Ten years ago, just when the economic crisis began to really bite, Nicky Westby wrote a really interesting article about packing up and moving back, or sticking it out in Spain.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Pistol-Point Failures
by Hugh MacArthur •
Three hooded men tried to steal a car at pistol point around the end of last month in Peligros – they failed; wrong victim.
Cutting Edge Banking
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil caught a man redhanded trying to gain access to an ATM with a cordless disc cutter in an Armilla shopping Centre. The 35-year-old man from Pinos Puente, with an impressive criminal record, didn’t manage to reach the money by the time that the police tapped him on the shoulder, but he did…
Antonio, El Tonto
by Martin Myall •
Antonio F. C., alias ‘el Tonto,’ was anything but tonto and regardless of whether his neurons were firing correctly or not, he was very much admired in his home town.
An Important Piece of Paper
by Hugh MacArthur •
It was a little before one in the morning that the Policía Local in Granada decided to search a house for drugs, but they had forgotten something.
Malahá Earth Tremor
by Martin Myall •
There was a moderate earth tremor under Malahá measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale, which was felt within the nearby city of Granada and surrounding towns.
Alhambra Special Visit
by Louise Powell •
The Heritage Board for Alhambra & Generalife has opened another normally inaccessible area of the place during December: The Habitaciones del Emperador.
Granada Bypass Speed Limit
by Martin Myall •
Beware when travelling up to Granada because they are going to impose a 90-km speed limit on the circunvaliación (bypass) and Ronda Sur.
Baby Swallows Hashish
by Vivienne Hughes •
An 18-month-old baby was hospitalised on Wednesday after ingesting hashish. The mother brought the child in without knowing what was up with it.
Chico Gets His Revenge
by Hugh MacArthur •
You might remember an article that we ran on a dog called Chico, a border collie, whose body appeared in February 2017 in Montefrío, inside a sack.