All Andalucía
Regional news from the whole of Andalucia – not on a provincial basis.
Appeal Quashed
The driver who tried to run down three Guardia Civil policemen has had his seven years' imprisonment upheld by the Supreme Court after his appeal failed. »
Pepino Problems
It was last year, we believe, that anybody passing the Carchuna beach would have seen hundreds of metres of cucumber mounds, rotting. The reason was that there had been a glut and it was cheaper to dump them rather than sell them at below-production prices. This year the sector is beset by the same... »
Expensive Foreigners
The Andalusian health service, SAS, spent two million euros treating foreigners, either residents or tourists, during 2010 in Granada alone. Mind you, they passed it on to the private insurance companies or the countries of origin of these patients. »
Breakdown Lorry Law Breaker
How many of you have walked up to where you had parked your car to find it missing, replaced by a sniggering sticker on the kerb, informing you that your 4-wheeled sweetheart now nestles in the dungeons of the municipal compound? More than a few. But then again, how grateful we are to see a... »
Ungrateful Fork
Before you could say, "Peace be amongst you," one of the two 'combatants' has him by the neck and is attempting to throttle him on the ground. Now, things are not going very well for the volunteer that particular evening, but they are set to deteriorate further, because the girlfriend of the aggressor decides... »
Guides in Punch Up
Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, two tour guides; one a German and the other a Spaniard, slugged it out in front of their respective gaggle of tourists, resulting in the German needing 12 stitches at the local hospital (Spain 1 - Germany 0) »
Albuñol Police Catch Bus
The Local Police in Albuñol are reportedly not being paid and are having to attend incidents by bus. Incredible as it seems, there is apparently not enough money to meet gasoline bills, so they have been ordered to leave all the cars and motorcycles in the garage. »
Mother and Son Arrested
The mother had reported a break-in during August of 2010 at their home in Castell de Ferro, with the resulting loss of money and jewellery amounting to 5,100 euros. Almost exactly a year later the son did the same, this time for 5,050 euros. »
Ikea in Granada
The latest date given by this Swedish furniture giant for the opening of the Granada branch in Pulianas is summer 2013, according to the mayor of the town. »
Passing Mummy the Bill
A prostitute has been arrested for attempting to charge her clients mother for her services, as he didn't want to pay up himself. »
