A medical worker at Hospital San Agustín, who had been missing from work for several days, was found at home, lying on the floor and suffering from dehydration.
Fake Traffic Control
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil nobbled a man, dressed in a soldier’s uniform, who was stopping traffic in Padul Monday night as if it were an official traffic-control point.
Forty Two
by Vivienne Hughes •
Hospital Santa Ana in Motril has 42 COVID-19 patients admitted, five of whom are said to be in a critical state.
Hoax Fire Calls
by Hugh MacArthur •
At five this morning the Motril Fire Station alarm went off; 112 had received a call from a man to say there was a fire in the Huerta Carrasco area.
Three Up & Armed
by Martin Myall •
What is surprising about the armed hold up in the city of Granada, is not the targeted business nor the booty obtained, but the getaway vehicle used.
Test-Kits for Salobreña Police
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña Town Hall has acquired 120, Covid-19 test kits for controlling possible contagion within the Policía Local, which should arrive next week. The twenty members of the police force will be tested once a week.
Walking Fido Fine
by Martin Myall •
Things are looking a little grimmer for Dodging with Dogs; i.e., using walking your dog as an excuse to break the quarantine in the city of Granada.
No Politicians Pay Cuts
by Editor •
The Junta de Andalucia has agreed that its MPs will not get their normal expenses during the present health crisis, because most aren’t travelling.
Medical Centre Reopens
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Almuñécar medical centre has reopened its doors twenty days after having closed down due to the discovery of the province’s fire Covid-19 cases.
Guardia Delivery Service
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil in Salobreña have taken it upon themselves to take food supplies out to a couple living in a cortijo three kilometres away.
Almuñécar Market Movement
by Martin Myall •
Social medial is alive today concerning activity going on in the Almuñécar municipal market; opinions clash between whether it is being demolished or not.
Reader Asks: What’s Open?
by Gazette Reader •
Hi seaside gazette. I have an unusual question and I was wondering if you could help. I am using the lockdown to study Spanish but I don’t have a notebook to write in. I have heard the papelería can still be open but I daren’t wander around trying to look. Do you know where I…
Bogus Covid-19 Doctors
by Hugh MacArthur •
First it was bogus gasmen now it’s bogus medical personnel who call at the doors, claiming they have to carry out an obligatory tests – it’s not true.
Salobreña Access Controlled
by Vivienne Hughes •
Salobreña Town Hall has closed three of the entrances to town, leaving the last one, the Pontanilla one, controlled by the Policía Local.
Polish Tourists Raped
by Vivienne Hughes •
On the 16th of April, 2016 around 06.30h two female, Polish tourists – they were returning home after a night out in Granada, and were trying to find their hostal.