Granada now has another shopping centre, Granaita, thanks to a merger between Kinépolis and the Centro Comercial Alameda.
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
The Long Arm of the Law
by Hugh MacArthur •
Last year almost 300 national and international fugitives were captured in the province of Granada, two thirds by the Guardia Civil.
Booby-Trapped Food for Pets
by Vivienne Hughes •
At the end of summer last year the police alerted people to the fact that booby-trapped food was being left for pets in parks in several cities across the country.
Granada-Melilla Flights
by Vivienne Hughes •
Air Nostrum has put tickets up for sale for the routes connecting Melilla to Granada, Almería and Sevilla.
My Car’s Been Stolen, Hic!
by Martin Myall •
On the 22nd of January a driver ploughed into a lamppost and advertising panel in the centre of Granada and then staggered away.
Feeding Puppies to a Python
by Hugh MacArthur •
A judge in Granada has acquitted a couple of feeding live puppies to their pet python – they had been facing a year’s suspended imprisonment, if found guilty.
No Licence, No Helmet, No Sense
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Local in Granada arrested a young man for not wearing a helmet and for doing wheelies, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg…
Katana in the Calle
by Martin Myall •
You might see a pedestrian walking with an umbrella or with a mobile, or even a newspaper, but you have to be in good old Granada to see one with a katana.
With Dead Son for Company
by Hugh MacArthur •
An 86-year old woman with Alzheimer’s was found in bed at her flat with the body of her 57-year-old son decomposing in an armchair in the next room.
Iberia Drops Madrid Flights
by Martin Myall •
Thinking about flying from Granada to Madrid? Think again because Iberia might be pulling some of the flights.