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…
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Body Found in the Water
by Vivienne Hughes •
Whilst the life an elderly man was saved on a beach in Torrenueva Costa yesterday, a woman in her 60 drowned off a beach in Rincón de la Victoria.
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.
Mutilated Ears & Amputated Tails
by Martin Myall •
The Environmental Department of the Guardia Civil, Seprona, in Cáceres (Extremadura) rescued an Italian Mastiff hound which had mutiliated ears and its tail chopped off.
Morocco Thwarts Second Invasion
by Martin Myall •
Following the diplomatic standoff with Spain last a fortnight, Morocco showed that it can completely freeze the border by preventing a single migrant from reaching Ceuta when it wants.
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.
Three Earth Tremors
by Martin Myall •
We say three earth tremors but there have, in fact, been eleven in Spain yesterday up to 21.00h but only two in the Province of Granada.
Police Firearms Stolen
by Martin Myall •
Four standard-issue firearms have gone missing from the Policía Local building in Rincón de la Victoria. These handguns had been handed in by officers upon their retirement and hadn’t yet been reassigned to active-duty personnel.
Explosive News!
by Martin Myall •
Now, when you think of exports from the Province of Granada, you think of tropical fruit, vegetables and olive oil, especially exports, right?
Casa Grande
by Martin Myall •
Yesterday, Salobreña Town Council took possession of the Casa Grande up in the Casco Antiguo, which belonged to the Church but was obtained through a land-swap deal for publicly owned land near the beach