Six people in Dúrcal have given positive readings in a virus test and the point of origin appears to be a local driving school.
Dúrcal Outbreak
by Vivienne Hughes •
Lecrin Valley
News from Granana (Lecrin Valley): melegis,mondujar,restabal,padul,durcal
Major Road Accident
by Martin Myall •
A small lorry pulling a trailer and two other vehicles were involved in a road accident on the A-44 where it passes through the municipality of Padul.
Power Station Break-In
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 37-year-old man was arrested in Dúrcal, accused of carrying out a break-in on the hydroelectric, power station in Nigüelas.
Padul Drugs Bust
by Martin Myall •
A Guardia Civil police operation in Padul ended with several arrests, two cars impounded and a sizeable amount of marihuana confiscated.
Fake Traffic Control
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil nobbled a man, dressed in a soldier’s uniform, who was stopping traffic in Padul Monday night as if it were an official traffic-control point.
Not Clever
by Martin Myall •
A woman in Dúrcal was slightly injured when she decided to light her sitting-room fire with petrol from a container.
Burning Revenge
by Hugh MacArthur •
The family of a murdered woman torched the confessed murderer’s house in the early hours of yesterday. This took place on Calle Capitán Casado in Pinos Puente.
Eye-Watering Marihuana Fine
by Martin Myall •
Selling illegal drugs like marihuana can bring in a tidy sum, but it can also be very expensive if you are caught, which was the case for a man from Padul.
Lidl Centres on Lecrín
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Lidl project going up in the Poniente de Granada (Escúzar) is anything but little, on its 130,000 sq/m plot.
No HT Pylons for Lecrín
by Vivienne Hughes •
We ran a Front-Page article some months ago on the high-tension-pylon project that would stride across the Valle de Lecrín – there has been good news for its opponents.