The Guadix fire service were called out on Friday to tackle a fire caused by an owl which had flown into an electricity transformer.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Lidl Centres on Lecrín
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Lidl project going up in the Poniente de Granada (Escúzar) is anything but little, on its 130,000 sq/m plot.
Albaicín Vs Tourist Flats
by Martin Myall •
Residents of tourist areas eventually become overwhelmed with their presence, as has been the case in Barcelona and now with Granada.
Overspending Overlooked
by Editor •
The City Hall of Granada has cancelled around 50 mobile contracts in the name of municipal employees in an attempt to cut costs.
Alpujarra Hospital Progress?
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Órgiva, Raúl Orellana, attended a meeting in Sevilla with the Regional Board of Health over the promised area hospital.
Impetuously Winging it
by Martin Myall •
A bar owner in Granada was caught by work inspectors with not one of his staff legally employed; i.e, registered with Seguridad Social etc.
Infoca Worries
by Martin Myall •
With the present drought and recent fires, it might comes as a surprise that the Junta is going to partially close down Infoca for the season.
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.
Policeman’s Assailant Dies
by Hugh MacArthur •
The man who stabbed an off-duty Guardia Civil officer in Lanjarón and then promptly collapsed has since died.
No HT Pylons for Lecrín
by Vivienne Hughes •
We ran a Front-Page article some months ago on the high-tension-pylon project that would stride across the Valle de Lecrín – there has been good news for its opponents.