Hunger strike over mortgage
Santiago Cortes, a construction worker by trade, has gone on hunger strike to renegotiate his mortgage
Aliens and expats in Alexei’s latest book
Comedian Alexei Sayle has based his new book on British expatriates living in southern Spain
Recognise these trousers?
Police are appealing for anybody who might recognise a pair of trousers after they were found on the body of a man who has been
A High-way arrest
A SPANIARD has been arrested for driving without a licence, and with his wife and eight children in the back.
Ryanair tries to clear up fog of confusion
RYANAIR is insisting that a flight cancelled at the last minute at Granada airport was due to fog, despite airline representatives telling passengers at the
Passengers acuse Ryanair of lying
Fog of confusion as Ryanair accused of lying over suspicious cancellation
Profit Air
Winning a prize draw for Ryanair tickets left a couple 360 euros out of pocket
A green way to go
It may not be the final nail in the coffin for greenhouse gas emitting vehicles, but Granada has become the first city in Europe to
Scam ‘almost bankrupted the Alhambra’
Legal investigation uncovers eight-million-euro fraud at Spain's biggest tourist attraction
Energy-conscious Granada and Córdoba launch Christmas illumination crackdown
The battle against light pollution in Andalucía has taken somewhat of a seasonal turn after council authorities in Granada delayed the switching on of the
Extorsion-air
Ryanair demands bigger kickbacks to prevent cancellation of Granada-London route
“Reprehensible and intolerable”
The regional government has launched an investigation after a bulldozer was used during a bullfight at a local fiesta.
An ideal visit for royal Granada
STOP THE PRESS: During his visit to Granada on February 12, King Juan Carlos I dropped by the offices of newspaper Ideal and milk company
Ikea to open in Granada
Homes in Granada, Spain look set for a furniture revolution after plans were passed for an Ikea store
Dead baby found in rubbish
Street cleaners in Santa Fe, Granada, have found the remains of a new born baby in a waste disposal unit
Granada unites for DO fight
Bodegas join forces to better ‘vino de la tierra’ category with prized Denominacion de Origen
Granada top of the table for wines
Despite the heavy storms in May that battered La Alpujarra, laying waste to hundreds of hectares of vines, two of that region’s signature bodegas had
Ski season starts on December 1
HEAVY snowfall on the Sierra Nevada mountain range has resulted in an early start to the ski season. Pistes at Europe’s most southerly ski resort
Oil spillage poisons aquifer
A GRANADA court is investigating how 120,000 tonnes of a vegetable-based contaminant was allowed to enter underground water supplies. Mayor of Atarfe Víctor Sánchez and
Dining with Lorca, Gilbert & George
Painters, musicians and writers pay homage to the Granada poet at his summer retreat
PP to support Granada cable car
Granada will play home to the world’s longest cable car if the Partido Popular wins next year’s regional elections
Dancing bears in Spain cause public outcry
In today’s Europe, Lisa Tilley asks should it be legal to force a wild animal to perform human tricks
Coin toss mayor in corruption probe
The mayor who won election by the toss of a coin is facing calls for his resignation after the state opened a corruption investigation in
Jailed: The two men found guilty of “protecting the environment”
The charges, which both men claim “fictitious,” relate to a protest at the Ismael quarry close to Órgiva, when 30 worried residents attempted to block
Corruption in the classroom: the head, the thief, his wife and her cuñada
Granada primary school faces legal battle and one million euro fine after an investigation found nine unqualified teachers, eight falsified salaries, and one imaginary class
Immigrant found wandering on Spain’s highest peaks
POLICE have arrested an immigrant who was found wandering without food or water in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. 27-year-old Tony Brascons, who immigration officials