A man was taken to hospital after downing a glass of corrosive cleaning liquid, believing it to be wine – the barman had allegedly played a prank on him.
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Unemployment Staff Laid Off
by Martin Myall •
Half of the staff at the Baza Unemployment Office have lost their jobs, which doesn’t sound reassuring, to say the least.
You Won’t Believe It…
by Martin Myall •
According to the socialist opposition part in Caniles, not far from Baza, Granada, the Mayor has just given herself a 33% pay rise.
Guadix Roman Theatre
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall of Guadix has presented a project to the Junta de Andalucía for the conservation of the city’s Roman theatre.
Car Accident Kills Elderly Brother and Sister
by Martin Myall •
A brother and sister, both in their 70’s, died after their car left the road and plunged down a gully near Negratín Reservoir, in the municipality of Freila. The car came to rest,upside down, at the bottom.
Folksy Baza
by Martin Myall •
Up in the north-western corner of the province of Granada you won’t find many villages or roads – it’s the least populated area of the province, so you wouldn’t think that a lot happens up there, but you would be wrong.
Too Lenient Over Noise
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall of Guadix has been ordered to pay 15,000 euros in compensation to a local over excessive noise coming from a nearby bar.
Dubious Coffee!
by Martin Myall •
OK, we all know that the Northern Europeans and North Americans make horrible coffee, and if you want decent coffee, you have to go to Spain or Italy, but there is one place in Spain where the coffee tastes like piss…
Months Chained Up
by Martin Myall •
(North-West Granada) A dog owner in Huescar has been fined for leaving his dog chained up in a stable for several months, with hardly any room to move. When the police took the dog’s chain off, the fur was worn off exposing bleeding skin. Furthermore, the dog was starving.
Priest Preys on Pigeons?
by Martin Myall •
The ecologist movement, Ecologistas en Accion, has reported the parish priest of Puebla de Don Fadrique for ‘taking out pigeons’ with a pellet gun… The said priest, Father Juan Luis Garcia Rodriguez, admits to killing a couple and turning them into broth, but not with a pellet gun.