The body of a 31-year-old Frenchman was discovered on a country lane in the municipality of Huétor Santillán by a local out on a walk on Christmas Eve morning.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Horses and Donkeys Taken into Care
by Vanessa Bosch •
The Junta de Andalucia has taken four horses and three donkeys into care after the vet found that they had been mistreated. The animals were removed from a cortijo in Fonelas, to the north of Guadix.
SOS Animalicos in Loja
by Anne Eastwood •
Our 4-legged friends need all the help they can get, especially after Christmas when ‘presents’ stop being cuddly and become a burden.
Emigration from Granada 40% Up
by Martin Myall •
In the last five years the number of Granadinos that have emigrated in search of work has mushroomed: 47,730 people from the province have left the country in that time.
Lanjarón Food Bank Scandal?
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and the Environment has received numerous complaints that the foodstuffs from the Banco de Alimentos is being distributed anything but fairly.
Acompalia’s Alpujarra Raid
by Acompalia •
Equus Alpujarra announces second annual ‘Alpujarra Raid’ horseback event to raise funds for palliative-care charity Acompalia
Saved by the GPS
by Martin Myall •
A biker managed avoid a fine of 200 euros and four points off his licence, thanks to a GPS installed in his motorbike.
Sante Fe Police Have No Uniforms
by Hugh MacArthur •
When you see a policeman in civvies, it’s normally because he’s off duty or on plain-clothes detail – not so in Santa Fe, just outside Granada. According to sources in Santa Fe, there are at least five policemen carrying out their duty in civvies because they simply do not have uniforms, such is the state…
Baza Rapist of British Woman Jailed
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Granada provincial law court has sentenced a Romanian man to eleven years’ imprisonment for the rape of a British woman in the Baza area of the province.
December 2014 PDF Gazette Download Now Available
by Editor •
Furthermore, from January 2015 you will be able to purchase the full year of 2015 Gazettes for a one-off payment of 10 euros