He was caught red-handed selling the drug to a customer An Almuñécar man who was caught selling 10 € worth of marijuana has received a hefty sentence from the judge: 12 months behind bars. The accused, named by EFE as J.M.A.R., was caught red-handed by the Civil Guard in January 2006 in possession of 5 small bags of the drug containing a total of 24.5 g of marihuana. There’s no mention in the... 

The teenager’s offence was stealing a dog which he returned as soon as he was asked A 17 year old who was up before the juvenile judge in Granada for attempted robbery has been sentenced to learning to read and write, after he was unable to point out his name on the list of cases due to come before the judge that day. Judge Emilio Calatayud responded that it was ‘inconceivable’ in the 21st... 

A perfect day- sun shining- gentle breeze, and the economy about to be put right by the budget, giving us all loads more cash as the pound soars in response to Mr. Darlings’ wishful thinking. Summer must be upon us, judging by a fine display of milky white legs and very loud shorts.  Granada market and Matalan have a lot answer for. The Stapleford competition saw ‘Marigold’ cruise... 

Today it rained. Only the bravest souls who possessed spiked flippers and wet suits ventured out to play and I am sure had a lovely time. They deserved some sort of recognition for their dedication, but by the time they finished, us wimps had gone home, (including our leader) which meant that there were no prizes, which made it even more of a pointless exercise. The only thing of note was the triumph... 

A Granada man, Santiago Cortés, has been on hunger strike since last Wednesday in his local parish church. The priest gives him water and lemon, as he protests about his precarious economic situation and demands a re-negotiation of the mortgage on his home. Santiago has been out of work for ten months and owes the bank 3,000 €. He has four children and a mortgage of 520 € a month which he simply... 

One of Spain’s most enduring historical mysteries is close to being solved as experts decipher and translate more than 10,000 Arabic inscriptions adorning the walls of the Alhambra palace in Granada. The intricate Arabic inscriptions carved into the ceilings, columns and walls inside the imposing hill-top fortress have long fascinated visitors. They contain everything from snatches of poetry... 

Today we had our mystery tour to Medina Elvira. It was not a mystery in the sense of not knowing where we were going, but rather in the ‘why we went there’ context. To be fair the club house had been refurbished, i.e. someone had re-stocked the vending machine, and apart from the fairways being largely ‘G.U.R’ and the greens having been spiked and sanded, the course was an absolute... 

The British Consulate in Malaga and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are holding an open event for British residents in the Granada area on Thursday 16th April, giving advice on some of the issues that matter most to residents. The event is being held in conjunction with English and Spanish law firm De Cotta McKenna y Santafé who will be available throughout the event to deal with any legal... 

Two men were found shot to death at the side of the city’s river Police in Granada are investigating the death of two men, whose bodies were found by a passerby on the right-hand bank of the río Genil on Thursday morning. They were lying in a ditch on the Camino de Perchil. Both were tied up and both had been shot in the head. The men are believed to be from South America, in their thirties,... 

Santa Clara Golf-Swedish Massage Format Medal Play Contest. The way you play this innovative game is that the ‘Big Boys’ go off the white tees, and ‘Normal People’ play off the yellows. The next thing that happens is the ‘Big Boys’ count all their shots whilst everyone else picks up their ball after 6, 7, and 8 shots on the par 3′s, 4′s and 5′s... 

Mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides, has warned municipal workers this is the last month they will be paid Following the privatisation of its tax collection system, Almuñecar has run out of money. The Mayor, from the Convergencia Andaluza party, Juan Carlos Benavides, has warned municipal workers that this month’s wages are the last ones he can guarantee as the Town Hall is bankrupt. Benavides blames the... 

Santa Clara Golf – Medal Competition. You have no idea how exciting golf can be. Everyone was on the edge of their seats, barely able to keep their eyes open, as the joint winners ‘Don’t Play Enuff’ and ‘Dick Turpin’ recalled their epic struggle for supremacy by giving a shot by shot account of their round. Apparently, according to the gospel of ‘the Chosen...