Sierra Nevada is opening for the first time this season the Veleta area, putting into use La Visera, their most difficult slope.
Ski Station Opens Veleta
by Louise Powell •
Explosion at the Firework Factory
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man working at the firework factory within the municipality of Vélez de Benaudalla was critically injured following an explosion.
Drunk Priest Blames Mass Wine
by Martin Myall •
A priest caused a road accident and when he was breathalysed, he said that he had consumed wine used during the course of his patorial duties.
Bye Bye Bougainvillea
by Hugh MacArthur •
We prayed for rain and we got it but there has been some adverse affects in Salobreña, involving an emblematic Bougainvillea.
Another Body on Sierra Nevada
by Hugh MacArthur •
La unidad The Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue team, Greim de Montaña, found the body of a 22-year-old man from Belorussia yesterday.
Road Down from Rain Damage
by Hugh MacArthur •
The main road within the municipality of Trevélez suffered the collase of one of the lanes, owing to the continuous rainfall.
Unprepared
by Martin Myall •
The two women found on the Sierra Nevada Tuesday morning weren’t wearing any suitable clothing for snow conditions.
Rain during a Drought Protest
by Martin Myall •
It’s hard to get your message across about a drought and water shortages when it is pouring down with rain, as protesters found out today.
Two Bodies on Sierra Nevada
by Vivienne Hughes •
The bodies of two women have appeared near the Albergue Universitario on Sierra Nevada with signs of having frozen to death – this will have to be confirmed with autopsies.
Missing Teen Girl Found
by Vivienne Hughes •
The National Missing Persons agency has confirmed that the teenage girl who had gone missing from Loja a month ago has reappeared safe and sound.
Why is Salobreña Gym Not Open?
by Martin Myall •
We’ve had a reader writing in concerning the municipal gymnasium in Salobreña, which closed down during the pandemic, but still remains closed.
Mayor Rufino not Running Again
by Martin Myall •
For those of you who live in Salobreña, even if her party wins the coming local elections, Mª Eugenia Rufino won’t be your Mayor.
Fire Damage Causes Landslips
by Hugh MacArthur •
Following the rains last week the hillsides weakened by the Los Guájares fires have caused landslides in Pinar (Valle de Lecrín).
Register to Vote
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Town Hall has suddenly remembered that you exist and are reminding foreign residents that they have to register.
Elderly Woman Taken Hospital
by Hugh MacArthur •
A minor drama unfolded in Salobreña yesterday afternoon in the Plaza Francisco Ramírez de Madrid – in front of the Sirocco bar.