We have all been witness to the very uncharacteristic rainfall this winter, which has been with us since the 18th of December on an off – more often ‘on’ than ‘off’. Whilst roads have subsided, houses flooded and crops ruined, up to the last week of February, there had been no fatalities in our neck of the woods. That all changed up in the tiny Alpujarreño village of Rubite on the Monday the 22nd February.
Alpujarra
News from La Alpujarra
March is Here
by Vanessa Bosch •
Well, thank God March is here! With the weather this bad, I wonder what to expect this month. If the rain doesn’t stop I’ll be thinking about getting myself a pair of rubber boots!
Mainstreet Further Delayed
by Vanessa Bosch •
A month further on and there is finally some news about what is happening with the road works in Lanjarón.
Avenida de la Alpujarra
by Editor •
As Vanessa has mentioned above, the road works on Lanjarón’s main street continues to drag on in waterlogged obstinacy. The barrage of rain is an obvious reason for this delay, although if rain stopped work in a place with a climate like the UK, nothing would ever get built there, would it?
Bubión Junior School
by Editor •
Meanwhile, over in Bubión – yes, there is life outside Lanjarón – the junior school is doubling as a courthouse for the Justice of the Peace.
Olly and Fred
by Editor •
Ironically enough (in the almost Alanis Morisette interpretation of the word) despite being nearly washed off the hillside by torrential rain, Olías and Fregenite are still without mains drinking water.
Alpujarra’s Oldest Church
by Editor •
Guess where the oldest church in La Alpujarra is? Órgiva, which is the capital of the Alpujarra Granadina? Wrong!
Money for Road Damage
by Editor •
You will all, no doubt be pleased to hear that the Central Government and the Junta de Andalucía are going to chuck three million euros at the Alpujarra road system…
Publication Update March
by Editor •
Due to a bank holiday at the end of February/beginning of March, the hard copy won’t be available until the 4th of March
Up in Lanjarón
by Vanessa Bosch •
Hello everyone and welcome to February issue of the Alpujarra Angle!