Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Sadistic Gang Arrested
Members of the Policía Nacional broke up a pretty ruthless kidnapping gang that had been operating in the city of Granada, ending up in the arrests of seven alleged gang members, three of whom were of ages between 19 and 23 and five homes being searched. »
Lucky Escape Avalanche
It was was only last Spring that an experienced climber of Anglo-Spanish nationality lost his life in an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada. Now, with the last snowfalls of the season, another avalanche struck in the Los Tajos de la Virgen area, but this time, fortunately, without claiming any lives, although one... »
Ski Resort Discord
The publicly owned company, Cetursa, that manages the whole of the skiing complex on Sierra Nevada decided to close the season earlier than normal, which with the late snowfalls at the beginning of April, did not amuse the rest of the businesses up there; restaurants, hotels and shops. »
Cultural Guardia Civil
In Franco's last years there was a joke kicking around about why the Guardia Civil always walked around in pairs. The question was asked and the response was: one who can read and write and the other to keep an eye on the dangerous intellectual. Things have come a long way since then »
Skinny Cows Time
It might have been a dismal Easter, weather wise, but the drought continues, especially in the Alpujarra, where a lack of green pasture is costing farmers dearly. »
Best Not Annoyed
A woman was arrested by the Policía Nacional for assaulting her boyfriend with her telephone. It was only when she knocked him out with a blow to he back of the neck, rendering him unconscious, that she decided to call it a day and phone 091 for help. »
Underhand Dealings
It was meant to be a straight forward drug deal, with nearly a kilo of cocaine changing hands for just over 60,000 euros, but it in fact changed hands in exchange for an discharge from an tazer and a spot of good old fashion aggression in general. »
The Unwanted Gift
The Guardia Civil have arrested a man in Zubia (suburb of Granada) for allegedly hiding drugs in his ex-wife's car and then making anonymous, phone tip-offs to the police. The reason? Reportedly, to gain custody of his son. »
Nude Man Interrupts Mass
There seems to be a growing trend of interrupting religious services at churches and what follows is just one more case of this. A man stripped off his clothes at the altar and launched a tirade of invectives against the congregation. »
Publication Update – April
Complete list of distribution points for the April edition of the Seaside Gazette, ranging from Nerja to Castell de Ferro and up to Orgiva. »
