The municipal police in Granada were pretty impressed by a homeless man who was carting around over 18,000 euros in bank notes in a black, rubbish bag…
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
It Never Rains But It Pours
by Hugh MacArthur •
(KAR05) Sometimes you can just have too many customers, which is what happened to a cafeteria in the centre of Granada on New Year’s morning.
Sierra Nevada Death
by Martin Myall •
While Saturday the 30th was a busy day for the mountain rescue teams on Sierra Nevada, Sunday turned out to be a tragic one because of a death up there.
A Very Busy Rescue Saturday
by Martin Myall •
In the space of just four hours during the last Saturday of 2017, mountain-rescue teams had to carry out five separate rescues on the Sierra Nevada
Granada Metro
by Vivienne Hughes •
After ten years of construction work, hand-wringing and bickering, Granada’s metro system finally came into being – but it is accident prone.
Highway Robbery
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil arrested a young man in Huélago (north of province) for violent robbery. The 27-year-old also has a criminal record.
Son Breaks Father’s Leg
by Hugh MacArthur •
An adult son is looking at 33 months in jail for having deliberately broken his aged father’s leg by jumping on it.
No Trains Still
by Hugh MacArthur •
People in the province of Granada aren’t so much worried that the high-speed rail link hasn’t reached the city, but that there are simply no trains at all.
Night Skiing Starts Saturday
by Louise Powell •
(HMI06) Sierra Nevada greets the 2017 Christmas holidays with a total of 54 kilometres of skiable slopes thanks to five of its six skiing areas already operating.
The Rubber Cheque Scam
by Martin Myall •
(ESP05) There have been a couple of cases where restaurants in Granada have received a cheque from a British person as part of a scam.