The Guardia Civil de Tráfico had to close the north-bound lanes on the A-44 between the coast and Granada, more or less opposite the Lecrín junction.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Skiing Season Extended
by Vivienne Hughes •
(DID01) The company that runs the Sierra Nevada ski station has decided to extend the skiing season until May the 5th if snow coverage continues.
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.
Huéscar Cross-Country Event
by Martin Myall •
Today sees the IV Ciudad de Huéscar cross-country race which will offer a panoramic route through the Sierra Bermeja for the competitors.
British Pedophile Sentenced
by Vivienne Hughes •
A UK law court has sentenced a 40-year-old British pedophile, captured in Spain and handed over, to a 23-year, jail sentence.
Fire Suspects Before Judge
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil have brought before the judge two suspects for having caused hill fires, one in Capileira and the other in Galera.
Recycling Plant Search
by Martin Myall •
The Provincial Homicides Brigade is looking into the hypothesis that the body of a missing elderly man is in a municipal refuse recycling plant.
Eastern European Gang Busted
by Vivienne Hughes •
La Guardia Civil have busted a gang of East Europeans, suspected of carrying out 19 break-ins on bars and shops in the Alpujarras.
Old and New in Órgiva
by Gazette Reader •
The evolving Alpujarra-based, art collective, Artists’ Network Alpujarra ANA is set to brighten up springtime in its beautiful area of southern Spain with its Old and New show at the old Town Hall, Órgiva
Granada’s Mega Shopping Centre
by Hugh MacArthur •
Granada now has another shopping centre, Granaita, thanks to a merger between Kinépolis and the Centro Comercial Alameda.