The December 2015 Seaside Gazette in PDF format is now available for downloading.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Padul Gets its Mammoth
by Hugh MacArthur •
Padul has just received a full-size replica of a wooly mammoth; four metres high and weighing eight metric tonnes…
Aging Unexploded Ordnance
by Martin Myall •
Imagine the surprise and joy felt by the municipal police in Chauchina when a man walked in with a rusty, 80-year-old, unexploded grenade and plonked it on the main desk…
Bermejales Disappearance Solved
by Hugh MacArthur •
The body of a 72-year-old man from Bermejales who disappeared on the 22nd of May this year without a trace has been found.
Driving Wrong Way on A-92
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil based in Baza managed to intercept a young woman who’d driven five kilometres down the wrong lane of the A-92.
Ambulance Fined on Call Out
by Martin Myall •
An overly keen municipal policeman in Granada fined an ambulance for bad parking, even though it was on an emergency call out.
Footballer Penis-Beats Linesman
by Martin Myall •
The Céltic Club de Fútbol of Pulianas (near Granada) has expelled a player after he hit a linesman with his penis… yes, you read that correctly.
A Brit, Chisel & Lump-hammer
by Martin Myall •
It would be correct to use ‘allegedly,’ but as a CCTV clearly showed the thief attempting to break a shop window, is could be considered superfluous.
The Alpujarra Crafty Crop
by Martin Myall •
Guardia Civil units deployed in La Alpujarra have carried out 21 raids so far this year and confiscated 1,200 cannabis sativa plants.
British Fugitive Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
British fugitive, Michael Roden, 26, was arrested yesterday in the west of the province of Granada in the town of Alomartes, thanks to a NCA campaign.British fugitive, Michael Roden was arrested yesterday in the west of the province of Granada in the town of Alomartes