Families feel cheated

A number of families, 152 in total, feel that they have been cheated by Granada Council for VPO (subsidised) housing units which were supposed to have been completed in 2011 but have yet to be started.

Mayor of Granada admitted to hospital

The mayor of Granada, José Torres Hurtado (PP), has been admitted to the Hospital Ruiz de Alda in Granada after suffering a ‘dizzy spell’.

Wild boar in Granada city

At around 19:00 on Wednesday, a jogger near the rio Genil in Granada city reported seeing a wild boar doing a bit of sightseeing and Local Police located and began to follow the animal.

Special tours of the Alhambra Palace

Friday April 18th is the International Day of Monuments and Sites and the Alhambra Palace in Granada is organising special free guided tours to some of the areas in groups of thirty people.

Indefinite strike by maintenance workers in Granada

The workforce of Fábricas y Drenajes, contracted by Granada Council for the maintenance of schools and municipal buildings, is set to begin an indefinite strike as from May 5th in a protest against working conditions and unpaid wages.

Early morning quake in Granada

An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale was felt this morning in seven municipalities in Granada province.

Fatal fire in Granada

A 71-year-old man died and a 68-year-old woman was injured in the early hours of this morning in a fire in an apartment in avenida Pablo Picasso in Granada.

Fatal fire in Ogijares, Granada province

A woman in her seventies died and a 100-year-old woman is in a critical condition in hospital following a fire on Thursday morning at a house in Ogijares, Granada province.