The hill fire that broke out within the municipality of Lanjarón during the evening of the 18th was declared as “extinguished” in the early morning of the 19th.
Lanjarón Hill Fire
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for alpujarra
Elderly Irishman Rescued
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil rescued a man in his 80s who had become lost in the hills between Pampaneira and Bubión in the Alpujarra Granadina.
Officers Attacked with Clubs
by Martin Myall •
You might well have heard of the punch up in, Tablones (Órgiva) just over a week ago between local clans which ended with two officers getting beaten with clubs.
Caravan Break-In
by Martin Myall •
Somebody with a defective understanding of private-property ownership broke into a caravan, used as permanent accommodation, in Órgiva and stole a bank card, amongst other items.
Phone-Box Library
by Martin Myall •
Firstly, for our non-native-English speakers, a phone box is a British term for a small cabin with a public telephone inside. In the UK they were red.
Brit Arrested for Theft
by Vivienne Hughes •
A British man in his 30s was arrested in Órgiva, suspected of breaking into a dwelling in Órgiva whilst the owners were asleep inside, as well as stealing from cars.
Órgiva Dog Show
by Louise Powell •
The Plaza Alpujarra in Órgiva was the venue for a charity event called, Estrella por un día, amor para toda la vida, as an awareness event for animal rights.
Retrieving The Dead
by Vivienne Hughes •
A group of archaeologists from the University of Granada has begun exhuming the mass graves of Franco’s victims in Órgiva and identifying them.
Lanjarón Mayor Acquitted
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Audiencia Provincial de Granada (Provincial Law Court) has acquitted the Mayor of Lanjarón, Eric Escobedo (PP), of prevaricación administrativa.
Phone Thieves Nabbed
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil have arrested two Romanian men suspected of carrying out numerous acts of theft on the Costa Tropical as well as inland within the province.