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City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
Brit Man Sexually Abused
by Martin Myall •
A British man on holiday meets two Senegalese gentlemen in nightclub in Granada, gets drunk, goes back to their flat and… Yes, it all ended in tears.
Chinese Shopkeeper Released over Killing
by Martin Myall •
Two men tried to hold up a small self-service shop around 08.45 one Saturday morning, resulting in one of them dying as the result of a knife wound. They hadn’t counted on the Chinese shopkeeper resisting.
A Different Kind of Tales of the Alhambra
by Martin Myall •
Seventy-seven employees at the Alhambra Palace monument stand accused of fraud concerning admission ticket trafficking. And it’s about time, because the scandal broke in 2005 but has only now reached the hearing stage.
Guns for Sale
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil will be selling off a sizable amount of firearms from between 1o euros and 6,000 euros a piece.
Not Again!
by Martin Myall •
Throwing thousands of euros in banknotes out of the window appears to be becoming an Olympic sport in the Province of Granada…
Sentenced to a Psychiatric Hospital
by Hugh MacArthur •
In the early hours of the 8th of January, 2012, a young woman was attacked from behind in the centre of Granada.
Wax-Provoked Accident
by Martin Myall •
The judge presiding over the case of the moped rider who skidded on wax left by a Semana Santa procession came up with a Solomonic solution. He blamed the street-cleaning company… and the victim.
Hairdressers in Rebellion
by Vivienne Hughes •
In the second half of last month approximately 500 hairdressers came out in protest over the new crippling IVA rate. The demonstration took place outside the provincial Hacienda offices in the city of Granada.
iPads, Blackmail and Nervous Breakdowns
by Martin Myall •
A 30-year-old man from Las Gabias either lost or had it stolen, his precious iPad, together with his identity documents.