An air-ambulance helicopter was used to fly a woman, who had been injured in a car crash, to a hospital in the city of Granada.
Road Accident Near Tovizcón
by Hugh MacArthur •
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Alpujarra Roadworks Restart
by Martin Myall •
After months of zero activity on the roadworks to improve access to the Alpujarra from the A-44, the Junta de Andalucía has given the go ahead to go back to work on it.
Water Protest in Padul
by Martin Myall •
The Plataforma en Defensa del Agua del Valle Lecrín convoked a protest in Padul on the 22nd against the water-bottling plants. We went along.
Car Transporter Fire
by Martin Myall •
The Granada fire service was called out to tackle a fire on a car transporter on the A-92 on Saturday.
Whose Water Is It?
by Martin Myall •
It’s a valid question. When a company draws water from a well sunk into the watertable and then bottles it for sale, arguably depleting a municipalitiy’s public water supply, is that acceptable?
Third Lane for A-44 Through Valley
by Martin Myall •
The Ministry of Transport has ordered the drawing up of a project to increase the lanes between Alhendín and Beznar to three.
Padul Stabbing Trial
by Martin Myall •
The man accused of stabbing somebody with a large kitchen knife in Padul faced trial last month; he is charged with attempted murder.
Treacherous GPS
by Hugh MacArthur •
A bus loaded with children on a school trip had to be rescued thanks to the driver’s GPS leading him down a muddy, dirt track.
Snow Covers Everything
by Martin Myall •
The accumulated snow up on the higher areas of the Sierra Nevada is three metres deep in places; you wanted snow, you got snow, you might consider.
Snow Covered Cars
by Hugh MacArthur •
There as been plenty of rain inland and on the coast, and plenty of snow up on Sierra Nevada, so much so that parked cars on the road up to, and within the Pradollano ski resort, are just curious mounds of snow.