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Naked and Disorientated in Órgiva
by Vanessa Bosch •
Around the beginning of August an 18-year-old woman was found wandering naked and disorientated around the streets of Órgiva.
Collapsing Roof Kills Elderly Woman
by Vanessa Bosch •
A 69-year-old woman died in Órgiva when the roof of her house collapsed. The woman, a resident of the municipal dependency of Las Barreras, was also the mother of a Órgiva councillor.
Mother Leaves Toddlers Home Alone
by Hugh MacArthur •
A woman left her two children, aged three and seven, alone at home whilst she went out for the night, returning 24 hours later. The incident occurred in Órgiva around mid January.
Illegal Stone Removal in Órgiva?
by Vivienne Hughes •
Locals in Órgiva protested outside the Town Hall over “illegal excavations” along the Guadalfeo riverbed.
Órgiva Fiestas
by Vanessa Bosch •
From today until this Sunday, Órgiva and visitors will be enjoying its annual Reales Ferias Fiestas.
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.
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.
Órgiva Gasoline Station Raided
by Vivienne Hughes •
On the night of the last Sunday of November, two individuals broke into the gasoline station on the outskirts of Órgiva, setting of the burglar alarm.
It’s Chestnut Season!
by Vivienne Hughes •
Órgiva held its third year of the Castañada Alpujarreña, which was organised by the Ayuntamiento de Alpujarra de la Sierra, with a helping hand from the Ayuntamiento de Órgiva. The result was hundreds of kilos of chestnuts were roasted and handed around to locals and tourists.