A fire this morning in the area of Soportújar, fortunately has been brought under control thanks to the quick reaction of Infoca units.
Soportújar Fire Controlled
by Martin Myall •
Alpujarra
News from La Alpujarra
Ambulance Driver Attacked
by Vivienne Hughes •
Staff from the Área Sanitaria Sur de Granada (Costa Tropical & La Alpujarra) have come out in protest over an attack on an ambulance driver.
Órgiva Hill Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
No sooner than fire restrictions finish (they ended on the 31st) than small fires are breaking out in Salobreña, Motril and now in Órgiva.
Órgiva Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
A hill fire broke out early this morning near Órgiva requiring the presence of Infoca personnel to stop it spreading and then to put it out.
Trevélez Autumn Fair
by Martin Myall •
Did you miss the autumn fair in Pampaneira last weekend? Never mind if you did, you’ve got a second chance at an Alpuarra autumn fair: Trevélez is holding theirs.
Only Four above Fifty
by Martin Myall •
Now that the Costa Tropical and Alpujarra find themselves on the same health level as the rest of the province, tourism is picking up but contagion remains low.
A Mountain Village Fair
by Martin Myall •
Pampaneira in the Alpujarra is celebrating its XXXIV Feria de Artesanía, Turismo y Agricultura Ecológica, with its last day on Monday.
All Granada on Level Zero
by Martin Myall •
The Health Committee has decided to put Costa Tropical and the Alpujarra on Health-Level Zero, bringing them into line with the rest of the province.
Human Remains on Órgiva Street
by Vivienne Hughes •
Human remains were found strewn on an Órgiva street, which although ‘grizzly’ in nature, it was not indicative of a murder or something of that kind.
Elderly Belgian Couple Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue team was called out to rescue a Belgian couple in their mid 60s after they became stuck above a barranco in the Alpujarra.