The Guardia Civil has recovered the body of a man from the Pico Lucero on the Sierra de Almijara within the muncipality of Alhama de Granada.
Body Recovered from Peak
by Martin Myall •
Poniente
News from the west of Granada (Poniente): Loja & Alhama de Granada area
Paid for but not Sent…
by Martin Myall •
For people of 60 and over, the idea of online purchasing, person-to-person, doesn’t exactly make you feel confident that it will arrive in the post. After all, you have never met the person in your life in most cases.
Alhama de Granada Car Accident
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Alhama de Granada fire service managed to rescue a young driver whose car had fallen 50 metres down to the bottom of a ravine.
Archbishop’s Close Call
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Archbishop of Granada suffered a road accident when his car left the road and ended up in a ditch on Friday evening.
Not Just The Kitchen Sink
by Martin Myall •
A woman who ran an accommodation business in Loja was evicted by the owners, so she decided to take as much as she could with her… including the toilets.
The Never-Was Panther Returns
by Martin Myall •
Do you remember the panic over a panther prowling around Ventas de Huelma in the west of Granada? They never found it; just a large black cat.
Not Fast Enough
by Martin Myall •
On the 12th of September the Guardia Civil confiscated 40,000 cannabis plants on a farm in Escúzar, which was supposed to be growing industrial hemp.
Flash Floods in the Poniente
by Martin Myall •
The towns of Montefrío and Íllora were visited by a cloudburst and flash floods yesterday afternoon; cars were swept down streets chased by rubbish hoppers.
Dies in Fall Escaping Blaze
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 60-year-old man died after leaping from a 4th-floor window to escape a fire that had broken out in a home for the elderly.
Overcrowded Bar Emptied
by Hugh MacArthur •
When you think of ‘an overcrowed pub’ it’s hard to imagine how packed a pub is with almost five times its maximum permitted capacity. This happed in Íllora.