The coming bank-holiday weekend for the Virgen del Pilar end on Monday the 12th has a weather forecast predicting “polar cold” for the province according to the provincial press! But don’t panic!
A Colder Bank-Holiday
by Martin Myall •
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Dangerous Abseiling Area Warning
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Granada-based, Guardia Civil, Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group (GREIM), has warned adventure-sports enthusiasts about the extreme danger currently present in the Barranco de Trevélez. The warning comes after a fatal accident on the 9th of September at one of its most dangerous points, specifically when descending immediately after the La Hoya rapids pool. The…
Abseiler Dies in a Barranco
by Vivienne Hughes •
An abseiler lost his life in a narrow series of cascades in the Barranco de Trevélez where it passes through the municipality of Carataunas. The Guardia Civil has repeatedly warned people about how dangerous this area is.
Not A Good Idea
by Martin Myall •
It’s never a good idea to pick a squabble with Guardia Civil officers who have the intention of stopping you at a road block, which is what a 20-year-old man in Órgiva discovered.
Finn Burnt to Death in Órgiva
by Martin Myall •
A homeless Finnish citizen in his early 50s set fire to himself in Órgiva on Wednesday the 5th of last month, after pouring alcohol onto himself.
The Solar Eclipse & Perseids
by Martin Myall •
What better place to observe the solar eclipse on Wednesday the 12th than on top of Sierra Nevada! OK, there are better places, if you don’t mind hiking it up to northern Spain, but nevertheless!
Escape Room Real Horror
by Martin Myall •
Do you recall the case of a incident in an escape room that went horribly wrong en resulted in a customer receiving considerable burns?
Listeriosis Warning
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Junta de Andalucía has issued a contaminated food alert after Listeria monocytogenes was detected in a specific lot of fuet ibérico made by Cárnicas Sierra Nevada in Cájar (Granada).
When 92 Is Just a Number….
by Helena Molin Valdés •
We have many interesting members of Los Nordicos in Almuñécar. Ingemar Claësson, 92, is one.
Died on His Land
by Editor •
A man in his late 80s died in Sopotújar on his land because of a hill fire which he had unwittinly cause when burning cuttings.