahonda football ground.
Tarmacking and Verge Clearing
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Town Hall has been busy tidying up the verges of the municipality’s country lanes, cutting back the grass along the access lane for Pago de Guerra, just above La Herradura
.22 D.I.Y. Rifle
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil at the Puerto de Motril arrested a man for being in possession of an illegal weapon. It was during a routine embarking search of vehicles waiting to board the Volcán de Tejada ferry that the police found the homemade firearm inside a luxury car with a French number plate.
Almost Jailed for Death Threats
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Law courts have sentenced a woman from Almuñécar to a 1-year suspended prison sentence for issuing death threats against a family-help worker.
Music School Survives
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Town Hall and the teaching staff at the Municipal Music School have reached an accord that will keep the school running, after all indicated that it would be closed down due to a lack of funding.
Spectacular Freestyle A Success
by Martin Myall •
Over 4,000 spectators packed into the Almuñécar municipal stadium, Francisco Bonet, to witness Dylan Trul win the Nacional de Freestyle de Almuñécar.