Tourism
Almuñécar sees record tourist numbers for Easter Week
Hotel occupancy was close to 95 per cent in the Costa Tropical town
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Social care
Closure of Costa Tropical day centre leaves seniors without a meeting place
Regulars at the facility in Calahonda have said they have been "playing dominoes and cards in the streets for a week"
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Residents associations
Almuñécar prepares for 'meeting of associations 2026'
An information meeting will be held on 14 April at the social services centre to coordinate the organisation of the event, which will take place on 30 May in El Majuelo park in the Costa Tropical town
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Health
Salobreña health centre to open in time for summer
The new facility in the Costa Tropical town, which is already completed and being equipped, will have 22 consulting rooms and new specialised areas
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Culture
Here's what's going on in Almuñécar this April
The Costa Tropical town's cultural programme includes live music, The Beatles and Michael Jackson tribute shows, original version films and a book fair
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Coastal Path
The 82.3-kilometre footpath linking the towns on Granada's Costa Tropical
The project, which stretches from Almuñécar to La Rábita, includes not only paths, but also four viewpoint bridges strategically located at emblematic points along the coastal strip
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Costal Path
Third phase of Granada costal path being drafted
The provincial authority, the Diputación de Granada, is hoping to start work as soon as possible on the second section of the footpath between Salobreña and Motril
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Immigration
Members of mafia behind fatal Costa Tropical migrant boat identified
So far one arrest has been made after six people travelling in a boat chartered by a Moroccan mafia group drowned off the coast of Granada in mid-March
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Tourism
The young German from La Herradura who has revolutionised group trips
Joshua Gühr founded 'Hora de Viajes' in the Costa Tropical town which allows people to meet while crossing a glacier in Iceland or scuba diving in the Philippines
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Holy Week
Almuñécar provides extra car parking spaces for Holy Week
The Costa Tropical town hall has opened up the land where Turismo Tropical was located, in Paseo de San Cristóbal as well as the town's fairground
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Almuñécar hotel explosion leaves one person injured
Operatives from the TEDAX-NRBQ (Technicians Specialising in the Disposal of Explosive and Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and Chemical Artefacts) of the Guardia Civil have been in the Costa Tropical town to investigate the causes of the accident
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Water
Granada province's water supply guaranteed for at least two years
The province's reservoirs are at around 65 per cent of their capacity, almost double the level of a year ago and data shows that lack of water is not going to be an issue in the coming months
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Tourism
Almuñécar and La Herradura launch tourism offensive in Nantes to attract more French visitors
With France now the top international market for the Costa Tropical, tourism chiefs are promoting Granada's coast as a premier destination for gastronomy and water sports
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Holy Week
Almuñécar to suspend Sunday street market during Holy Week
Rubbish collections will also be modified during Holy Week, on Avenida de Andalucía, Plaza de Madrid, Avenida Juan Carlos I, Avenida Europa, Paseo Puerta del Mar, Paseo Prieto Moreno (Caletilla) and the main shopping streets
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Man attacks son-in-law with a hammer in Almuñécar before killing himself
Guardia Civil and Local Police officers in the Costa Tropical town tried to revive the father-in-law without success, while the injured man remains in hospital