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J. C. / J. R. V.
Prison services are trying to locate the victims of Malaga serial rapist Juan Carlos G. R, who is nearing semi-freedom after serving 17 of a 271-year sentence. The authorities want to ensure that the integration centre he is sent to respects the 2
Sport
Rob Palmer
The only time Granada CF made any international impact was when Tony Adams did a 'David Brent' style dance on the training field and it went viral. That was when the Andalusian club was at its lowest ebb; Adams was a laughing stock and David Brent ... previous owners, the Pozzo family, had 'parked' players from all over the world at the modest club. Granada had the distinction of naming a team of eleven different nationalities just before their relegation. It was like an international school, an unruly ... healthy crowds who pack Los Cármenes to see the revelation club of the season. Adams described his seven-game losing streak by saying: "It's like holding the hand of a dying man." Dr Adams may well have departed Granada but his diagnosis was correct;
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Jennie Rhodes
Sunday's anti-Brexit demonstration in Malaga city centre attracted scores of Brits and Spaniards from across Malaga province as well as people from Granada, Seville and Cadiz. Some 277 people signed a petition to ask the UK and Spanish ... governments to guarantee rights of Britons living and Spain and Spanish citizens living in the UK post-Brexit. Lynn Davis travelled down to Malaga from Capileira in the Alpujarras in Granada province. She left home at 6.30am, travelling via Órgiva and ... Granada. "I went to the London demonstration in March so I thought, if I can make it to London, I can get to Malaga," she said. Lynn was carrying a banner with the names of 25 fellow Brits who live in the area who were also supporting the demonstration
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A poetry prize given in memory of Benaque-born writer and poet Salvador Rueda (1857-1933) was awarded to Granada poet, Ramón Martínez, in a ceremony at Añoreta Golf Club last Friday. Martínez's poem 'Cuando la duda es certeza' (When doubt is
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EFE.
A 38-year-old man from Darro, in Granada province, died last Saturday after falling some 200 metres while mountaineering in the area of the Sierra Nevada mountains known as El Corral del Veleta. Guardia Civil and emergency services were alerted by ... man's body to Granada city. Staff at the Sierra Nevada mountain park had warned of the dangerous conditions because of ice in the upper reaches of the mountains.
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J. CANO / J. R. VILLALBA
The man known as 'the serial rapist of Malaga', Juan Carlos G. R., has been released from prison in Albolote (Granada) after serving 17 years behind bars. He was initially sentenced to 271 years in jail for 24 sexual assaults in Malaga (one of
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J. R. / P. G. T.
Foreign residents were among the five families who had to be evacuated from their houses on Sunday 6 October, after fire broke out in the Barranco de la Golondrina area, which is shared between Almuñécar and Ítrabo in Granada province. The fire ... drivers, who could see the smoke from the Tamaray tunnel area of the A-7 motorway. Police and fire fighters responded to the calls and planes and helicopters were also deployed to put out the fire. One home owner, Mercedes Puertas, told Granada newspaper,
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TONY BRYANT
...recital of popular classical music, as well as compositions from his latest recording Pianographie. Organised by Torremolinos town hall, the show has already visited Mallorca, Madrid, Navarra, Cadiz and Granada. Each performance, which is illuminated by
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J.R. VILLALBA.
The ex-chief of the Alhambra Palace in Granada was arrested this week as part of the ongoing investigation into irregularities in the awarding of contracts to suppliers at the world-famous monument. Mar Villafranca was held along with 23 other
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Sur in English
The ancient music of Granada will be the subject of a series of concerts and exhibitions at the Festival Música Antigua de Granada (Granada MAG). INFORMATION When. From 20 May until 1 June. Where. Various historical sites in Granada. Concert ... dates and other details. www.granadaescultura.com/festival-musica-antigua-de-granada/ The festival will rediscover the music that has been created in Granada century after century. The aim is to encourage an artistic and multicultural encounter where ... festival hopes to highlight the cultural richness of these ancient periods in Granada's history, covering subjects such as art, history and literature. Entry to the concerts is free but spaces are very limited so it is advisable to arrive early.