Padul Town Hall is battling it out with a renewable energy company Altano Energy over the installation of two solar parks in the municipality.
Solar Park Battle
by Martin Myall •
Lecrin Valley
News from Granana (Lecrin Valley): melegis,mondujar,restabal,padul,durcal
Distraction Theft
by Martin Myall •
A man in his early 30s was arrested in Dúrcal, suspected of being involved in at least six counts of using distraction to carry out theft outside banks and supermarkets.
Symbollic Mural
by Martin Myall •
Members of the Plataforma en Defensa del Agua del Valle de Lecrín have painted a mural on the side of a building in Cónchar; a woman filling a water jug.
Feria de La Naranja 2026
by Louise Powell •
The Valley comes alive with spring and the orange harvest and this year we celebrate the XXIV Feria de la Naranja from now until the 29th.
Noisy Nigüelas Awakening
by Martin Myall •
There was a bit of a scuffle in Nigüelas on Saturday the 21st when a man began shouting and throwing things out of his window.
New Purpose for Padul Silo
by Martin Myall •
This building has been turned into an Ethnographic Interpretation Centre.
Stabbed with Broken Bottle
by Martin Myall •
A man in his late 20s was arrested by the Guardia Civil, suspected of having stabbed another man in a bar in Padul.
Nigüelas Pig-Farm Death
by Martin Myall •
A man working on a pig farm in Nigüelas died on Friday the 13th when a wall fell on top of him.
Río Dúrcal Bursts Its Banks
by Martin Myall •
Río Dúrcal, where it passes through its namesake, has broken out of its riverbanks and is threatening the old Roman Bridge.
Padul Doctor Verbally Assaulted
by Martin Myall •
The duties of the A&E at the Padul Centro de Salud had to be transferred to Dúrcal temporarily last month following a verbal assault on the clinic’s doctor.