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Poniente
News from the west of Granada (Poniente): Loja & Alhama de Granada area
The Cortijo Grub Stops in Montefrío
by Vanessa Bosch •
A British club up in Montefrio, (Poniente de Granada) raised and handed over 1,000 euros to the Asociación de Minusvalidos de Montefrío. Half of that money also went to the local elderly-persons home, San Antonio.
The Neighbours are Pigs
by Vanessa Bosch •
In the village of Castillo de Tajarja (Alhama) there are times that you can’t have your window open for the stench of a local pig farm. Everybody likes their Jamón Serrano however…
Fatal Head-On Collision with a Twist
by Vanessa Bosch •
How many times have you read of a car accident where one of the drivers doesn’t have a valid licence… but what about if neither has one? Read on.
Cycling up the Sierra Nevada
by Anne Eastwood •
Well it may not quite be Camino de Santiago, but the challenge that brave local and foreign cyclists faced in reaching the peaks of Sierra Nevada, was not far short of a religious sporting experience! Certainly, at those heights, you can’t be far from heaven’s gates.
Biggest Medieval Fair in the Province
by Louise Powell •
Huetor Tájar in the Poniente de Granada will be holding the biggest medieval fair in the whole of Granada this weekend. In fact, it’s one of the biggest in the whole of Andalucia.
Jayena in Mourning
by Vanessa Bosch •
Four members of the same family in Jayena lost their lives in a car accident on the A-92. The stretch where it occurred is notorious for accidents.
Making Fake Theft Reports
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil arrested five people in the province, one woman and four men, in the space of two days over false theft claims.
Montefrio vs. The Burglars
by Vanessa Bosch •
Montefrio in the Poniente of Granada is undergoing a plague of break-ins and everyone has just about had enough – they want justice and they want it now.
Woman Kills Pet Dog
by Vanessa Bosch •
The Guardia Civil in Láchar (Poniente) has charged a 46-year-old woman with an animal rights infringement after she allegedly ran over her own dog to rid herself of it.