Hugh MacArthur

Work Restarts in Motril Port

The Motril Port Authority has restarted improvement & modernisation work on the passenger terminal these past few days, now that the summer, peak-passenger period for ferry lines to and from North Africa is over.

The New Gold in Granada

Avocados in the USA, grown in Mexico, are known as the Green Gold, well, the Province of Granada might actually have its own golden fruit in the form of pistachios.

Large House for 62,500

It’s tough getting a mortgage for a house, especially a young couple, with the average price per square metre in Spain costing 2,355 euros, so when an offer for a 5-bedoom dwelling on the Costa Tropical comes up for 62,500 euros…

Cloned Bankcard

The Guardia Civil arrested a man in La Zubia (metropolitan area of Granada), as part of Operación Hoteja, suspected of over 100 fraudulent charges on a bankcard.

Gotcha!

The Guardia Civil arrested a man in his mid 40s, suspected of attempting to deceive an elderly woman into believing that he was an authorised gas fitter, come to check the installations.