A councillor from Arenas del Rey (near the Pantano de Bermejales) has been sentenced to pay 3,500 euros in compensation to a corporal in the Guardia Civil for slander.
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Cortijo Shootout over Drugs
by Martin Myall •
You would think nothing ever happens in Arenas del Rey near the Pantano de Los Bermejales, but you would be wrong: gunshots in the night.
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.
Hunter Falls Down A Well
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst a hunter was out trying his hardest to kill things on Saturday, he nearly died himself after falling down a 5-metre deep well.
Assault Rifles Confiscated
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two men were arrested on the A-92 near Moraleda de Zafayona after the Guardia Civil stopped the car they were travelling in and found firearms.
Kidnapped by Alcohol
by Hugh MacArthur •
The family of a man in Íllora went around to the municipal-police office to report that he had been kidnapped. However it was far from the case.
Resinera Car Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
A middle-age man was killed in a car accident on Boxing Day near Fornes, which belongs to the municipality of Arenas del Rey.
You’re Being Watched!
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil in Santa Fe have brought a man from Láchar before the magistrate for fraud after using somebody else’s bank card.
Summer Ends but Drownings Haven’t
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Pinos Puente Town Hall has just declared three days’ mourning in condolence with a local family after their baby drowned in a pool.
Wet, Wet, Wet Weekend
by Martin Myall •
Well that was a wet weekend, from the north of the province to the south. Take Campotéjar on the Jaén border where the river burst its banks, for example.