The monthly newsletter sent out by the British Embassy. This month includes information on passport photographs and old-age pension for women.
Alpujarra
News from La Alpujarra
Elderly Eat For Free
by Duncan Inglis •
Almegíjar has put into gear a service that will provide those elderly with scant means with free lunches.
Lanjarón Walks
by Duncan Inglis •
The most visited area in the Alpujarra, Lanjarón, has debuted a new footpath starting from the health spa and ending, a kilometre later, at the Arabic fortress.
Postal Scam
by Editor •
A possible postal scam – read on…
Publication Update: December
by Editor •
The plan, Ladies and Gentlemen, is to get to the printer on Monday the 30th, meaning that we should be out on the streets on the first. The online edition will start going up on the 1st, as always. Distribution is as follows: Motril: you will be able to find some at Radiovision, Mediterranea garage…
Alpujarra Chocolatada…
by Editor •
La Chocolatada fundraising initiative took place at the Puerta de la Alpujarra Campsite on Saturday, 30th October to raise much-needed funds to assist Mysmallhelp.UK in partnership with the Peruvian charity, Paksay.
Site Changes
by Editor •
You will have noticed already that the heading panel of this site has changed so that we can bring more news to more areas. For that reason, Almuñécar, Salobreña, La Herradura and Motril have been grouped under the main Granada Costa tab, with a pull down menu for each of the coastal towns. Equally, we…
Bottom of the Barranco
by Editor •
The Guardia Civil had a hard time rescuing three young mountaineers from the bottom of the Barranco de Poqueira – 15 hours in all. It wasn’t until a helicopter arrived to winch them out of the El Hoyo that the rescue operation was complete.
Another Lucky Escape
by Editor •
Eighteen passengers, most of whom were university students, managed to escape from a bus that had caught fire not far from Órgiva. The incident managed to freeze the traffic on the main Alpujarra road that runs between Órgiva and Trevélez.
The Electricity Rebellion II
by Editor •
Last month we reported on two Alpujarreños that had rebelled against Sevillana/Endesa’s haughty disdain for its customers. Well, their stance has attracted the support of many locals.