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!
Alti Plano
News from the north-east of Granada (Alti-plano): Baza & Guadix
A Give Away Mistake
by Martin Myall •
The fact that the Guardia Civil nabbed four men in a stolen car with drugs on board is not unusual, but how the police rumbled them is.
British Consulate Newletter: 1st Quarter
by Martin Myall •
The British Consulate now publishes a 3-monthly news letter, instead of a monthly one. This one corresponds to the first quarter of 2013, dealing with being covered by the Spanish Public Health System, amongst other points.
You Won’t Believe It…
by Martin Myall •
According to the socialist opposition part in Caniles, not far from Baza, Granada, the Mayor has just given herself a 33% pay rise.
Baza’s Solidarity Market Gardens
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Baza, Pedro Fernández, has requested a grant for 114,000 euros to create 50 vegetable plots, each with an area of 200 sq/m, to provide food for the unemployed. The money will also be used to train workers as farm labourers to work on existing farmland that requires a workforce.
Teenage Torment
by Martin Myall •
Three 14-year-old girls have been charged with extortion, harassment and theft – their alleged victim was a 12-year-old girl.
The three ‘bullies’ decided to skip classes at their secondary school in Guadix and use this acquired ‘free time’ to torment the younger girl after tricking her into accompanying them to an abandoned house. They told her that it would be fun, but it turned out to be hell.
Guadix Roman Theatre
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall of Guadix has presented a project to the Junta de Andalucía for the conservation of the city’s Roman theatre.
Car Accident Kills Elderly Brother and Sister
by Martin Myall •
A brother and sister, both in their 70’s, died after their car left the road and plunged down a gully near Negratín Reservoir, in the municipality of Freila. The car came to rest,upside down, at the bottom.
Folksy Baza
by Martin Myall •
Up in the north-western corner of the province of Granada you won’t find many villages or roads – it’s the least populated area of the province, so you wouldn’t think that a lot happens up there, but you would be wrong.
Too Lenient Over Noise
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall of Guadix has been ordered to pay 15,000 euros in compensation to a local over excessive noise coming from a nearby bar.