The new Granada City Council is facing criticism over the amount of Vice-Mayors it has created; i.e., five vice-mayoralties bringing the total up to seven.
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
Spanish Guitar Concerts
by Louise Powell •
The European Guitar Foundation came into being in 2016 with the aim of promoting the Spanish guitar, which is what will be happening in Granada.
The María Wars
by Martin Myall •
The struggle between the police forces and the drug gangs that grow and trade marihuana has also become a war between gangs.
Too Narrow for The Unwary
by Hugh MacArthur •
There’s one particularly narrow street in the Albaicin of Granada that has snared unwary tourist cars, relying too much on GPS navigators.
Woman Stabbed 15 Times
by Vivienne Hughes •
This year, like those that have preceded it, is strewn with the bodies of women murdered by their husbands, boyfriends and Ex’s.
Lost Child; Happy Ending
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 4-year-old was found wandering along a street in Granada, dressed only in his pyjamas at six in the morning on the 5th of May.
Lost or Abandoned Dogs
by Martin Myall •
We’ve had dogs getting rescued all over the place; Salobreña, Almuñécar and even Granada, so here goes…
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.