Órgiva lawyer, Miguel Ruiz Almodóvar, known locally for his lawyer’s office-cum-art gallery in the town’s main street, is engaged in a personal crusade against the Town Hall over the demolition and replacement of two fountains.
Alpujarra
News from La Alpujarra
Publication Update January
by Editor •
Publication information for the January hard-copy and online Seaside Gazette.
Reward for Missing TV’s
by Editor •
I’m looking at a press photo of a man called Ivan, who has a face that you wouldn’t like to inform that you got his daughter pregnant. But this has nothing to do with daughters or pregnancies, but has everything to do with TV’s.
Illegal Town Planning?
by Editor •
The Town Council of Lanjarón is being investigated over a spot of alleged ‘illegal’ town planning, bless them. A provincial delegate for the PP has accused the present incumbent in the Councillor for Town Planning’s office of being a bit liberal with his interpretation of building restrictions where his own house is concerned.
Eco-Órgiva
by Editor •
Órgiva hits the limelight thanks to the Junta de Andalucía choosing the capital of the Alpujarra as the subject of a national pilot project on sustainable urban development.
Kiddies’ Event
by Vanessa Bosch •
This month I went along to an event, organised by the Lanjarón Town Hall, aimed at young children. There was face-painting, coloured-sand arrangement workshops – there was even a fun course for making bracelets out of coloured macaroni.
Lanjarón Roadworks Update
by Vanessa Bosch •
Here’s the follow up on the roadworks in Lanjarón. As I promised, I went to find more info about it and I managed to get an interview with the works foreman, Nicolas Doce. This is what he told me:
December Publishing
by Editor •
If all goes to schedule, we should be at the printer Monday (30th) morning and being distributed by Wednesday the 2nd.
Meanwhile, in Orgiva…
by Editor •
And now for the news from Órgiva… there isn’t any, so you’re just going to have to make do with some photos from your fiestas.
Centenary Celebrations
by Editor •
The Ermita de Lanjarón just celebrated its 100th birthday, during the fiestas de Virgen del Pilar, of course.