The municipal police in Granada were pretty impressed by a homeless man who was carting around over 18,000 euros in bank notes in a black, rubbish bag…
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
It Never Rains But It Pours
by Hugh MacArthur •
(KAR05) Sometimes you can just have too many customers, which is what happened to a cafeteria in the centre of Granada on New Year’s morning.
Granada Metro
by Vivienne Hughes •
After ten years of construction work, hand-wringing and bickering, Granada’s metro system finally came into being – but it is accident prone.
No Trains Still
by Hugh MacArthur •
People in the province of Granada aren’t so much worried that the high-speed rail link hasn’t reached the city, but that there are simply no trains at all.
The Rubber Cheque Scam
by Martin Myall •
(ESP05) There have been a couple of cases where restaurants in Granada have received a cheque from a British person as part of a scam.
Octogenarian Bounder Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
An 86-year-old man who was arrested by the Policía Nacional in the city of Granada had seven arrest warrants out on him – obviously a bit boisterous.
Restored Alhambra Area Reopens
by Louise Powell •
Phase One of the restoration work on the roof of the Baño Real del Palacio de Comares in the Alhambra has concluded and the area reopened to the general public.
New Flights from Granada Airport
by Vivienne Hughes •
(HMI04)The Aeropuerto Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén now has four new connections with a direct flight to Bilbao, Paris, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
Minor Uses Taser
by Martin Myall •
A 16-year-old lad in Granada is being investigated by the Minors Magistrate for allegedly assaulting another boy of the same age with a taser gun.
Plumber Kidnapped
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 64-year-old woman has been arrested in Granada for kidnapping a plumber; better said, retaining him against his will until he had finished a job.