A judge has released on a 4,000-euros bail pending trial a man accused of being behind a spate of gasoline-station hold ups.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Mortar Round on top a Mountain
by Martin Myall •
What you don’t expect to find at the top of the Sierra Nevada is an unexploded, 80-year-old mortar round, even if you’re armed with goats.
Things not to Send in the Post
by Hugh MacArthur •
Police bomb-disposal experts in Granada had to deal with a WW2 grenade that somebody had sent in the post.
Nice Try
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man accused of mugging pleaded in his defence that the victim had handed over 20 euros because he had been a muy pesao (a pain in the butt).
Sierra Nevada Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
The fire above the ski station on Sierra Nevada on Tuesday night could have been worse, but it wasn’t, thanks to the benevolent weather conditions.
Discontent in Rubite
by Martin Myall •
The Motril law courts have found a worker at the Rubite Town Hall guilty of attacking a conservative (PP) councillor.
Sierra Nevada under Invasion
by Vivienne Hughes •
Ecologistas en Acción has complained about the massive influx of tourists on Sierra Nevada, endangering the fauna and flora.
Fake Iberian Hams
by Vivienne Hughes •
FACUA, which is a consumer-rights organisation, has reported a major Spanish distributor of Jamón Serrano for fraud.
Short Cut
by Hugh MacArthur •
A car drove into a builders’ trench in a trading estate in Granada (El Florio) next to the Dhul factory.
Judge Resists Arrest
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Granada judge was arrested, accused of domestic violence and then served a restraining order before being released pending trial.