A huge catastrophe was narrowly avoided by the prompt action of the Infoca, fire fighters in Cañar, in the Alpujarra on the 2nd. As is the case in far too many forest or mountain brush fires, it appears that the fire was deliberately started.
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Busy Weekend for Mountain Rescue
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil Mountain Rescue unit, Sereim, is busy all year round; in summer just as much as winter, rescuing people in the Sierra Nevada area. They were called out four times in just one July weekend.
SGAE 0, Torvizcón 1
by Martin Myall •
The Sociedad General de Autores de España bit off more than they could chew in Torvizcón, which is in the Alpujarra. The SGAE is an Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society.
Unpardonable Optimist
by Martin Myall •
A driver offered two Guardia Civll policemen a bribe in exchange for cancelling the traffic fine that they had just written out – the were not amused.
Ramón and His Missing Mule
by Martin Myall •
Anybody that had a pet dog for ten years or more knows what a blow it is to lose him, Well, imagine how 88-year-old Ramón from Cáñar in the Alpujarra felt when he lost his Mule after 22 years.
Hippy in the Rubbish
by Martin Myall •
Workers at the rubbish recycling plant near Vélez Benaudalla had a shock when the body of a man appeared on the conveyor belt. It was 15.00h on Tuesday the 21st of May when cadaver appeared.
Orgiva Referendum
by Vivienne Hughes •
The good folk… and the bad ones, will have a chance to vote in a referendum on whether they want a Casa de la Cultura or not. Not only ‘if,’ but where.
Dodgy Dealings in Lanjaron?
by Vanessa Bosch •
The conservative Mayor of Lanjarón, Eric Escobedo, has accused the previous socialist mayor of corruption.
Biker and Shepherd before Judge
by Vivienne Hughes •
It was back in September 2010 when a shepherd and a motorcyclist came to blows in Polopos; over two years later they stand accused of mutual attempted murder.
Old House New Use
by Vivienne Hughes •
Deep in the Alpujarra, there is a hamlet called Mairena, which is a municipal dependency of Nevada. This rural cluster has a population of only 247 inhabitants. One of them, a 37-year-old man, was arrested for allegedly converting old school housing into a thriving Marihuana plant nursery.