A Junta bigwig, Minister Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, visited the emergency works being carried out on the land damaged by fire in Los Guájares and the Lecrín Valley.
Fire Recovery Work
by Martin Myall •
Lecrin Valley
News from Granana (Lecrin Valley): melegis,mondujar,restabal,padul,durcal
Padul Athlete Wins Athletics Medal
by Martin Myall •
Padul Athlete win Silver Medal in Murcia in Spanish Championships
Whiskey in the Valley, Aye!
by Martin Myall •
Something was afoot in the Valle de Lecrín in the mid 90s; seven entrepreneurs had decided to create a single-malt whiskey in Padul!
Ladrones de Lebrillos
by Martin Myall •
First of all, if you weren’t sure, un lebrillo is a large, glazed, terracotta bowl, usually with hand-painted designs on them.
The Wine and the Wind
by Martin Myall •
If you let you eyes sweep over the western horizon from in front of Nigüelas right up to the hills in front of Padul, clusters of windmills spin in unison.
Bottling Plants Protests
by Martin Myall •
It’s not only residents of the Valle de Lecrín, specifically from Padul, that are protesting over the planned water, bottling plant but Town Halls, too.
Dúrcal Chopper Rescue
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue service had to carry out a helicopter, rescue mission in Río Dúrcal last Friday.
High Coastal & Inland Winds
by Hugh MacArthur •
All over Granada, strong gusting winds prevailed last night and this morning, hindering firefighters inland this morning, as well as carving away beaches .
Patching Leaking Pipes
by Martin Myall •
With the scarcity of water, the Junta is at least attempting to stop municipalities losing water, which is the case of Albuñuelas.
Dúrcal Hill Fire
by Martin Myall •
Listening to all the aerial activity near Nigüelas was a give-away that Infoca was tackling a mountain fire. The question was where.