An urbanización under construction in Albolote woke up one morning to find all its trees stolen – they were not impressed.
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The 41 towns surrounding the City of Granada, including
Lunatic Road Rage
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 29-year-old driver is accused of deliberately driving another car off the road… on his second attempt
Clean-Up Crew Cleared Off
by Hugh MacArthur •
A convict from the provincial prison in Albolote managed to escape whilst out on a clean-up operation around the Cubillas Reservoir three weeks ago.
Pistol-Point Failures
by Hugh MacArthur •
Three hooded men tried to steal a car at pistol point around the end of last month in Peligros – they failed; wrong victim.
Cutting Edge Banking
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil caught a man redhanded trying to gain access to an ATM with a cordless disc cutter in an Armilla shopping Centre. The 35-year-old man from Pinos Puente, with an impressive criminal record, didn’t manage to reach the money by the time that the police tapped him on the shoulder, but he did…
Antonio, El Tonto
by Martin Myall •
Antonio F. C., alias ‘el Tonto,’ was anything but tonto and regardless of whether his neurons were firing correctly or not, he was very much admired in his home town.
Malahá Earth Tremor
by Martin Myall •
There was a moderate earth tremor under Malahá measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale, which was felt within the nearby city of Granada and surrounding towns.
Granada Flood-Damage Toll
by Martin Myall •
The recent floods in the north of our province left 400 hectares of tomatoes, cucumbers, melons and broccoli under a layer of mud.
Family & Dog Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil rescued a family from a house fire on Plaza de España in Otura, which is just outside the city of Granada.
The Wrong Way Down Autovías
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two drivers were intercepted by the Guardia Civil driving the wrong way down an autovía in two separate incidents recently.