OK, we all know that the Northern Europeans and North Americans make horrible coffee, and if you want decent coffee, you have to go to Spain or Italy, but there is one place in Spain where the coffee tastes like piss…
Alti Plano
News from the north-east of Granada (Alti-plano): Baza & Guadix
Seaside Gazette Forums
by Martin Myall •
It has been an objective of the online version of the Seaside Gazette to run a parallel forum where our readers can discuss articles from our news site. The Seaside Gazette Forums We have been in the process of setting it up, but it is now up and running, so if you would like to…
European Cup Distraction
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Puebla de Don Fadrique; a village that is in the extreme north east of the province, bordering on Murcia, is demanding the resignation of three councillors who abandoned a Plenary Meeting of the Town Council to go and watch the European Cup semi-finals…. fair!
Guardia Civil Sergeant Beaten
by Martin Myall •
Three of the seven people that attacked a Guardia Civil sergeant in the pensioners’ club in Montejícar have been arrested, whilst the the other four; three women and a minor have been released pending trial.
Loaded and Bunged
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil must have been breaking out the farting cushions and party hats after this fruitful bust. They just happened to stop two Moroccan gentleman at a routine checkpoint. Not unnaturally, they appeared to be very nervous…
Months Chained Up
by Martin Myall •
(North-West Granada) A dog owner in Huescar has been fined for leaving his dog chained up in a stable for several months, with hardly any room to move. When the police took the dog’s chain off, the fur was worn off exposing bleeding skin. Furthermore, the dog was starving.
Priest Preys on Pigeons?
by Martin Myall •
The ecologist movement, Ecologistas en Accion, has reported the parish priest of Puebla de Don Fadrique for ‘taking out pigeons’ with a pellet gun… The said priest, Father Juan Luis Garcia Rodriguez, admits to killing a couple and turning them into broth, but not with a pellet gun.
Pesticide in Drinking Water?
by Editor •
The new conservative administration in charge at the Diputacion de Granada (provincial council) has denounced that the domestic water supply of three towns in the province contained pesticide during a whole year.
Dangerous Brick
by Editor •
In the old days, los cortijeros would build their homes with anything to hand – even with unexploded, civil-war shells, it would seem.
Helicopter Crash Update
by Editor •
The two, major, national worker’s unions, UGT and CCOO consider that it is more than likely that the cause of the accident involving a Augusta Bell 412 helicopter in the Barranco de la Farsaílla, near Quentar in Granada, was a mechanical failure.