The General Secretary of the farmers’ union, Asaja, Manuel del Pino, has contacted the provincial authorities offering tractors & crop sprayers to carry out street disinfection.
Poniente
News from the west of Granada (Poniente): Loja & Alhama de Granada area
Dead Dog Revenge
by Martin Myall •
Seprona (Guardia Civil Environmental Department) is investing a gamekeeper over the shooting of two dogs in December last year in the Loja area.
Chico Gets His Revenge
by Hugh MacArthur •
You might remember an article that we ran on a dog called Chico, a border collie, whose body appeared in February 2017 in Montefrío, inside a sack.
Councillor Fined for Slander
by Martin Myall •
A councillor from Arenas del Rey (near the Pantano de Bermejales) has been sentenced to pay 3,500 euros in compensation to a corporal in the Guardia Civil for slander.
Cortijo Shootout over Drugs
by Martin Myall •
You would think nothing ever happens in Arenas del Rey near the Pantano de Los Bermejales, but you would be wrong: gunshots in the night.
Granada Flood-Damage Toll
by Martin Myall •
The recent floods in the north of our province left 400 hectares of tomatoes, cucumbers, melons and broccoli under a layer of mud.
Hunter Falls Down A Well
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst a hunter was out trying his hardest to kill things on Saturday, he nearly died himself after falling down a 5-metre deep well.
Assault Rifles Confiscated
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two men were arrested on the A-92 near Moraleda de Zafayona after the Guardia Civil stopped the car they were travelling in and found firearms.
Kidnapped by Alcohol
by Hugh MacArthur •
The family of a man in Íllora went around to the municipal-police office to report that he had been kidnapped. However it was far from the case.
Resinera Car Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
A middle-age man was killed in a car accident on Boxing Day near Fornes, which belongs to the municipality of Arenas del Rey.