Property
Heirs and foreigners: the profile of home buyers in Granada
Inheritance from elderly relatives who died during the pandemic and parents giving money to their children to invest in property explain the cash buyers
Mercedes Navarrete
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Finance
37% of people in Andalucía have no way of cooling their homes in summer
The percentage of the population without thermal comfort in their houses is four points higher than ten years ago
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Space
The woman from the south of Spain who conquered Mars: 'It has changed my life'
Alba Sánchez has completed her mission in the simulator in the desert in Utah where she spent two weeks in isolation with an international team of young researchers
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Entertainment
Chips are down as Granada casino closes after five years due to 'lack of profitability'
The owner of the complex in Monachil said the restaurant and facilities will reopen in a month with a new "leisure offer that will revolutionise the entertainment scene in the province"
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Literature
The retired doctor in Spain who has breathed new life into old telephone boxes as book exchanges
Mayor José Antonio Gómez has ordered 12 more disused kiosks from Telefónica as the first one, where locals could leave one book and pick up another, has been so popular
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Health
When an American tourist without insurance needed a doctor in Spain: this is what it cost him, but he's more than happy...
The travel blogger on TikTok praised the speed of the Spanish healthcare system, highlighting the low cost of the emergency treatment received and how his wife was attended to at all times in English
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Nature
Hunting of mongoose to be allowed in south of Spain if damage to farms or game reserves can be proved
This invasive species has an extremely voracious appetite for rabbits, partridges, quails, reptiles and even lambs and is threatening other wildlife - but it still cannot be hunted freely as farmers and hunters want
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Crime
Watch as police dog sniffs out 25 tonnes of hashish, worth around 50 million euros on open market, in Spanish city port
The narcotics were hidden in crates in a lorry reportedly carrying melons from Morocco to Perpignan in France, and it is the Guardia Civil's biggest seizure of hashish transported by road since 2015
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Crime
Thieves desecrate war grave to take gold teeth from skeleton in Spain
The University of Granada excavations team at the Barranco de Víznar site has called for a more effective surveillance system
Jorge Pastor |
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Bodegas Excelencia: the ideal space for wine tourism and production
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Granada
The mystery of the unidentified fishing boat that has appeared off Spain's Costa Tropical
The vessel, which is being stored on land used as a car park in summer in La Mamola, will eventually be scrapped if no one claims it
Pilar García-Trevijano | -
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Transport
Granada train link project to coast left out of EU's trans-European transport plan
Now local business leaders, politicians and Motril's port authority are looking for new ways to fund the project
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Weather
Spain's state Met Office extends yellow 'risk' weather warnings in Andalucía this 1 May public holiday
Alerts have been activated by Aemet throughout the day in two provinces of the region
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Gastronomy
Do you like the taste and texture of snails? There's a town in the south of Spain cooking over 5,000 kilos of them this weekend
The Feria del Caracol de Bornos in the Sierra de Cadiz is a unique opportunity to sample new dishes, watch snail-racing and enjoy lots more activities including live music
La Voz de Cádiz |
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Tourism
May Day: These are the four luxury cruise ships that will dock in Cadiz tomorrow
The Oasis of the Seas, one of the world's largest cruise ships, is amongst them and it will be a different type of visit to 2019 when it underwent emergency repairs at the city's Navantia shipyard
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Animal welfare
Animal rescue groups in Granada town denounce state of municipal dog shelter
Despite the complaints, the Guardia Civil's nature protection wing, Seprona, said it found "nothing to report" during the last inspection in Motril
Pilar García-Trevijano |