Last year, the City Hall of Granada, like many municipal administrations, received a loan from the central government so that they could pay off their outstanding debts to local merchants and traders up until the 31st of December 2011; a total of 107.8m euros.
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
Donkey Sanctuary in Distress
by Martin Myall •
The owner of a donkey sanctuary in Monachil, Rafael Fuentes, feels helpless – he is facing having to have his animals put down.
Pavarotti’s Missing Pistol
by Martin Myall •
You didn’t know that he had one, right, but then again we’re not talking about the deceased tenor of that name, but a municipal policeman in Granada.
The Idiosyncracies of the Law
by Martin Myall •
Manuel Hidalgo carries the weight of having buried his young son – an almost insupportable weight for most. But this burden is increased by the seeming injustice behind the Spanish Judicial System.
Judge Refuses Factory Closure Order
by Martin Myall •
A judge has refused to issue a order for activity to cease at the Alhambra brewery in Granada city over excess noise complaints.
Student Protest March in Granada
by Martin Myall •
Tens of thousands of Spanish secondary-education pupils came out in protest across the country in protest against education cuts and corruption. They were calling for the whole government cabinet to resign.
Child Drowns in Abandoned Factory
by Martin Myall •
A 4-year-old boy drowned in an abandoned tobacco factory, whilst his parents were taking photographs.
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.