April 2, 2011
Caritas,the Catholic charity, in Granada on the Costa Tropical has warned that people who have received telephone calls asking for donations for the earthquake victims in Japan,could be part of a scam.
The charity is concerned that people might associate them with …
March 19, 2011
Granada is on the Costa Tropical and recently a British man who started a forest fire in a NationalPark has been jailed for 18 months and has been ordered to pày a 10.6 million euro fine.
The fire was caused in …
March 17, 2011
Granada is the central city of the Costa Tropical and recently a case of domestic abuse was highlighted by the police there.
A 59 year old Iraqui man has been accused of sexually assaulting and psychologically abusing his 8 month pregnant …
During June 2010 in Granada on the Costa Tropical,a 67 year old man appeared in court accused of abusing his 42 year old wife.He was acquitted of the abuse charges by a Criminal Court.
A month later the man met his …
February 26, 2011
Last week the Sierra Nevada mountains near Granada on the Costa Tropical had one of its worst avalanches.Sadly one of three experienced climbers is missing after they were all caught up in it.
The search is continuing for a British climber …
January 10, 2011
The Spanish peninsular is a “hotspot” for benefit fraudsters according to the UK Department of Work and Pensions.Now the British government is seeking ways of cracking down on these people who are perceived as living a life of ease in …
November 23, 2010
Last weekend in the southern part of Granada on the Costa Tropical there were a series of earth tremors felt.The largest tremor registered 2.5 on the Richter Scale.
The National Geographical Institute said that the epicentre was below the suberb of …
October 24, 2010
Skiing in the Sierra Nevada on the Costa Tropical is quite an experience because of the height at which you ski.The sun is much stronger that at normal altitudes and as the sun goes down it becomes very cold.
Now a …
