In an almost ‘deja vu’ incident, the Granada Policía Local found that 61-year-old J.G.M.M. had beaten a hole through a wall to gain access to the same flat that he had tried to break into before.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Belgian Arrested for Vandalism
by Martin Myall •
A 41-year-old Belgian man was arrested in the early hours of the 10th after allegedly painting on the facade of the Iglesia San Justo y Pastor, the Colegio Mayor Bartolomé y Santiago and on the steps of La Plaza de las Pasiegas in Granada. Both the church and the college are listed as national heritage buildings.
Banks Take A Fifth
by Vanessa Bosch •
The Town Hall of Loja has to pay the equivalent of 8,000 euros a day to the banks to cover its loans, which represents 20% of its earnings.
Knock Knock…
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Nacional arrested a man when they caught him trying to smash a door down with a lump hammer; he claimed that it used to be his flat.
Guadix Roman Theatre
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall of Guadix has presented a project to the Junta de Andalucía for the conservation of the city’s Roman theatre.
Hoax Bomb Threat
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil post in Órgiva received a mysterious package, followed shortly by a hoax bomb-threat call. After calling in the bomb-disposal squad (GEDEX) and evacuating the police station, which is situated in the centre of the town, they were not impressed when it turned out to be a hoax.
Not Much Fe in Santa Fe
by Martin Myall •
The couple who hold the contract for running the municipal tow truck are set to lose their house to the bank because the Town Hall hasn’t paid them.
Domestic Violence
by Martin Myall •
When it come to domestic violence, or wife-beating, over the whole of Spain, on average we lose around one woman every five days during the course of a year.
Granada Firemen and Police Rebel
by Martin Myall •
The Granada-city municipal police and fire service picketed the city hall to complain over increase in their working week, imposed by a central-government decree.
Dairy Herds Disappearing
by Martin Myall •
“If this continues the way it is going, there won’t be any dairy cows in left in Granada,” said on dairy-herd owner in Churriana (Granada outskirts).