33rd Annual Festival Internacional de Jazz de Granada, the most important in Andalucía and one of the oldest in Europe will be held at the Teatro Municipal Isabel la Católica in Granada, from the 8th to the 18th of November.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Leaving The Province
by Martin Myall •
According to the national statistics agency (INE), 11,500 Granadinos went to others parts of Spain to look for work, whilst a further 2,000 left the country to do the same.
Man Hangs A Dog in front of The Police?
by Martin Myall •
A 42-year-old man from Ogíjares (Granada) was charged with hanging his neighbour’s dog because it barked too much.
British Embassy Newsletter
by Martin Myall •
We reproduce the British Embassy Newsletter which we received with a request for publication
How Low Can You Sink?
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Judicial de la Guardia Civil have arrested three men for allegedly slitting the throat of a man and stabbing his wife and two children, aged ten and seven.
Controversial Eviction in Padul
by Vanessa Bosch •
A widow, her two daughters and a granddaughter were evicted from their home in 13 Virgen de las Nieves in Padul. The Guardia Civil carried out the eviction after Banco de Santander acquired the court order.
Not Fun
by Martin Myall •
A 53-year-old motorcyclist not only came off his bike on the A-92, which is painful at the best of times, but a lorry ran over him. He must have been thinking how lucky he was that the wheel passed either side of him, but then his leather jacket snagged on the chassis and off they all went.
Lorry Driver Found Guilty
by Vanessa Bosch •
A lorry driver was found guilty of homicidio imprudente (Involuntary manslaughter). The incident took place in Illora and resulted in the death of a small child.
False Rape Claim
by Martin Myall •
The Policia Nacional have managed to uncover a false, rape claim by an 18-year-old girl in Granada. A passer-by had found her behind a parked car, in front of a high school at 06.45h, last Sunday morning. She told him that she had been beaten and raped. However, when the man went to find her some water, she disappeared, only to report having been raped later directly to the police.
Teenage Torment
by Martin Myall •
Three 14-year-old girls have been charged with extortion, harassment and theft – their alleged victim was a 12-year-old girl.
The three ‘bullies’ decided to skip classes at their secondary school in Guadix and use this acquired ‘free time’ to torment the younger girl after tricking her into accompanying them to an abandoned house. They told her that it would be fun, but it turned out to be hell.