lecrin valley

Protect yourself against the rising wave of petty theft in rural Spain

SPANISH law-making is currently under the spotlight. The controversial ‘Solo Si es Si’ legislation, designed to improve the sentencing of sex offenders, based on clear

19 Feb, 2023 @ 15:28

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

FIGHT THE POWER: Olive Press launches campaign to stop network of 352 pylons ‘destroying’ Andalucia’s Lecrin Valley and Alpujarras

Thousands of people are affected and the proposed route, which begins in Conchar in the west and ends at Benahadux in the east, was approved

23 Mar, 2019 @ 09:00

Almeria·Environment·Granada·Lead·Nature

Celebrities join thousands of expats and locals battling ‘ugly’ and ‘devastating’ electricity pylons planned for Granada’s iconic Lecrin Valley and Alpujarras region

The Di No A Las Torres (Say No To The Towers) group argues high voltage towers would have a ‘devastating effect’ on tourism and agriculture,

1 Mar, 2019 @ 15:06

Environment·Granada·Lead

British expats and locals furious at plans to build HUNDREDS of electric pylons across Andalucia’s iconic Driving Over Lemons territory, protests planned

Residents fear building the network of electricity masts will wreck the landscape and cause radiation

23 Feb, 2019 @ 10:45

Environment·Lead·Nature

Hooray for Happy Valley

Stunning Lecrin Valley has an eclectic mix of locals including Alexei Sayle and Teletubbies creator Andrew Davenport, writes Jon Clarke

23 Aug, 2013 @ 16:00

Granada

Spicing up Christmas in Spain

A curry lunch should add a bit of heat to the festive season

22 Nov, 2011 @ 16:42

Why the Spanish ‘valley of happiness’ is big in children’s TV

The Lecrin Valley is also popular with numerous celebs including Paul Weller and Alexei Sayle, discovers Wendy Williams

3 Aug, 2011 @ 09:23

Granada·Other News

Aliens and expats in Alexei’s latest book

Comedian Alexei Sayle has based his new book on British expatriates living in southern Spain

16 Apr, 2009 @ 11:36

Granada

Protect yourself against the rising wave of petty theft in rural Spain

FIGHT THE POWER: Olive Press launches campaign to stop network of 352 pylons ‘destroying’ Andalucia’s Lecrin Valley and Alpujarras

Celebrities join thousands of expats and locals battling ‘ugly’ and ‘devastating’ electricity pylons planned for Granada’s iconic Lecrin Valley and Alpujarras region

British expats and locals furious at plans to build HUNDREDS of electric pylons across Andalucia’s iconic Driving Over Lemons territory, protests planned

Hooray for Happy Valley

Spicing up Christmas in Spain

Why the Spanish ‘valley of happiness’ is big in children’s TV

Aliens and expats in Alexei’s latest book

The McGrail report – Making sense of what we saw in ‘Gibraltar confidential’, writes F Oliva

The much-anticipated switch-on for Malaga’s famous Christmas lights is coming – all you need to know

Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciencesin Valencia celebrates its 25th anniversary

EXCLUSIVE: Despair for British expats as their Alicante community is terrorised by feral squatters – while authorities do nothing

Don’t pass on Portugal’s Porto, but also head inland up the wonderful River Douro to explore what has been described as the ‘Most Beautiful wine region in the world’