A 4-year-old boy drowned in an abandoned tobacco factory, whilst his parents were taking photographs.
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
Nurse Mugged on House Call
by Martin Myall •
A female nurse from the medical centre in Cartuja, Granada was mugged by a group of young men as she left the home of an out patient in the north of the city, infamous for its high rate of crime.
Panic on the Bus
by Martin Myall •
There was consternation, if not outright panic, on a municipal bus in Granada when one of the passengers began to threaten fellow passengers with a knife.
Rapid Clean Up
by Martin Myall •
Everybody was relieved when the rubbish-collection strike ended in Granada after 13 days of mounting filth.
Father Battles Against Pardon
by Martin Myall •
The Government has recommended (a euphemism for ‘ordered’) a series of Royal Pardons recently that have caused nothing but controversy. The following deals with one of them.
Six Years for Double Kidnapping
by Martin Myall •
The eight people that confessed to kidnapping a woman and her stepson have accepted the six-year prison sentence for each of them. The Public Prosecutor had originally recommended a 21-year sentence for two of them but a deal was struck with the defence lawyer.
British Consulate Newletter: 1st Quarter
by Martin Myall •
The British Consulate now publishes a 3-monthly news letter, instead of a monthly one. This one corresponds to the first quarter of 2013, dealing with being covered by the Spanish Public Health System, amongst other points.
Plaza de Joe Strummer
by David Darby •
The rock legend that is Joe Strummer, frontman of the Punk Rock band The Clash, has had a square in the city of Granada named after him.
Put A Sock in It!
by Martin Myall •
A Guardia Civil policeman managed to save a habitual criminal’s life by staunching his wound with his sock.
Police Blues
by Martin Myall •
It isn’t that much fun being a Guardia Civil policeman – fining motorists aside – because one of them was attacked for telling a drug addict off for injecting himself in the street.