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Latest News Headlines from the Costa Tropical

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:45:35 GMT

Archbishop of Granada attacks youngsters who want to be civil servants
He criticised those who expected their problems to be solved for them by others

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:58:27 GMT

UNESCO wants to see more information on the plan to build a lift to the Alhambra
The City Hall, who is promoting the lift project, claims most visitors to the Alhambra don't visit Granada
Court Case resulting from Almuñecar A7 bridge collapse gets underway in Motril
Six workers lost their lives in the accident in November 2005

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:03:08 GMT

A ton of cannabis and more than 500 marijuana plants seized in Andalucía
The five marijuana greenhouses were all powered with electricity stolen from the public lighting supply

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:15:11 GMT

Enviromentalists appear to have achived changes to one of the Sierra Nevada's oldest pistes
The Águila piste is considered to have encroached into the National Park

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:29:52 GMT

Heroic pets save family from Granada fire
They woke up the family one by one in the smoke-filled house, allowing them to escape unhurt

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:45:48 GMT

Water is running in the Patio de Los Leones in the Alhambra again
Restoration of the patio is almost complete, with just the white marble for still to be recovered

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:56:45 GMT

Another tourist arrested for defacing the Alhambra
A woman from Switzerland faces charges for using her nails to carve a heart with initials in the Comares Palace

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:57:28 GMT

Fuel prospecting authorised off the Costa Tropical
The area affected extends as far as Torrox in neighbouring Málaga province

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:44:47 GMT

The Junta de Andalucía approves POT plans for the Campo de Gibraltar and Costa Tropical
The ordination plans look for a balance between conservation and development

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:32:27 GMT

Work to build Spain's first seven-star hotel to start in early 2012
The site is in Peñón del Lobo in Almuñécar
Debate continues on a possible expansion of Sierra Nevada ski resort
Local businesses want to see it expanded, while there is opposition from ecologists.

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:41:13 GMT

320 ? fine for defacing the Alhambra
A Jordanian air force official wrote his name on a pillar in the Carlos V Palace

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:35:46 GMT

Benavides cleared of planning irregularities at Almuñécar
The ex Mayor has faced many allegations of irregularities in court

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:53:22 GMT

10,000 pocket ash trays being given away in Granada
The City Hall wants to clear the streets of cigarette butts

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:58:24 GMT

Police smash international drugs gang which operated in Almería and Granada
15 arrests have been made and 3.5 kilos of cocaine have been confiscated

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:53:08 GMT

Three killed in collission with tractor trailer in Granada
37 have died on the roads of Spain over the past week
Mayor gives his wages to 20 unemployed
The Mayor of Durcal has offered 15 days work to 20 people in the town

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:14:22 GMT

Granada priest makes soup out of pigeons he hunts to stop them damaging his church
The priest says he catches them by hand, but ecologists have reported him for allegedly shooting them from the bell tower

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:08:06 GMT

17 passengers arrested after immigrant boat reaches Costa Tropical undetected
Another 93 people were rescued from two patera boats in Moroccan waters on Tuesday