The regional forest firefighting service, Infoca, declared the hill fire behind Maro (Nerja) as extinguished at 17.00h on the Wednesday the 26th.
Maro Hill Fire Out
by Hugh MacArthur •
Tag Archive for quarry
Maro Quarry Clean Up
by Martin Myall •
The Barranco de Los Colmenarejos, within the municipality of Nerja, is one of the few remaining periglacial watercourses in the Sierras Tejeda, Almijara, and Alhama Natural Park.
Groyne Work Grinds to A Halt
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro, expressed her concern today over the work stoppage on the Playa Granada groyne, or breakwater, if you prefer.
Nasty Surprise!
by Hugh MacArthur •
A cortijo owner in La herradura came across an unexploded shell from the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) on his land.
Expedience over Legality?
by Martin Myall •
Whilst those that live in Motril are very happy that the breakwater is finally taking shape, those that live in Lobre most definitely are not.
Protests against Quarry Blasts
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Asociación Vecinos por Lobres complained that at 14.15h on the 12th blasting at the Lobres quarry shook the school and produced a hanging cloud of dust.
Spuds & Grenades
by Martin Myall •
Two WW1 hand grenades turned up in an agricultural warehouse in Granada, amongst a shipment of potatoes from France.
Lobres vs The Quarry
by Martin Myall •
The Asociación Vecinos por Lobres is far from happy with the quarry in their midst because of the detonations, dust and unsociable hours of activity, not to mention dumper trucks hurtling through their streets.
Quarry Quarrel
by Martin Myall •
Residents of the Salobreña dependency of Lobres are sick and tired of the dust coming from the nearby quarry, not to mention the detonations.
Explosive Find
by Martin Myall •
A man who had recently purchased a second home was surprised to find a strange object that suspiciously looked like dynamite in one of the rooms. This took place in Cidones (Soria) on the 11th of January. He informed the Guardia Civil, who immediately sent round a bomb-disposal team from Burgos (Grupo Especial de Desactivación…