The husband and father had had enough, which is when he finally went to the Guardia Civil to report his wife who, an alcoholic, had one too many times threatened not only him but their two children, aged 11 and 14.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Convenient Vows
by Duncan Inglis •
Granada police investigate every year around 30 suspected marriages of convenience. This figure is down from two years ago when it shot up, in spite of the crisis.
Wild Boar Rampage
by Duncan Inglis •
A man seeking wild mushrooms up the mountains along the Old Road to Granada was unpleasantly surprised when a wild boar came darting out of the bush to plunge his tusks into this calf.
Red Cross Help
by Duncan Inglis •
La Caixa, with a budget for 2011 of half a billion euros, offers various programs around Spain with the aim of combating poverty.
Drowned Memories
by Duncan Inglis •
here’s something lugubrious about burial at sea, which is how you might describe what happened to two small pueblos in the Lecrin Valley when three dams were erected twenty odd years ago
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
Blackouts and Rebellion
by Duncan Inglis •
After years of sudden blackouts, when yet another one occured during the final World Cup game, the Town Hall of La Puebla said, “that’s it!”
Popular University Born
by Duncan Inglis •
In Huéscar, a new university has formed that will offer courses in traditional areas that are in danger of extinction, thanks to the imbecility of much modern technology and the increasing apathy with which Spanish youth is infected.
Alhambra Proxy in Guadix
by Duncan Inglis •
A snappy Arabic name, Wadi Ash, will preside over Guadix Golf’s new project, aimed at recreating the emotional ambience of Granada’s Moorish masterpiece, the Alhambra.
Publication Update: January
by Editor •
OK, we got to the printer this morning, meaning that we could be out on the streets this Thursday evening (30th), but the printer doesn’t work over Friday, Saturday or Sunday, so if there are any hitches, the Gazette won’t be out until Monday the 3rd. ¡Viva España! The online edition, however, free from the…