Twenty abandoned dogs, seven of which had already starved to death, were discovered in an empty, luxury villa near in the Urbanización Cortijo del Aire in Albolote.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Local Policeman Murders Female Lawyer?
by Martin Myall •
A 51-year-old lawyer from Granada was allegedly murdered by a municipal policeman, who was on long-term, unpaid, leave.
Noisy Nuns
by Martin Myall •
The nuns belonging to the Zafra convent in Albaicín in Granada city won’t be receiving any Christmas cards from the locals after they woke everybody up at 06.30h, one fine Tuesday morning by knocking the stuffing out of their convent bells.
Granadinos Spending Their Savings
by Martin Myall •
Los Granadinos withdrew a stunning 400 million euros from their savings account in just three months – whether it was because they needed the money to live or because they didn’t trust the state of the euro is not clear but is probably a case of the former than the latter.
Cured and Stolen Ham
by Vivienne Hughes •
In these difficult times when a businessman closes a deal to sell 34,000 euros worth of Serrano ham, he could be described as ‘pretty excited,’ but by the time that the cheque bounces, he is just plain ‘exitable.’
Crafty Councillor
by Martin Myall •
On the 9th of September there was a new article in the Ideal about how a three young men had allegedly faked an armed robbery. The following day the same paper revealed that one of them was the Youth Councillor and Vice-Mayor in Píñar.
Car Accident Kills Elderly Brother and Sister
by Martin Myall •
A brother and sister, both in their 70’s, died after their car left the road and plunged down a gully near Negratín Reservoir, in the municipality of Freila. The car came to rest,upside down, at the bottom.
48,000-Euro Payout?
by Editor •
A 74-year-old woman has sued the Junta de Andalucia for 48,000 euros in compensation after she tripped over a protruding bolt-head on a temporary pedestrian path through the metro roadworks in Granada in 2010.
Still Going Up
by Martin Myall •
Anybody who’s put some petrol or diesel in their car tank doesn’t need to be told that the price has gone up again, but did you know that the provinces of Granada and Huelva have the highest pump prices in Andalucía?
Blasting Boob
by Vanessa Bosch •
People were astounded to hear that workers on the high-speed-train line outside Loja managed to seriously weaken a standard railway bridge during blasting operations.