A farmer decided to plant a poplar-tree plantation on his land… near Granada Airport. The next thing he knew, he had been fined 100,000 euros.
Unpopular Poplars
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for fined
Libel Against Police Punished
by Hugh MacArthur •
A local magistrate in Motril has found a man guilty of publishing defamatory comments about the Policia Local on facebook.
Driver Fined for Chewing Nails
by Hugh MacArthur •
A driver has been fined 80 euros for chewing his nails whilst driving in the centre of Carbajosa (Salamanca) in the north of Spain.
Urinating in Public
by Hugh MacArthur •
It’s normally the big fiestas like Las Cruces when fines fly thick and fast for urinating in public areas. The Policia Local fined 178 people for urinating and defecating where they shouldn’t.
Traffic Policeman Fined over his Attitude
by Hugh MacArthur •
he High Court has confirmed the sentenced of 45 days’ suspension without pay, handed down to a Guardia Civil policeman for making fun of drivers whom he had stopped and fined.
Anti-Eviction Fireman Hero
by Vivienne Hughes •
Robert Rivas is a fireman from Galicia who refused to help evict an 85-year-old woman from her home – he now faces a 600-euro fine.
Mayor Fined 500 Euros
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Mayor of Almuñécar, Trinidad Herrera, has been fined 500 euros for failing to carry out a demolition order.
Goodbye to Pavement Bollards?
by Hugh MacArthur •
A retired Granada man has taken out a worldwide patent on an invention that will do away with curbside bollards to stop drivers parking on the pavement.
Six Years for Making Too Much Noise
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Provincial Law Court of Granada has sentenced a bar owner in Atarfe to six years’ imprisonment for excessive and continual noise pollution. And just in case you think the magistrate has a soft spot for proprietor, he also has to pay 24,000 euros in compensation.
Wrong Car
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man was driving home with his 9-year-old son from a basketball match when another car cut across his bows, forcing him to stop. The result was the driver ended up in Málaga hospital.