The days of slapping down a cortijo, on a piece of land the size of a postage stamp and hoping that nobody would notice, are over… Or if they did, you’d just pay a fine and that’s it.
Junta Moves against Illegal Cortijos
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for las gabias
An Unusual Theft
by Martin Myall •
You could expect somebody to steal your phone, even your car… but your home, and we’re not talking about squatters but rather somebody making off with it!
Colliding with Policemen
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil are not happy with two individuals, one aged 19 and the other 22, after they injured officers in two separate incidents.
Celestine for China
by Martin Myall •
There is something in the mountains of Granada that China wants… and is getting, and that is celestine, used in mobiles, tablets and electric-car batteriers.
Las Gabias Pyromaniac Caught
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil arrested a man, suspected of having caused several cases of arson, as well as racist graffiti, which have plagued Las Gabias
Earth Tremors in Granada
by Martin Myall •
The Good Folk (and the bad ones) of Granada have been a bit rattled by subterranean rattling after a 3.6º earth tremor yesterday morning.
Guardia Shot and Killed
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Guardia Civil policeman was shot and killed in the early hours of this morning after flagging down a vehicle whilst carrying out a spot check following a robbery in a nearby town.
Mobile Causes Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
It was half five in the morning when the family in Las Gabias awoke to a thump-like sound in the sitting room. At first they thought that the cat had knocked something over but looking through the open bedroom door César Pardo could see a glow coming out of the downstairs room. When he entered…
Death from Heat Exhaustion
by Vivienne Hughes •
A local from Las Gabias has been charged for cruelty to animals after having left his dog on a balcony where it died from heat exhaustion.
Footballer Penis-Beats Linesman
by Martin Myall •
The Céltic Club de Fútbol of Pulianas (near Granada) has expelled a player after he hit a linesman with his penis… yes, you read that correctly.