We’ve had dogs getting rescued all over the place; Salobreña, Almuñécar and even Granada, so here goes…
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
Blind Pedestrian & Tram Train
by Vivienne Hughes •
A blind woman was saved from being run over by a surface metro train in Granada on the 3rd of this month thanks to the rapid response of a police officer.
Scuffle at the Hospital
by Martin Myall •
It was not the first time that the maternity hospital in Granada had suffered a scuffle with belligerent relatives of a patient. Wednesday the 10th of April was just another such incident.
Tossed out of the Parade
by Martin Myall •
A 45-year-old man was arrested in the centre of Granada for masturbating during a Semana Santa parade, in plain daylight. Some people find these processions exciting, yet this is perhaps taking it too far.
British Pedophile Sentenced
by Vivienne Hughes •
A UK law court has sentenced a 40-year-old British pedophile, captured in Spain and handed over, to a 23-year, jail sentence.
Recycling Plant Search
by Martin Myall •
The Provincial Homicides Brigade is looking into the hypothesis that the body of a missing elderly man is in a municipal refuse recycling plant.
Granada’s Mega Shopping Centre
by Hugh MacArthur •
Granada now has another shopping centre, Granaita, thanks to a merger between Kinépolis and the Centro Comercial Alameda.
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.