A man who ran over three Guardia Civil agents near La Rábita is facing over ten years in prison and being sectioned (interned in a psychiatric ward).
Rain O’er Me
by Duncan Inglis •
Intense flooding in the province of Sevilla in the town of Ecija, when the River Genil burst its banks
Manufactured Education
by Duncan Inglis •
An organization calling itself The Independent Union of Workers of Cádiz has allegedly offered tens of thousands of diplomas in exchange for money, without the need of studying, for several years.
Amoral Integrity
by Duncan Inglis •
Two youngsters in Granada have been accused of an attack against moral integrity after they secretly filmed one of their classes and then posted the video on YouTube, accompanied by all sorts of rude and perjorative comments concerning their teacher.
Drunken & Violent Woman
by Duncan Inglis •
The husband and father had had enough, which is when he finally went to the Guardia Civil to report his wife who, an alcoholic, had one too many times threatened not only him but their two children, aged 11 and 14.
Convenient Vows
by Duncan Inglis •
Granada police investigate every year around 30 suspected marriages of convenience. This figure is down from two years ago when it shot up, in spite of the crisis.
Wild Boar Rampage
by Duncan Inglis •
A man seeking wild mushrooms up the mountains along the Old Road to Granada was unpleasantly surprised when a wild boar came darting out of the bush to plunge his tusks into this calf.
Red Cross Help
by Duncan Inglis •
La Caixa, with a budget for 2011 of half a billion euros, offers various programs around Spain with the aim of combating poverty.
Drowned Memories
by Duncan Inglis •
here’s something lugubrious about burial at sea, which is how you might describe what happened to two small pueblos in the Lecrin Valley when three dams were erected twenty odd years ago
A Charming, Friendly Man
by Duncan Inglis •
A 36-year-old man has been detained in Guadix on charges of fraud after he allegedly contracted four new telephone accounts using the personal information of local citizens in order to get and keep the mobile phones
Blackouts and Rebellion
by Duncan Inglis •
After years of sudden blackouts, when yet another one occured during the final World Cup game, the Town Hall of La Puebla said, “that’s it!”
Popular University Born
by Duncan Inglis •
In Huéscar, a new university has formed that will offer courses in traditional areas that are in danger of extinction, thanks to the imbecility of much modern technology and the increasing apathy with which Spanish youth is infected.
Alhambra Proxy in Guadix
by Duncan Inglis •
A snappy Arabic name, Wadi Ash, will preside over Guadix Golf’s new project, aimed at recreating the emotional ambience of Granada’s Moorish masterpiece, the Alhambra.
Bonsai or Bust
by Editor •
And now for something pleasant: the bonsai gardens received 16,000 visitors during the two years that it has been open. Inaugurated on the 19th of December 2008, the converted park at the top of Avenida de Andalucía has played gentle, if repetitive (for its neighbours) music, attracting visitors who amble through it and emerge, generally,…
The Imitator Imitated
by Editor •
Now, talking of all things oriental, did you know that El Corte Chino was born in Almuñécar? Let me explain: One morning Fernando woke up, had a brainstorm, ran out and bought tins of dazzling green paint and painted out the words Bazaar Wang and painted over it, El Corte Chino – that was April…