A goatherd has been fined 3,001 euros for burying the carcass of one of his animals in the wilds, where he had found it semi devoured by wild boars.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Driving Instructor Throttles Examiner?
by Martin Myall •
A driving-test examiner has reported a driving instructor for attempting to strangle him during a practical examination.
4,000th Article Reached
by Martin Myall •
With this article, the online version of the Seaside Gazette reaches the 4,000-article mark, after starting out in April 2009. We reached the 3,000th post mark on November the 26th last year, meaning that we have increased our article stock by 25% in only ten months.
Órgiva Fiestas
by Vanessa Bosch •
From today until this Sunday, Órgiva and visitors will be enjoying its annual Reales Ferias Fiestas.
Cycling up the Sierra Nevada
by Anne Eastwood •
Well it may not quite be Camino de Santiago, but the challenge that brave local and foreign cyclists faced in reaching the peaks of Sierra Nevada, was not far short of a religious sporting experience! Certainly, at those heights, you can’t be far from heaven’s gates.
That’s Gratitude for You!
by Martin Myall •
A woman struck out at a policeman who was attempting to arrest her; the same policeman who had saved her life eight years ago.
Violent Women
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Nacional in Granada arrested two women, aged 20 and 21, neither with police records, for glassing another girl. To glass means to attack with a broken glass, normally, but not always, to the face.
Suspicious, To Say The Least…
by Martin Myall •
The Granada City Hall sold a piece of land to land developers… and then bought it back at double the price.
Pinching Pigs in Ferreira
by Hugh MacArthur •
The owner of a pig farm in Ferreira, Guadix, lost 15 pigs, a generator and numerous tools to thieves in the early hours of one morning. The said owner, Virtudes Suárez, is not amused.
Chorizos No Faltan
by Martin Myall •
There’s no shortage of thugs: A father was beaten up in front of his 6-year-old daughter after he recriminated a man for urinating in front of her. This occurred in Granada in broad daylight.