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Andalucia

Court hears Durcal “happy slapping” claims

Four teenager girls allegedly filmed the assault in the Lecrin Valley town of Durcal

Trouble at the Alhambra

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

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...

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 Granada

Police arrest 11 in connection with Marbella corruption

Eleven arrested in connection with town planning corruption in Marbella

Ramblers fight back

Ronda ramblers association suing the town hall over series of blocked footpaths

‘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...

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...

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...

Exploring Los Cahorros, Walking

 by Judith Cooke {mosimage} TRYING to find somewhere new and exciting to take young children is often a challenge here in Andalucía.  At Los Cahorros, with its...

“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...

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...

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 the regional government.

Four arrested over Marbella stolen car ring

POLICE have arrested four men in connection with a scam that involves changing the paperwork of stolen top of the range cars and selling...

Archbishop pulls seminarians out of theology school

A DISCUSSION on bioethics caused the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Granada to withdraw eight seminarians from the faculty of theology at...

Room with a view – El Torcal

EL Torcal Park Nature Reserve is known as the enchanted mountain range. It is not somewhere for the faint hearted or for those scared...

The Renaissance town of Úbeda

by Mark Roulston ÚBEDA lies 50 kilometres or so to the east of the capital of its province Jaén. Standing on an escarpment, it is surrounded by...

Alhambra work still suspended

BUILDING work is still suspended inside the grounds of the Alhambra Palace - more than a month after it was discovered a licence for...

Police investigate Vélez murder riddle

A WOMAN found dead near the main Motril-Granada road may have been murdered by a gang dedicated to the white slave trade, police claim. The...

Mayors defend Moors and Christians

LOCAL mayors are vowing to continue a traditional fiesta despite calls for it to be banned from one leading lslamic group. The Moors and Christians...

Granada man ends India hunger strike

A GRANADA man has ended his 13-day hunger strike in India after the country's authorities finally allowed him to buy land to build sporting...

Police seek seventh in intimidation scam

Alleged case of real estate intimidation in Granada

Singer released after child murder charges dropped

Miguel Flores walked free from court in Jerez de la Frontera after the child’s family decided not to proceeed with the case

Junta announces lynx protection plan

The regional government is to “bury” some roads in the Doñana National Park in a bid to cut the number of Iberian lynx killed by passing motorists in the nature reserve

Alhama urban plans scrapped

Plans to build more than two thousand new homes on land around Alhama de Granada have been shelved following a regional government preliminary report

Six held in real estate intimidation scam

POLICE in Granada have arrested the owner of an apartment block who forcibly tried to throw an elderly married couple out of their home. The...

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