Two policemen from the Policía Nacional in the city of Granada managed to rescue an elderly man from a fire in his 1s-floor flat.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Dutch Drugs Ring
by Hugh MacArthur •
Police swooped and arrested a gang of drugs smugglers – amongst them a Dutchmen – who operated smuggling large shipments of Marihuana from Granada to the Netherlands.
Park of Heroes
by Hugh MacArthur •
Readers will remember the fire in a bar in Lanjarón that resulted in three deaths; the town has dedicated a park to them in homage.
Mayor Tested Positive for Drugs
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Huélago was gave a positive reading for drugs after being involved in a car accident which resulted in two people being injured.
Guide Dog Trapped on Riverbed
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Fire Department in Granada was called out to rescue a guidedog that had fallen into Rio Genil where it passes through the city – fortunately, the owner was not attached at the time.
Snowing on Sierra Nevada?
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst you were moaning down on the coast about the heatwave, last night it snow a little of Sierra Nevada – daytime temperatures in the city around 40ºC.
Cheese Against Cancer
by Vivienne Hughes •
Master Cheesemaker, Isabel Orantes, together with a Junta bigwig and the Vice Chairman of the Mancomunidad for the Alpujarra, presented a scheme to help in the fight against cancer.
Albuñuelas Forest Fire
by Martin Myall •
According to Infoca (Andalusian Forest Fighting Service) a fire was declared in Albuñuelas in the Valle de Lecrín this afternoon.
Acompalia in Castell Event
by Acompalia •
Accompalia invites you all to join them on June 9th from 19.00h till 23.00h at the Castell de Ferro Town Hall for an evening of entertainement!
Dúrcal-Motril Cable Way
by Martin Myall •
On the 17th of May, 1927 the cable-way system linking Dúrcal to Motril was inaugurated – yes, 90 years ago there was an aerial system suspended from huge pylons bringing mineral trucks all the way down to Motril port.