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Open: the most expensive road in history
After two years of delays, the Nerja-La Herradura stretch of the A7 road finally gets its official opening
Suspected rapist held in Órgiva
Belgian man suspected of rape in his country arrested in Órgiva
15 Feb, 2007 @ 08:55
Tea of Tranquility
In the narrow lanes of Granada’s Arab quarter, perfumed secrets wait to be revealed.
6 Feb, 2007 @ 10:12
UNESCO slams Contraviesa reservoir plans
World heritage group UNESCO has condemned regional government plans to build a second reservoir on the Contraviesa mountain range in La Alpujarra
6 Feb, 2007 @ 08:21
Urban corruption conviction overturned
Socialist mayor vows revenge on “Taleban” Partido Popular
1 Feb, 2007 @ 03:23
A great way tapas the weekend
Granada: home to the Alhambra palace, the Albaicín and thousands of tapas bars. In the name of research, Mark Roulston visits just a few to
23 Jan, 2007 @ 12:09
The search for Lorca’s Grave
WHEN the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, Gerald Brenan was living with his wife Gamel Woolsey in Churriana, a village west of Málaga.
Junta faces private lawsuit from residents’ group
Reservoir will destroy local agriculture, farmers claim
23 Jan, 2007 @ 09:27
Broken ear-rings lead to fatal stabbing
A VICIOUS three-year-dispute over faulty jewellery ended in tragedy after a man was killed in front of his wife and one-year-old son. Angel Luis Rueda,
8 Jan, 2007 @ 10:40
Junta announces cull of 1,767 natural park deer
Regional government officials have announced a deer cull that will lead to the animals’ extinction in the Sierra de Baza.
5 Jan, 2007 @ 09:08
Construction may force Salar population to expand 600 per cent
Commission group owns development land, IU claims
20 Dec, 2006 @ 05:57
Couple sell home but forget bag of stolen guns
Buyers discover sawn off shotgun and two pistols in garage
20 Dec, 2006 @ 05:54
Alhendín mayor in corruption claims
Mayor made “2,000 per cent profit” after land sale
14 Dec, 2006 @ 09:13
Prison for mother who tried to sell son
A MOTHER who tried to sell her unborn baby to a married couple with fertility problems has been jailed for two years. Homeless Mercedes BG
13 Dec, 2006 @ 07:27
City hall closes noisy supermarket
Angry neighbours complained for 15 years about “torturous” noise levels A GRANADA supermarket has been forced to close after exceeding noise limits by more than
4 Dec, 2006 @ 08:55
Court hears Durcal “happy slapping” claims
Four teenager girls allegedly filmed the assault in the Lecrin Valley town of Durcal
4 Dec, 2006 @ 03:30
Trouble at the Alhambra
Alhambra management are “bullies,” tourists are viewing porn and the staff are revolting
30 Nov, 2006 @ 05:16
Investigation confirms Alhambra ticket scam
A COURT in Granada has heard how up to 800 people illegally passed through the entrance to the Alhambra every 30 minutes. A year-long judicial
29 Nov, 2006 @ 06:32
Almuñécar bridge disaster – one year on and lessons still not learned
Two deaths on November 9 and the concluding investigation into the six Almuñécar deaths last year underline worrying trends in the safety of construction in
27 Nov, 2006 @ 06:49
‘Discussion’ in bar ends in shoot out
ONE man was shot in the leg last Wednesday and another detained by police after a late night “discussion” in a bar in Ambroz ended
27 Nov, 2006 @ 04:47
Three ski workers injured in Sierra Nevada resort
IN the run-up to the ski season, the slopes of the Sierra Nevada are alive with activity. Centursa, the management company of the ski station
18 Nov, 2006 @ 16:58
Another Conquest in Granada (chess)
By Vernon Grant THE first time I had lunch with Stuart Conquest I knew instantly that he played chess. It took him half an hour
18 Nov, 2006 @ 16:17
“Bonnie and Clyde” of Baza busted after bank raid
THE step-daughter of a Spanish film actress has been remanded in custody in Jaén in connection with a series of armed bank robberies in the
Residents fight “water grab”
RESIDENTS in Lanjarón have filed a lawsuit in Granada against the regional government for allowing a mineral water company to extract 864,000 litres of water
6 Nov, 2006 @ 08:50
Court forces work to stop on Armilla shopping centre
Judges in Granada have ordered construction work on the Parque Nevada shopping centre in Armilla to be stopped after a request by building officials from