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Christmas Eve 112 Calls - Costa Tropical Gazette News

During the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day period, the Emergency Coordination Centre, 112, handled 3,590 incidents, which is a 17.74% increase compared to 2024 figures.

December 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM

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Poofs, Priests & Saints - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The Granada law courts are investigating the priest in Peligros for an alleged hate crime, after receiving a complaint from a man last March.

December 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM

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Cheaper at The Pumps - Costa Tropical Gazette News

Believe it or not, prices at the pumps have come down with three consecutive price drops this year.

December 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM

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Angry Mums - Costa Tropical Gazette News

Mums in La Herradura are far from happy with the paediatric coverage provided in the village at the Centro de Salud.

December 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM

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Xmas Rubbish Collection Times - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The Environmental Department of Almuñécar Town Hall has announced special, rubbish-collection times over the Christmas period for both Almuñécar and La Herradura.

December 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM

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Montenegro Fugitive Arrest - Costa Tropical Gazette News

A 47-year-old fugitive from Montenegro was caught by the Policía Nacional after their investigations led them to Málaga where he had been hiding out under a false identity.

December 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM

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Multiple Motril Arrests - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The Policía Nacional in Motril have made 27 arrests for allegedly facilitating illegal immigration and Seguridad-Social fraud.

December 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM

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Proposed Roundabout Update - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The Ministerio de Transportes has put out to tender the construction of a roundabout on the roads leading down to the Moriscos Golf Course and Ron Montero from the N-340 junction.

December 23, 2025 at 7:25 AM

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Skiving Off? - Costa Tropical Gazette News

Well, it's that time of year again and we're going flat out to get the January magazine to the printer in a month studded with public holidays!

December 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM

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Rave Party Death Arrests - Costa Tropical Gazette News

On the 22nd of last month, a 50-year-old man was beaten at a rave party within the Vadillo trading estate. He was so seriously injured that he didn't survive.

December 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM

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Drivers Trapped in The Snow - Costa Tropical Gazette News

Yesterday evening saw dozens of driver trapped in the snow on the A-92 where it passes through the Puerto de la Mora, which lies at 1,380 metres in the Sierra de Huétor.

December 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM

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Hammer Attack – Almuñécar - Costa Tropical Gazette News

A man in his late 70’s was attacked with a hammer today at around 14.10 hrs in Calle Antigua, Almuñécar just off the main town hall square.

December 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM

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Dead Onboard? - Costa Tropical Gazette News

There was a bit of a hullabaloo on an Easyjet flight from Málaga to Gatwick, London because an elderly woman was embarked in a wheelchair... dead.

December 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM

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Inland Snow Expected Today - Costa Tropical Gazette News

Although winter hasn't officially begun, the typical weather of that season has certainly showed up in the province of Granada.

December 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM

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La Herradura’s Nativity Scene - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The La Herradura Municipal Nativity Scene was set up in the Pepe Gámez, exhibition hall in the Centro Cívico on the 13th.

December 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM

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Almuñécar Christmas Activities - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The Councillor for Culture & Fiestas, Alberto Manuel García Gilabert, has published the cultural and pre-Christmas programme covering up to Christmas Eve.

December 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM

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Road Traffic This Christmas - Costa Tropical Gazette News

From today at 15.00h until midnight on Tuesday, January the 6th, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) will be out in force to keep an eye on the increased traffic during the Christmas period.

December 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM

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Goodbye Maro Smallerholders - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The Sociedad Azucarera Larios, which owns a lot of land within the municipality of Nerja, has ended land-leasing contracts with local farmers on the Maro Vega.

December 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM

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GP Appointments - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The public-health systems (each region has its own) appear to be falling down on providing GP coverage without having to wait.

December 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM

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Fatal Diagnostic Error - Costa Tropical Gazette News

It took ten hours for two, public medical facilities in; a centro médico and a hospital, to arrive at the correct diagnosis. The delay proved fatal for the patient.

December 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM

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Spontaneous Parking - Costa Tropical Gazette News

Whilst it might be difficult to find somewhere to park in the city of Granada, perhaps this is a step too far.

December 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM

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What No Xmas Lights? - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The Asociación de Vecinos del Casco Antiguo in Salobreña are far from being happy bunnies over the lack of festive lighting up there.

December 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM

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Tihom Blanco 2020 - Costa Tropical Gazette News

48% Maturana Blanca, 47% Garnacha Blanca and 5% Viura Bodegas Tihom. D.O La Rioja

December 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM

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Opening Dates Given - Costa Tropical Gazette News

The Mayor of Almuñécar, Juan José Ruiz Joya, made two announcements before a gathering of the press yesterday in the Palacete de la Najarra (Tourism Information Office).

December 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM

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Fallen HT Cable Closes Autovía - Costa Tropical Gazette News

A fallen, high-voltage, power line, yesterday, closed a section of the A-7 autovia, in both directions, where it passes through the municipality of Almuñécar.