A 51-year-old local from Guadix has been charged with malos tratos de animales (mistreatment of animals) after shooting a cat. The incident occurred during the day, in the middle of the street.
Alti Plano
News from the north-east of Granada (Alti-plano): Baza & Guadix
Excursion to the Civil War Trenches
by Hugh MacArthur •
Some of the best preserved trench works of the Spanish Civil War can be found on Puerto Lobo in Huetor Santillán. If you’re interested, there is a trip there on the 8th of March.
Three Quarters of a Million in the Boot
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil were surprised to find 753,000 euros in the boot of a car at a control point. The driver said he had no idea how it had got there.
The Vicissitudes of Fate
by Martin Myall •
When 34-year-old Juan Antonio was bouncing down an almost sheer cliff in his lorry to the sea 70 metres below, he probably wasn’t feeling very positive.
Woman Who Killed Husband Found Not Guilty
by Vivienne Hughes •
Ana Pastrana admitted to having killed her live-in lover, Manuel Alcalá, who often beat her up, on the 25th of August, 2011.
Baza Forlorn
by Martin Myall •
Endesa has closed down its offices in Baza, which served the whole of the altiplano; i.e. north-east Granada. Now users up there will have to travel to Guadix to sign electricity contracts etc.
Guadix is Shrinking!
by Martin Myall •
Well, the town isn’t, but the population is. Then again, with thousands of youngsters from all across Spain leaving the country in search of work, it is hardly surprising, is it.
Woman Faces 20 Years over Husband’s Death
by Martin Myall •
Ana María P.H. is a 50-year-old woman from Cuba who stands accused of murdering her husband. She is alleged to have administered sleeping tablets to him and then strangled him with a belt as he lay semiconscious.
November Gazette Now on Download!
by Martin Myall •
The downloading PDF of the Seaside Gazette is available right now – we’ve just put it up. So if you don’t want to wait or you are living outside the distribution area, you can download it straight away, from today, the 29th of October
Pinching Pigs in Ferreira
by Hugh MacArthur •
The owner of a pig farm in Ferreira, Guadix, lost 15 pigs, a generator and numerous tools to thieves in the early hours of one morning. The said owner, Virtudes Suárez, is not amused.