Fire personnel from the city of Granada were called out to free a man trapped in his car after it went off the side of an embankment.
50 Metres Down
by Hugh MacArthur •
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Disinfecting The Sewers
by Martin Myall •
Today sees the first day of the blitz on vermin in Almuñécar, or better said, tonight, as pumping insecticide down into the sewer system is a nocturnal operation.
Too Piddly To Bother With
by Martin Myall •
At the same time that the 500-euro note was born, the 1-centime coin also arrived; 50,000 of which was worth the same as the big-hitting bank note.
Cyclist Knock over in Almuñécar
by Vivienne Hughes •
A cyclist, described as elderly, was knocked over in the town of Almuñécar Thursday morning by a driver who fled the scene.
Handstands on a Bridge
by Martin Myall •
Fire personnel from the Parque Norte de Granada were called out to rescue a man who fell into the river after doing a handstand on the bridge parapet.
Summer Health-Care Cuts
by Martin Myall •
It happens each year, despite electoral pledges to strengthen the Andaluz Health Service; come summer, services are reduced, even as coastal populations go up.
Giant Squid Spawn
by Martin Myall •
Bathers on Tuesday probably thought that they had come across an alien floating in the water off Playa Velilla but it was just a gooey cloud of eggs laid by a diamond squid.
Another Body from the Sea
by Hugh MacArthur •
Around midday on Thursday, the body of a person appeared off Playa de Cambriles in Castell de Ferro.
Flood Damage Reparations
by Martin Myall •
Perhaps they should rename Salobreña Soggybreña because when it rains any serious amount, you need a canoe to get around the Pontanilla area.
Jet-Ski Intruders
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil nabbed ten jet-skis found off Playa Cantarriján in La Herradura, inside the boundaries of the Paraje Natural Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo. It was the maritime branch of the Guardia Civil that found them, grouped together close to the beach.