At last the Puente de Río Chico in Órgiva has been replaced with a spanking new version, with its opening to traffic last Friday.
New Bridge Opened
by Hugh MacArthur •
Alpujarra
News from La Alpujarra
Cortijo Prado Toro (Pitres)
by Martin Myall •
After you’ve lived on the Costa Tropical for a while, you grow to appreciate the Alpujarra because it is so different, but at the same time, so familiar.
Snow at Last!
by Martin Myall •
The Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) has raised the alert level to Level Orange for today and tomorrow owing to the snow forecast.
Alpujarra Artist Exhibition
by Gazette Reader •
The Alpujarra artists association, ANA will open its exhibition, Esperanza on Saturday the 30th of November, starting at 20.00h at the old town-hall building in Órgiva.
Unfair Demolition Order
by Vivienne Hughes •
There’s a little village up in the Alpujarra called Narlia where an act of arguable injustice is unfolding in the form of a demolition.
Motril Lorries Suffer
by Martin Myall •
The Motril, road-haulage company, Comotrans, which is one of the most important such companies in Spain, has been caught up in the French/Catalan border troubles.
Alpujarra Hospital Progress?
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Órgiva, Raúl Orellana, attended a meeting in Sevilla with the Regional Board of Health over the promised area hospital.
Policeman’s Assailant Dies
by Hugh MacArthur •
The man who stabbed an off-duty Guardia Civil officer in Lanjarón and then promptly collapsed has since died.
Discontent in Rubite
by Martin Myall •
The Motril law courts have found a worker at the Rubite Town Hall guilty of attacking a conservative (PP) councillor.
Fake Iberian Hams
by Vivienne Hughes •
FACUA, which is a consumer-rights organisation, has reported a major Spanish distributor of Jamón Serrano for fraud.