Costas began this week the emergency work on Costa Tropical beaches to repair storm damage and loss of sand.
Beach Work Underway
by Hugh MacArthur •
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Hashish Haul off Albuñol
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil nobbled 353 kilos of hashish in a narcotics operation, intercepting a craft three miles off Playa de El Pozuelo (Albuñol).
Dead Turtle on Salobreña Beach
by Louise Powell •
Early yesterday morning beachgoers came across an enormous, dead turtle on one of Salobreña’s beaches.
Police Praise Citizen Help
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil have praised the beach users who helped trap two drug runners on Playa Melicena as they tried to elude capture by the police.
Narcos Nabbed by Bathers
by Martin Myall •
A Guardia Civil launch cornered and chased a narco launch onto a beach in Melicena and one of the drug runners was brought down by bathers on the beach.
Thieves Target Lifeguard Post
by Martin Myall •
Never has there been a more justified use of the rhetorical question, “is nothing sacred?” in the long history of the Seaside Gazette than over this break in.
Beach Cigarette Butt Clean-Up
by Martin Myall •
Yesterday saw the volunteers from Econciencia zapping Playa Puerta del Mar in Almuñécar for fag butts… I’ll clarify that with, ‘cigarette ends’ for alarmed American readers.
Rescue Saturday in Almuñécar
by Vivienne Hughes •
Lifeguards on Almuñécar beaches had to carry out four rescue operations on Playa San Cristóbal, owing the high surf that was running yesterday.
Castell Chiringuito Break-In
by Vivienne Hughes •
An 18-year-old man was arrested, accused of breaking and entering a chiringuito on the playa de Castell de Ferro late last month.
Three Pulled out the Drink
by Hugh MacArthur •
The lifeguards on duty along Almuñécar and La Herradura’s beaches have been busy this weekend with three people having to be rescued on Saturday.