He was caught driving his Ferrari California at 271 kms an hour A man arrested on the A-92N motorway at Baza this Thursday has set a new record for speeding in Granada province – 271 kilometres an hour. EFE says the driver is a 56 year old British man resident in Marbella, Málaga province, who was caught driving... 

The problematic viaduct over the Guadalfeo River is almost complete The entire length of the new A-44 motorway from Granada to Motril will be open to traffic in a month, according to information from Ideal newspaper. The problematic bridge over the Guadalfeo River is nearing completion with load-bearing tests expected... 

There was an unusually subdued atmosphere due to the fact that most of us had spent the last two days doing jobs around the house as a penance for playing on Sunday. Even our leader couldn’t be bothered to think of anything more exciting than a straight forward Stapleford contest. He didn’t even seem too... 

The end of May will see the opening of the stretch of the A-7 between La Herradura and Taramay, reducing journey time between Malaga and Almuñécar to just 45 minutes. These nine kilometres make up one of the most complicated stretches of the A-7 dual carriageway between the Malaga and Granada coastlines, not only... 

Latest figures released by the Ministry of Public Health (midday Saturday) on swine flu in Spain confiirmed that 15 have the virus and there are now 103 suspected cases under investigation, mainly in the Valencia Region (35) and Cataluña (17).  Further health measures are being enforced at all Spanish airports. The... 

Today is a bonus – yes it is Sunday – and yes we are out to play again. We have accepted a challenge by the Santa Clara membership to a Spanish versus the rest of the free world, (namely Golfnutz and guests) Texas scramble, shotgun start, two ball match play competition. Carlos (El Director) explained that... 

It happened at his sister’s home in Castell de Ferro A 66 year old man is in hospital in Motril after a savage attack by a pit bull at his sister’s home in Castell de Ferro on Thursday morning. He is reported by EFE to have suffered multiple injuries to his neck, with other wounds on a shoulder, his right wrist,... 

A technician was carrying out a butano gas installation at the time of the blast One man is dead and two people are seriously injured after a gas explosion in a block of flats in Granada on Wednesday morning. The violent explosion was at 9am in a block of flats in the Cartuja district of the city, and is reported to... 

We have reached the point where many parents are looking at school options for next year and at Almunecar International School they are finalising their lists. Why choose to pay for an international school? Why not just send your children to the local school so that they can integrate? If they are young enough and... 

What a lovely day. Sun shining, birds singing, pound soaring, why you may ask yourself spoil it all by trying to play golf. Two good reasons spring to mind, namely Triggers absence and Conchis’ new hair-do. Our leader, as ever trying to make life ever more complicated decided that the format would be two-ball... 

The investigation determined that he had no medical qualifications whatsoever A bogus paediatrician has been arrested in Adra after an investigation which began last month determined that he was practising medicine without any form of qualification. Named as 65 year old Andrés Avelino P.B., he presented forged certificates... 

Spain’s unemployment rate soared to 17.36 per cent in the year’s first quarter, with the ranks of the jobless totalling more than four million, according to figures published Friday. The workforce survey, released by the National Statistics Institute, showed that the number of unemployed rose by 802,800...