Kids from the IES Alfaguara high school will be using digital textbooks this 2010-2011 school year, thanks to an experimental pilot project. The Education Board for the Junta de Andalucía has chosen ten schools with the province, which we use 938 pupils in total as digital guinea pigs. As well as this Loja school, the…
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
He’s At It Again
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Parishioners are revolting against the decision of the controversial Archbishop of Granada to deprive them of their popular parish priest.
Bottom of the Barranco
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The Guardia Civil had a hard time rescuing three young mountaineers from the bottom of the Barranco de Poqueira – 15 hours in all. It wasn’t until a helicopter arrived to winch them out of the El Hoyo that the rescue operation was complete.
Another Lucky Escape
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Eighteen passengers, most of whom were university students, managed to escape from a bus that had caught fire not far from Órgiva. The incident managed to freeze the traffic on the main Alpujarra road that runs between Órgiva and Trevélez.
The Electricity Rebellion II
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Last month we reported on two Alpujarreños that had rebelled against Sevillana/Endesa’s haughty disdain for its customers. Well, their stance has attracted the support of many locals.
Publication Update: November
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If rampant lunacy can be contained, we should be at the printers on Friday (28th) morning at 8.am… and that’s a big if. However, as the printer does not work on weekends and Monday is a holiday… we should be out on the streets on Wednesday the 3rd at midday. The online edition will start…
Help for Heroes – Charity Lunch
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A charity Lunch is being held on the 26th of November at the Restaurante Rosa Náutica (La Herradura) in aid of the Help for Heroes programme
British Embassy Newsletter, October
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Here with the monthly British Embassy Newsletter for October, containing information about returning to the UK and reregistering, about the British Legion and the Poppy Appeal, as well
Honey Fair in La Alpujarra
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You’ve still got time to visit Lanjarón’s Honey Fair, if you’re willing to tog up in wellingtons and an umbrella!
Electricity Strike!
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No, we don’t mean that the utility companies are going on strike, but that the electricity consumers in Órgiva have been blacking out their homes in protest over the ‘arrogance’ of Sevillana-Endesa.