The Granada Policía Local arrested a man in the afternoon, on the last Thursday of last month, suspected of being behind a wave of aircon units in the provincial capital during August
Fatal 4×4 Accident in Arenas
by Hugh MacArthur •
There has been another fatal traffic accident in the Axarquía at the western end of the province of Málaga when a 4×4 driven by a man in his mid 60’s left the road and rolled down a steep embankment The accident, which occurred on Friday, took place on a rural lane (Camino de las Casillas)…
Mercadona Checkout Changes
by Hugh MacArthur •
Mercadona is changing the way that it handles the checkout procedure and is presently testing it out in Valencia before rolling out the change across all its supermarkets in Spain.
Fishing At A Loss
by Martin Myall •
The crew of a fishing boat dumped a tonne of freshly caught anchovies into the sea in front of Caleta de Vélez in the Axarquia because the market prices was humilliatingly low.
New Road Usage Rules
by Martin Myall •
The DGT has approved new regulations affecting several aspects of road traffic, especially in cities, which take effect this coming October 1st.
Work Restarts in Motril Port
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Motril Port Authority has restarted improvement & modernisation work on the passenger terminal these past few days, now that the summer, peak-passenger period for ferry lines to and from North Africa is over.
Sewage System Work in Torrecuevas
by Martin Myall •
The Chairman of the Mancomunidad, the Mayor of Almuñécar, the Maintenance Councillor, and the Manager of Aguas y Servicios visited the Barrio of Torrecuevas.
The New Gold in Granada
by Hugh MacArthur •
Avocados in the USA, grown in Mexico, are known as the Green Gold, well, the Province of Granada might actually have its own golden fruit in the form of pistachios.
The Invisible Problem: FGM
by Vivienne Hughes •
There are 4,365 women in Spain over 50 years old who are beginning to notice hormonal changes in their bodies and who, furthermore, had their clitoris removed, usually during childhood (FGM).
Bermejales’s Eviction & Demolition Crisis
by Martin Myall •
The Agrupación Pantano Avanza held an emergency meeting to address eviction orders sent out by the area waterboard (Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation or CHG).
Armed with A Pitbull…
by Martin Myall •
Possessing a dangerous breed of dog is one thing, using it to attack another person is definitely very naughty and devastatingly frowned upon.
Reflections on the Civil War
by Louise Powell •
The Casa de la Cultura in Nigüelas will bring together historians, researchers, and specialists to address La Memoria Democrática, covering Francoist repression, the role of women, exile, and deportation.
Fluvial Storm Park Completed
by Martin Myall •
A flock of Junta bigwigs popped in for a photo-op at the conclusion of the Parque fluvial de Tormentas works on the Rambla de Molvízar.
Mondujar Roundabout Work
by Martin Myall •
This road detour might have disappeared by the time that you read this, but given that roadworks are carried out at the speed of a stricking sloth with the reactions of a dead rattlesnake, perhaps not…
Possible Intentional Ízbor Fire
by Martin Myall •
A fire that broke out in the area of Ízbor in the early hours of Thursday the 10th of last month, causing a bit of alarm amongst residents in this tiny hamlet with a population of just over 200, where, no doubt, a couple of foreigners living there.