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.
Alti Plano
News from the north-east of Granada (Alti-plano): Baza & Guadix
Car Workshop Worker Seriously Injured
by Hugh MacArthur •
A young garage workshop lad of 19 in Guadix was seriously injured after the tyre that he was working on exploded.
Dolar Warehouse Blaze
by Vivienne Hughes •
Firemen took 24 hours to put out a chemical blaze in a recycling warehouse in Dólar, Guadix on Wednesday the 7th. Fortunately, the staff was on holiday and not due back until the 26th of the month.
Olive Tree Revenge
by Martin Myall •
How would you like to wake up one morning and find that somebody has cut down 160 of your olive trees? That’s not a threat, by the way…
Indiana Jones Exhibition in Guadix
by Vivienne Hughes •
From tomorrow until Sunday, you will have a chance to have a shufty (look) at all the Indiana Jones props from the one filmed in Almería and the Guadix area.
Infoca Worker Murdered by Jealous Wife?
by Vivienne Hughes •
A woman from Charches, (Guadix) has been remanded in custody without bail for the alleged murder of her husband. The couple had been married 30 years and the motive behind the act reportedly carried out by the The 45-year-old woman appears to have been jealousy.
The Acid Prank
by Martin Myall •
A man was taken to hospital after downing a glass of corrosive cleaning liquid, believing it to be wine – the barman had allegedly played a prank on him.
Unemployment Staff Laid Off
by Martin Myall •
Half of the staff at the Baza Unemployment Office have lost their jobs, which doesn’t sound reassuring, to say the least.
Drivers Rescued in the Snow
by Martin Myall •
Today on the Costa Tropical the sun once again shines in a clear blue skies, but in the north of the province the snow and ice continues.
Guadix Loses Blue Zones
by Martin Myall •
Any driver that approached a blue-zone parking-ticket machine in the centre of Guadix on the Monday the 4th had the agreeable surprise to find them inoperative!