The Guardia Civil has arrested a man in Pinos Puentes (near Granada) for allegedly charging 24,000 euros for a series of construction jobs that were never carried out. Why 24,000 and not a nice round 25,000 euros? Because 24,000 euros is exactly 4-million, die-hard pesetas – even after so many years, people might use euros, but they continue to ‘think’ in pesetas.
City & Metropolitan
News from Granada city and its surroundings
Granada Labour Reform Protest
by David Darby •
Some 12,000 people gathered in the centre of Granada on Wednesday 29th February, to protest against labour reforms.
At the head of the marchers were local representatives from many of the unions, including the CCOO and the UGT who sent their leaders in the Granada, Ricardo Flores and Manuela Martinez, who called the reforms, “useless, inefficient and unfair,” a sentiment backed by the United Left and PSOE representatives.
Strummer Street
by Martin Myall •
Do you remember The Clash? Then you will remember Joe Strummer, who is in the process of having a street in Granada named after him. From 1984 he was often here, loving the fact that he could hang out in a pub and nobody recognised him… well, almost nobody. He was friends with the top Granada band of the time, 091.
False Gasman Arrested
by Martin Myall •
A 26-year-old man was arrested by the Guardia Civil for alleged fraud, involving an 80-year-old woman in Monachil.
That Sinking Feeling
by Martin Myall •
Otura, which is a town off the autovia just before Granada, is sinking about a centimetre a year – hardly free fall, admittedly, but not frightfully clever, either.
Suspicious Wardrobe Content
by Martin Myall •
You would be wrong if you think that this article has something to do with women’s clothing in a Conservative MP’s wardrobe… No, this is about a wardrobe that was supposed to contained 6,000 euros! Read on…
Fined for Shouting in the Streets
by Martin Myall •
We know you don’t believe it, but somebody actually got fined for shouting in the early hours of one morning in the city of Granada – and not a piffle at that, but 251 euros.
Expiring Perks
by Martin Myall •
The City Hall of Granada has decided to do away with an embarrassing perk enjoyed by its department heads; unlimited phone credit on their work mobiles.
Teacher Basher Released
by Martin Myall •
Estefana C.F. has been released from prison on parole after serving five months of her 3-year prison sentence for striking a female school teacher. The 24-year-old mother from Fuente Vaquero in central Granada was the first woman in Spain to be sent to prison for physically assaulting a school teacher.
Swiss Tourist Defaces Alhambra
by Martin Myall •
When it isn’t Jordanian Air Force personnel, it’s Swiss tourists that think that their scratched-on initials are more decorative than the original walls with exquisite Islamic calligraphy adornment. Is nothing sacred?