UPDATE: Fourth person arrested in connection with Spain’s Pujerra fire
THE Guardia Civil’s Seprona nature protection service has arrested and questioned a fourth person in connection with the latest Sierra Bermeja forest fire. The latest
Military stood down as wildfire threatening Benahavis in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol declared ‘stablised’
THE wildfire that has been raging across the Sierra Bermeja in the hills above Estepona and Marbella has been declared ‘stabilised’ by authorities in Andalucia.
IN IMAGES: Smoke engulfs homes as 3,000 residents evacuated in Pujerra wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
SOME 3,000 residents have so far been evacuated from their homes as firefighters battled against a wildfire raging across the hills above Estepona and Marbella
Huge team battling forest fire blazing through Pujerra in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
A FOREST FIRE is blazing through the municipality of Pujerra, in the Valle del Genal. The fire was first reported at 3.30pm on Wednesday. A
Serrania de Ronda’s Genal Valley chestnuts infected by killer gall wasp plague
The chestnut gall wasp has, as feared, infected may of the crops across Ronda's Genal Valley region and could ruin its €10 million chestnut industry
How a plague of killer wasps could ruin the Genal Valley
Spring could arrive with a sting in the tale for chestnut farmers near Ronda. Only then will they know if their €10 million industry is
An expat in Spain’s New England
The Alto Genal valley is truly a valley for 'all seasons', writes Di Beach
Firefighters started Genal Valley blaze
The fire destroyed more than 800 hectares of forest in the Genal Valley last month
Pujerra forest fire
Helicopters and seaplanes joined the efforts to bring it under control. Photograph by Geoff Simpson
My Top 10 places to visit around Ronda
Following a request from a reader, Paul Whitelock chooses his Top 10 places to visit around Ronda having already shared his Top 10 places in
