It’s surprising that we still get hill fires in winter, which was the case on Monday, breaking out in the Órgiva area of the Alpujarra.
Orgiva OAP Home Evacuated
by Vivienne Hughes •
UK Covid Strain in Granada
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Health Minister for the Junta de Andalucía has confirmed five cases of patients with the UK strain of Covid-19. Four more cases are being studied.
Two Tremors on Sunday
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) registered an earth tremor yesterday with a reading of 3.0 on the Richter Scale.
Old Town Street Reopens
by Vivienne Hughes •
At last, the Salobreña, old-town street of Calle Fábrica Nueva between Calle Nueva and Calle Rosario, has been reopened to traffic.
Salobreñero Trapped in the UK
by Vivienne Hughes •
There has been extensive coverage of the lorries caught up at Dover unable to move, amongst them, however, is a lorry driver from Salobreña.
Four Immigrants Perish
by Vivienne Hughes •
After four days of searching for an open boat carrying immigrants, the Coast Guards found them and were told that four passengers had died and been thrown overboard.
Two Almuñécar Lottery Winners
by Vivienne Hughes •
The lottery, ticket office in Almuñécar, Jofi , has done it again, having sold two 5th prizes for the Christmas draw, El Gordo.
Nerja Caves Reopen
by Vivienne Hughes •
Although Nerja’s top attraction, Las Cuevas, has had a bad year, it has just reopened with new facilities for visitors to enjoy.
Provincial Vaccination Points
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Andalusian public-health service, SAS, has arranged 45 static, vaccination points housed in medical centres and hospitals around the region.
Deaf Politicians
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Town Hall of Torre de Benagalbón want to revive a project for a beach pathway using EU recovery funds for Covid, which has run up against the locals.