Motril Councillor for Citizen Safety announced that the town’s emergency services are coordinating with Andalusian fores-fire service Infoca, as more aircraft are deployed.
Tag Archive for gualchos
Forest Fire Threatens Lujar
by Martin Myall •
A fire broke out this morning around 10.28h in the Sierra de Lújar, near Gualchos. At the moment there are five aircraft and two fire trucks working to control the fire.
Gualchos Mountain-Brush Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
There was a mountain-brush fire in the Gualchos area on Thursday the 18th, which was reported at 14.00h.
Police Bust Criminal Gang
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil have just concluded a police operation which ended with the arrests in Motril of five individuals, all Romanians.
Unexploded Artillery Shell in Lujar
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Spanish Civil War concluded 75 years ago but every once in a while somebody finds an unexploded bomb or shell. This time it was in the Sierra de Lujar, above Gualchos.
Romanian Burglars Nabbed
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil has arrested an alleged gang of Romanian burglars who have been targeting cortijos around Gualchos. Four people were arrested in all.
East Costa Tropical Rubbish Problems
by Vivienne Hughes •
Travelling East along the coast of Granada, once you get to Motril the greenhouses start, and where there are greenhouses, you have rubbish. Perhaps for this reason the locals of Castell, Gualchos, Lújar, Polops and Carchuna-Calahonda are aware and troubled by the problem.
Bollards in Gualchos
by Martin Myall •
Anybody that lives in the central streets of a small Andalusian village will know what a pain it is when somebody parks, blocking your front door.
Gualchos Vagrant Arrested for Fraud
by Martin Myall •
A man from Gualchos was arrested, together with two men from El Ejido and Roquetas de Mar over financing loans scam involving vagrants.
Ecologists Hit Out Over Gualchos Fire
by Editor •
The ecologist group, Buxus has described the recent Gualchos, mountain-brush fire as an ‘ecological disaster.’ The group condemns the fact there have been 20 attempts to set the area alight in recent years.