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.
Órgiva Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
Alpujarra
News from La Alpujarra
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.
Raped by Fellow Workers
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two adult males were arrested in the Alpujarra in connection with the kidnapping and rape of a fellow female farm labourer.
Level One At Last!
by Martin Myall •
The Provincial Committee for Public Health for Granada has lowered the alert level for our health area to Level One.
Covid Figures Valid Tuesday 24th
by Martin Myall •
Following a request from one of our readers, here are covid contagion figures valid for yesterday. However, we have only included Granada Sur Health District.