What do you do when the authorities won’t or can’t repair your kiddy’s school? You do it yourself, which is what is happening in Loja in the Poniente de Granada.
Tag Archive for Loja
Gypsy Clan Clash
by Vanessa Bosch •
A squabble between two gypsy families in Loja, in the Poniente de Granada was settled by the Council of the Elders – a rarely used dispute measure.
Cerebral Thrombosis amongst the Olives
by Vanessa Bosch •
A 46-year-old old man from Loja is lucky to be alive after suffering from a stroke (CVA) as he worked alone on his olive grove.
The Rubbish Wars
by Martin Myall •
Even as Granada groaned under the weight of 4,000 tonnes of accumulated rubbish, two other Andalusian cities were going through the same calvary: Loja and Sevilla.
Banks Take A Fifth
by Vanessa Bosch •
The Town Hall of Loja has to pay the equivalent of 8,000 euros a day to the banks to cover its loans, which represents 20% of its earnings.
Blasting Boob
by Vanessa Bosch •
People were astounded to hear that workers on the high-speed-train line outside Loja managed to seriously weaken a standard railway bridge during blasting operations.
The Pleasant Hells
by Vanessa Bosch •
Close to the town of Loja, which is the capital of the Poniente de Granada, or western Granada, Río Genil runs through a 20m-deep canyon, after flowing over a waterfall called, Cola de Caballo (Horse Tail).
Fire Station Flounders
by Vanessa Bosch •
Work on the new area (comarcal) fire station in Loja has ground to a halt after the construction company went bust, and it is not the first time that Loja has seen a virtually completed project wallow, dead in the water.
Shotgun Death Over 16-Year Old
by Vanessa Bosch •
A 20-year-old lad from Archidona (Malaga) died after receiving both barrels of a shotgun, hitting him in the neck and head. It was 23.35h on the street of a small village near Loja.
Justifying A Salary
by Martin Myall •
At a time when many people have no job, no savings, no income, the fact that we have 445,568 politicians drawing salaries from public funds is beyond comprehension for the average Spaniard.