Granada
Parents face 750-euro fines after police catch teenagers throwing eggs at buses in Spain
Two of the three youngsters were caught doing the same thing in the run-up to Halloween last year
Javier F. Barrera
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Weather
Why is the snow a shade of brown in Spain's normally pristine Sierra Nevada ski resort?
An episode of 'calima' is responsible for the unusual hue the slopes in Granada province have taken on this week
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Education
The 15-year-old prodigy from Spain who gained a place to study at Oxford University
Now 16, Miguel Donair is currently the youngest student at world's oldest English-speaking university but he is missing his family and friends in Granada, as well as the Spanish weather and food
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Air travel
Flights between London and Granada grounded despite 90% occupancy on summer route
The Federico García-Lorca airport in the south of Spain heads into the winter season with a total of 3,942 scheduled flights and only two connections to foreign destinations
Sara Bárcena Hernández | -
112 incident
Deer that killed a 91-year-old in Spain was kept as a pet on the deceased man's farm
The animal also seriously injured the victim's 84-year-old wife before it was shot by the couple's son, who suffered minor injuries
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Air travel
Granada airport opens its doors to growth opportunities with space to expand
As a Dutch low-cost airline returns with a connection to Amsterdam, airport director Julián Torres believes that establishing a service to China is "not impossible" and he forecasts the London route will maintained
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112 incident
Elderly man dies after being attacked by a deer on a farm in southern Spain
Two others, an 84-year-old woman and 61-year-old man, were also injured in the incident in the municipality of Castril
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Food and drink
Iconic Alhambra palace rebuilt with 2,000 kilos of chocolate
The Christmas sweets company La Estepeña has been recreating different monuments from around the world for a total of 16 years, and now the time has come to add the Granada monument to the list, which can be visited in the Seville town of Estepa
Alberto Flores | -
Employment
Almost 80 jobs up for grabs at Sierra Nevada ski resort, but you'll have to move fast
Cetursa, the company that manages the winter resort, is looking for permanent staff although the opening date for the skiing season has not yet been announced
Guillermo Ortega |
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Marine welfare
A 70-kilo dolphin found dead on Torrenueva Costa beach
The Aula del Mar marine conservation association said that such an appearance on the shores on the south coast of Spain is a "relatively normal" occurence and usually due to "an illness or accident"
Diego Callejón | -
Leisure
Spain's Sierra Nevada resort prepares for new ski season with ten projects and 7-million-euro investment
The renovation of the Borreguiles gondola lift will be completed in October and 20 new snow cannons are being installed with a view to opening the slopes earlier
Mercedes Navarrete | -
Food and drink
The boom of coffee shops with a beverage costing more than 2 euros has arrived in the south of Spain
But what is it about these places and their 'specialty' coffees that makes the price so high?
Alberto Flores | -
Nature
Rescuers swoop to aid of griffon vulture spotted in city centre in Spain
The huge bird, which can have a wingspan of up to three metres, was safely captured and taken to one of the Junta de Andalucía's centres for recuperation of threatened species, in Granada
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Retirement
Is this the best place to retire to in Spain?: 'It has an incredible climate and a low-cost of living'
The prestigious Travel + Leisure publication has compiled its Top Ten list of Spanish destinations and chose this resort on the south coast for the quality of life it offers to pensioners
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Tourism
Roll up! Roll up! The unusual Airbnb property in Granada that transports guests to an old circus
The apartment is located just 200 metres from the city's cathedral and allows visitors to experience the atmosphere of the big top for a night
Manuel Pérez Cortés |