Tens of thousands of Spanish secondary-education pupils came out in protest across the country in protest against education cuts and corruption. They were calling for the whole government cabinet to resign.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Guadix Loses Blue Zones
by Martin Myall •
Any driver that approached a blue-zone parking-ticket machine in the centre of Guadix on the Monday the 4th had the agreeable surprise to find them inoperative!
Child Drowns in Abandoned Factory
by Martin Myall •
A 4-year-old boy drowned in an abandoned tobacco factory, whilst his parents were taking photographs.
Nurse Mugged on House Call
by Martin Myall •
A female nurse from the medical centre in Cartuja, Granada was mugged by a group of young men as she left the home of an out patient in the north of the city, infamous for its high rate of crime.
Conservative Councillor Resigns
by Vanessa Bosch •
PP Councillor, Miguel Ángel Anguita, at the Montefrio Town Hall has resigned as a measure of protest against his own party in the Central Government.
Panic on the Bus
by Martin Myall •
There was consternation, if not outright panic, on a municipal bus in Granada when one of the passengers began to threaten fellow passengers with a knife.
Rapid Clean Up
by Martin Myall •
Everybody was relieved when the rubbish-collection strike ended in Granada after 13 days of mounting filth.
Father Battles Against Pardon
by Martin Myall •
The Government has recommended (a euphemism for ‘ordered’) a series of Royal Pardons recently that have caused nothing but controversy. The following deals with one of them.
Six Years for Double Kidnapping
by Martin Myall •
The eight people that confessed to kidnapping a woman and her stepson have accepted the six-year prison sentence for each of them. The Public Prosecutor had originally recommended a 21-year sentence for two of them but a deal was struck with the defence lawyer.
Neko’s Amorous Adventure
by Martin Myall •
There is not doubt about it that the online social networks have made it possible to find old friends, relations and… lost dogs; such is the case of Neko.