Well now, long has there been a small war raging near Cigarrones, over the Río Guadalfeo from Órgiva.
Alpujarra
News from La Alpujarra
Alpujarra Angle
by Vanessa Bosch •
Hi, all, and welcome to the November Edition of Alpujarra Angle! As you may have noticed, winter is approaching our corner of the world, although nobody would have guessed it…
Fem Power
by Editor •
A touch of Fem Power was abounding during the III Feria de Mujeres Emprendedoras, which was held in the huge function hall at the Balneario de Lanjarón.
Lobras vs. Phone Masts
by Editor •
The placing of a mobile-telephone mast right next to the Lobras sports centre will be earning Telefónica no Christmas cards this year – nobody in this small village likes it being there.
University Comes to La Alpujarra
by Editor •
The University of Granada has moved to the Alpujarra. Well, they haven’t actually slapped some wheels on it and trundled it along to Órgiva, but have provided university courses for people over fifty, thanks to an agreement struck between the University of Granada and the Órgiva Town Hall.
New School for Tablones & Cáñar
by Editor •
Tablones, as well as Cáñar, now has new education centres, thanks to funds from the Education Board of the Junta de Andalucía… bless them.
Water Museum
by Editor •
Water is hardly a thing of the past in Lanjáron but the history of Lanjarón’s aquatic empire is, hence El Museo del Agua, which is located where the municipal slaughter yard was
80,000-Euro Scam
by Editor •
The Guardia Civil, hitherto known as the Green Meanies, arrested a couple from the Alpujarra region for allegedly scamming 80,000 euros from their victims… bless them.
Day Centre for the Elderly
by Editor •
The Archbishop of Granada has ceded its old persons’ home in Lanjarón to the Town Hall, which is in the middle of converting it to a day centre for the elderly.
Orange-Level Alert
by Editor •
Keeping to a meteorological flavour, there was an orange-level alert over an expected storm and downpours during the last weekend of September.