A summary of nationwide news from around Spain, gathered for the summer edition of the Seaside Gazettes by Duncan Inglis
National News – June
by Duncan Inglis •
A summary of Spanish national news, collected throughout May for the Seaside Gazette June edition. Written by Duncan Inglis
National News February II
by Duncan Inglis •
A collection of news from around Spain, written by Duncan Inglis, for the May 2011 edition of the Seaside Gazette.
Nigel’s Spending Spree
by Duncan Inglis •
Englishman, Nigel, Summersby, resident of Íllora, won a raffle on which he was given 4000 euros to spend in 51 local shops, all in one day.
Socialist Mayor’s Selling Spree
by Duncan Inglis •
Granada’s PP has formally denounced the Socialist mayor of Loja, Miguel Castellano, for allegedly selling off plots of land at “laughably” low prices to intimates, fellow-travellers, and others favoured by the Socialists.
Pathways to the Sky
by Duncan Inglis •
if you aren’t sure where to go for a pleasant walkabout, just use your mobile to navigate to Eurorando 2011, which will give you all the poop on paths and happy trails, especially those to be found in Andalucia and the vecinity of El Padul.
The Windmills of their Time
by Duncan Inglis •
Before Don Quixote thrust his lance at the imaginary re-creations of his mind, the Arabs of course had settled and defined Al Andalusi forever with such things as windmills, which is why Francisco Muñoz is building three cortijos near an Arabic mill up in El Padul to which, he assures us, tourists from the world over are flocking.
The Burning Bush
by Duncan Inglis •
As better and hotter weather fast approaches, the following is a fire-risk reminder: outside of Guadix local fire-fighters were called in to extinguish a small blaze
No Bathing in Baza
by Duncan Inglis •
Work in progress, which would bring much needed water from Castril to Baza, have been halted.
Make Fun; not War
by Duncan Inglis •
The old military training complex up by El Padul, which opened not long after the Spanish Civil War, may soon become a sports and leisure centre.