The Plataforma en Defensa del Agua del Valle Lecrín convoked a protest in Padul on the 22nd against the water-bottling plants. We went along.
Water Protest in Padul
by Martin Myall •
Vaya Hijo!
by Martin Myall •
A man, who allegedly sold his dementia-sufferer father’s farm and kept the 61,000-euros from the sale, is facing a recommendation by the Public Prosecutor of four years’ imprisonment.
Car Transporter Fire
by Martin Myall •
The Granada fire service was called out to tackle a fire on a car transporter on the A-92 on Saturday.
Death from Fall
by Martin Myall •
According to the Spanish news agency, EFE, a middle-aged man lost his life after falling out of a 4th-floor window in Motril.
Whose Water Is It?
by Martin Myall •
It’s a valid question. When a company draws water from a well sunk into the watertable and then bottles it for sale, arguably depleting a municipalitiy’s public water supply, is that acceptable?
Out They Come!
by Martin Myall •
The Chairman of the Mancomunidad, Rafael Caballero, and the Mayor of Lentegí, Juan Manuel Arellano Fajardo, were out having an official gawk at one of the streets being ripped up.
Biker Swept Away
by Martin Myall •
The motorbike belonging to a 61-year-old missing man in Pujerra (Serranía de Ronda, Málaga) has been found in Río Genal; he had been swept away trying to cross it.
Groyne Work Continues
by Martin Myall •
Work on the groyne on Playa Granada now continues after the pause because of a lack of suitable boulders from the arguably illegal Santa Teresa Quarry in Lobres.
Third Lane for A-44 Through Valley
by Martin Myall •
The Ministry of Transport has ordered the drawing up of a project to increase the lanes between Alhendín and Beznar to three.
Padul Stabbing Trial
by Martin Myall •
The man accused of stabbing somebody with a large kitchen knife in Padul faced trial last month; he is charged with attempted murder.