The Guardia Civil Mountain Rescue Service came to the rescue of a man, his wife and their 6-month old baby at the bottom of a ravine.
Poniente
News from the west of Granada (Poniente): Loja & Alhama de Granada area
PDF of the March Edition Now Available
by Martin Myall •
The March edition of the Seaside Gazette is now available for downloading for just one euro.
Poniente Drugs Bust
by Hugh MacArthur •
At the end of last month the Policia Nacional arrested 17 people in Alomartes (Illora, western Granada), allegedly belonging to a drugs gang.
The Duke of Wellington & Mushrooms
by Hugh MacArthur •
The gamekeeper from the Duke of Wellington’s estate near Íllora, Granada, has been sentenced to a 6-month, suspended prison sentence.
SOS Animalicos in Loja
by Anne Eastwood •
Our 4-legged friends need all the help they can get, especially after Christmas when ‘presents’ stop being cuddly and become a burden.
December 2014 PDF Gazette Download Now Available
by Editor •
Furthermore, from January 2015 you will be able to purchase the full year of 2015 Gazettes for a one-off payment of 10 euros
Authorities Hunt for Illegal Rural Accommodation
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional have so far processed 1,500 rural accommodation dwellings and have found 31 unregistered ones.
XII Paragliding Loja Meet
by Hugh MacArthur •
There have been more than 200 participants in this annual paragliding event in Loja with flyers coming from as far afield as France and the UK.
Pondencos Oritos in the Poniente
by Hugh MacArthur •
Around 50 Podenco Orito breeders and pet owners from all over Spain got together in Loja last weekend in Riofrío, Loja. The Spanish Podenco Orito, as well as being a pet, is a breed of hunting dog.
A Bit Dim
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man phoned the police to say that thieves had broken into his home, beaten him up and stolen his property… but there was a problem.