The Guardia Civil in Guadix are investigating the case of a dead farm worker, found with a shotgun wound to the face. At the scene of the crime there were also a dozen burnt out farm vehicles.
Alti Plano
News from the north-east of Granada (Alti-plano): Baza & Guadix
Pekinese Slaying in Blue
by Editor •
(Granada Altiplano) Great title, eh? What’s it about though: local policeman ventilates Pekinese dog with his firearm. Read on!
Costa Tropical’s Seaside Gazette
by Editor •
The online version of the Seaside Gazette has been going for two years and already has 1,650 articles, some of them being multiple ones.
Perilous Publican
by Editor •
A bar owner from Huescar (north-east Granada) is standing trial for attempting to stab two of his customers to death – fair!
Baza Gets ITV Centre
by Editor •
Baza has always been a bother when it comes to getting a vehicle through an ITV inspection, because the inspections centre was 18 kilometres away. The previous mayor in 1992 managed to get an ITV centre for the area but after a bout of sulking from Guadix, the Junta decided to place it equidistant between the two towns – which pleased nobody.
Publication Update – June
by Editor •
Am rushing to finish the Monday 8am deadline for the printer, which, barring major disasters, shouldn’t be a problem. Consequently, we will be out on the 1st of June. The online editions will start going up on the same day. The online edition, of course will start going up on the on the same day in the evening.
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.
British Embassy April Newsletter
by Editor •
The monthly newsletter sent out by the British Embassy in Madrid, covering the Royal British Legion, unemployment benefit in Spain and many other points of interest
A Charming, Friendly Man
by Duncan Inglis •
A 36-year-old man has been detained in Guadix on charges of fraud after he allegedly contracted four new telephone accounts using the personal information of local citizens in order to get and keep the mobile phones