Imagine that you’re lying there in your hospital bed, in the dead of night unable to sleep, but thinking that things could be worse – and then the ceiling falls on you.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Busy Weekend for Mountain Rescue
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil Mountain Rescue unit, Sereim, is busy all year round; in summer just as much as winter, rescuing people in the Sierra Nevada area. They were called out four times in just one July weekend.
Strange Teenage Survival Course
by Vanessa Bosch •
A woman in Zubia, Granada, was taken aback when four teenagers between 13 and 15 turned up one evening asking to be allowed to sleep in her house in exchange for doing chores.
SGAE 0, Torvizcón 1
by Martin Myall •
The Sociedad General de Autores de España bit off more than they could chew in Torvizcón, which is in the Alpujarra. The SGAE is an Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society.
33,324 Euros for Dying in the Wrong Hospital
by Louise Powell •
Eduardo Tejada was a 59-year-old Guard Civil policeman who would put in 50 km a day to keep fit. But something started to not feel right, so he went to see a doctor.
Making Fake Theft Reports
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil arrested five people in the province, one woman and four men, in the space of two days over false theft claims.
Student Stabs Professor and Commits Suicide
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 23-year-old university student at Granada University took his own life, the day after having attacked a university professor with a knife, wounding him in the face.
British Embassy Letter – July
by Hugh MacArthur •
The quarterly British Embassy News Letter – July
Montefrio vs. The Burglars
by Vanessa Bosch •
Montefrio in the Poniente of Granada is undergoing a plague of break-ins and everyone has just about had enough – they want justice and they want it now.
Forest Fire Scare in Padul
by Vivienne Hughes •
Infoca used both air and land units to tackle a small mountain fire next to Padul, in the Valle de Lecrín. They were joined by firemen from the city of Granada.