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The Mayor and the Property Developer: What happened in Alhama de Granada?

Across Spain the mayor/property-developer relationship has become infamous – but what happened in Alhama? As Lisa Tilley discovers, allegations that the mayor of the town

25 Jun, 2007 @ 14:35

Granada

Tails, mayor wins… But is it best of three?

Toss of a 20-centimo coin decides who becomes mayor of small Alpujarra town

12 Jun, 2007 @ 08:54

Granada

Mayor and urban chief in Spain accused of five planning offences

Police recorded phone conversations of town planning chief councillor in Alhendin

15 Mar, 2007 @ 08:08

Granada

Spain councillor charged with bribery and fraud

Judges release Alhendín town planning boss on bail

7 Mar, 2007 @ 09:31

Crime & Law·Granada

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

2 Mar, 2007 @ 08:34

Granada·Malaga

Suspected rapist held in Órgiva

Belgian man suspected of rape in his country arrested in Órgiva

15 Feb, 2007 @ 08:55

Crime & Law·Granada

Tea of Tranquility

In the narrow lanes of Granada’s Arab quarter, perfumed secrets wait to be revealed.

6 Feb, 2007 @ 10:12

Granada

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

Granada

Urban corruption conviction overturned

Socialist mayor vows revenge on “Taleban” Partido Popular

1 Feb, 2007 @ 03:23

Granada

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

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Granada·Olive Press Travel

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.

23 Jan, 2007 @ 11:55

Granada·Malaga

Junta faces private lawsuit from residents’ group

Reservoir will destroy local agriculture, farmers claim

23 Jan, 2007 @ 09:27

Environment·Granada

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

Crime & Law·Granada

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

Granada

Construction may force Salar population to expand 600 per cent

Commission group owns development land, IU claims

20 Dec, 2006 @ 05:57

Granada

Couple sell home but forget bag of stolen guns

Buyers discover sawn off shotgun and two pistols in garage

20 Dec, 2006 @ 05:54

Granada

Alhendín mayor in corruption claims

Mayor made “2,000 per cent profit” after land sale

14 Dec, 2006 @ 09:13

Granada

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

Granada

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

Granada

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

Granada

Trouble at the Alhambra

Alhambra management are “bullies,” tourists are viewing porn and the staff are revolting

30 Nov, 2006 @ 05:16

Granada

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

Granada

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

Granada

‘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

Granada

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

Granada

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

Granada

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The Mayor and the Property Developer: What happened in Alhama de Granada?

Tails, mayor wins… But is it best of three?

Mayor and urban chief in Spain accused of five planning offences

Spain councillor charged with bribery and fraud

Open: the most expensive road in history

Suspected rapist held in Órgiva

Tea of Tranquility

UNESCO slams Contraviesa reservoir plans

Urban corruption conviction overturned

A great way tapas the weekend

The search for Lorca’s Grave

Junta faces private lawsuit from residents’ group

Broken ear-rings lead to fatal stabbing

Junta announces cull of 1,767 natural park deer

Construction may force Salar population to expand 600 per cent

Couple sell home but forget bag of stolen guns

Alhendín mayor in corruption claims

Prison for mother who tried to sell son

City hall closes noisy supermarket

Court hears Durcal “happy slapping” claims

Trouble at the Alhambra

Investigation confirms Alhambra ticket scam

Almuñécar bridge disaster – one year on and lessons still not learned

‘Discussion’ in bar ends in shoot out

Three ski workers injured in Sierra Nevada resort

Another Conquest in Granada (chess)

Spain is set to release a chunk of its rainy day oil reserves to beat down petrol prices – but how much does it have saved up, and how long will it last?

Morrissey scraps Valencia concert over ‘lack of sleep’ blamed on noisy Fallas celebrations

Campo de Gibraltar horse dealer who let animals become ‘living skeletons’ is finally jailed as four more are rescued from flooded field

‘They’ve been very bad’: Trump doubles down on threat to cut off all trade with Spain as Iran war row escalates

Marbella luxury estate agency falls victim to sophisticated ‘phishing’ scam as €2 million is wired to the Netherlands