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Granada must close all bars, restaurants and non-essential businesses from Tuesday as it receives tougher COVID-19 restrictions than rest of Spain’s Andalucia

GRANADA must close all its bars and restaurants from Tuesday, the Junta has announced. The province must also close all non-essential businesses from the same

8 Nov, 2020 @ 15:26

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead

Dental discovery in Granada shows textile work was done exclusively by women 4000 years ago

A NEW discovery from Bronze Age Spain reveals that women have never been afraid to sink their teeth into hard work. Evavations of a 4,000-year-old

6 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Featured·Granada·Lead·Other News

Qanon, the Pro-Trump and COVID-denying conspiracy theory, arrives to Spain’s Costa del Sol and Granada – but expats label it ‘total boll***s’

Despite the concept resembling the plot of a B-movie, Qanon has gained traction worldwide, with its supporters trying to decipher ‘Q drops’ and wanting to

1 Nov, 2020 @ 11:00

Granada·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Shut down ordered for Granada and 32 of its municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Junta de Andalucia has announced it will close the borders of Granada city and 32 of its municipalities due to coronavirus. The Official Gazette

23 Oct, 2020 @ 22:36

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead

Spain’s Granada shuts down university to fight COVID-19 resurgence but stops short at closing down city

THE University of Granada has been ordered to suspend all in-person teaching for the next two weeks in a bid to keep down coronavirus figures.

13 Oct, 2020 @ 16:55

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead

New COVID-19 restrictions expected to be announced for Granada in Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow

The Partido Popular leader said the new rules will be particularly targeting 'the university residences and other spheres' related to students

12 Oct, 2020 @ 15:54

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead

Huge illegal baptism party sees 270 people fined for ignoring COVID-19 rules in Spain’s Andalucia

The party came complete with catering, waiters, a stage and musicians

28 Sep, 2020 @ 10:11

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: New child sex probe launched against Maddie suspect Brueckner as it emerges he ‘confessed at music festival’ in Spain’s Andalucia in 2008

The German paedophile, who lived in Praia da Luz, where Maddie was snatched in May, 2007, allegedly came clean while negotiating a big drug deal

23 Sep, 2020 @ 08:00

Granada·Lead

Drones roped into search for ‘black panther’ almost two weeks after first sighting in Spain’s Andalucia

The flying devices have been gifted by a farmer from Cordoba, who hopes they will finally bring the mystery to a close

22 Sep, 2020 @ 20:24

Granada·Lead

Rock Paintings On The Los Machos Site In The Province Of Granada Spain Photograph University Of Granada

British-Spanish study of cave paintings reveals more clues to neolithic life in Spain’s Andalucia

The 32 individual cave markings, made somewhere between 5,500 BC and 2,500 BC, were discovered a number of years ago, but using new technologies have

19 Sep, 2020 @ 15:01

Granada·Lead

CAT-FISHED: ‘Black panther’ which struck fear into villagers in Spain’s Andalucia unmasked as ‘huge cat’ as it poses for pics near search area

It comes after a week-long search by Guardia Civil and Seprona involving aircraft and thermal cameras

18 Sep, 2020 @ 17:10

Granada·Lead

Theories behind origin of black panther in Spain’s Granada point at drug lord or tycoon

It is believed that the animal could have entered the Granada province from Malaga through Zafarraya

17 Sep, 2020 @ 12:10

Granada·Lead

New picture of black panther re-ignites search in sleepy village in Spain’s Andalucia

The image has struck fear in the population of roughly 600 while the local government has advised residents to steer clear of the countryside

16 Sep, 2020 @ 18:01

Granada·Lead

Expats fear mystery gang smuggling dozens of petrol containers onto boats is ramping up Costa del Sol crime

IT comes during broad daylight and on an almost-daily basis: Over a dozen men carrying massive containers onto speed boats in Duquesa Port. Up to

16 Sep, 2020 @ 11:31

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Helicopter and thermal cameras roped in to search for black panther in sleepy village in Spain’s Andalucia as ‘first picture’ emerges

It comes after residents in Venta de Huelma in Granada were adamant on Friday that they saw the big cat prowling near the castle and

15 Sep, 2020 @ 08:15

Granada·Lead

Black panther sighting in Spain’s Andalucia forces police search by land and air

A search for the wild cat was launched by Guardia Civil yesterday after several witnesses claimed they saw the animal by the municipal castle in

14 Sep, 2020 @ 18:29

Granada·Lead

Erotic dating site users get conned and extorted via fake ads posted by gang in Spain

SPANISH Police have arrested four people accused of extorting money from users of an erotic contacts website. The quartet allegedly fleeced at least 22 site

8 Sep, 2020 @ 17:26

Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Valencia

Inside the £15million Spanish mansion where Kerry Katona celebrated her 40th birthday

Reality star Kerry Katona celebrated her birthday with a major bash in luxury Spanish villa – that costs a whopping £1,000 a night. The former

27 Aug, 2020 @ 12:44

Celebrity·Granada·Other News

Registrado Un Terremoto De Magnitud 25 En Otura

Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Granada

A 2.5 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Spain’s Granada.

5 Aug, 2020 @ 11:37

Granada·Lead

ORANGE WEATHER ALERT: Typical symptoms of heatstroke as Spain’s Andalucia faces dangerous temperatures

Maximum temperatures are expected to reach 41C between 12pm and 8pm today

27 Jul, 2020 @ 10:44

Cordoba·Granada·Jaen·Lead

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Spain’s Sierra Nevada resort hopes to claw back its summer after positive opening at weekend

THE Sierra Nevada resort officially opened its doors last Saturday as it hopes to make the most out of what is left of the summer

20 Jul, 2020 @ 16:17

Granada

Spain’s Alhambra palace celebrates 150 years as a national monument

The sultans of Granada, the rulers of the last muslim kingdom, built the palace in the 14th century

13 Jul, 2020 @ 12:02

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

New political party in Andalucia sets sights on Spain – Portugal union

A NEW political party based in Granada is slowly emerging onto the Spanish political scene. Izquierda en Positivo Granada is the brainchild of historian and

10 Jul, 2020 @ 15:21

Granada

Expats destroyed vital DNA clues as Maddie suspect linked to more sex crimes and potentially a child rape in Spain

One expat questioned whether he could have been involved in a child rape during the Dragon Festival in Granada in 2007

7 Jul, 2020 @ 12:17

Granada·Lead·National News

Outrage over plans for 110km of power lines ‘threatening countryside and wildlife’ in Spain’s Andalucia

Currently the area, which includes the towns of Guadix, Baza and Huescar is home to lagoons, archaeological sites, monolithic cave houses and is home to

6 Jul, 2020 @ 15:02

Granada·Lead

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Spain’s Sierra Nevada offering nature and sports getaways in bid to revive tourism this summer post COVID-19 lockdown

The mountain resort is a hidden gem for outdoor adventure sports in the summer.

30 Jun, 2020 @ 13:40

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

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