The Guardia Civil were surprised to find 753,000 euros in the boot of a car at a control point. The driver said he had no idea how it had got there.
Tag Archive for Baza
Baza Forlorn
by Martin Myall •
Endesa has closed down its offices in Baza, which served the whole of the altiplano; i.e. north-east Granada. Now users up there will have to travel to Guadix to sign electricity contracts etc.
Voting for Debt
by Hugh MacArthur •
The governing party in Motril, with every opposition party voting against, approved a motion to apply for another bank loan.
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.
Drivers Rescued in the Snow
by Martin Myall •
Today on the Costa Tropical the sun once again shines in a clear blue skies, but in the north of the province the snow and ice continues.
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.
Baza’s Solidarity Market Gardens
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Baza, Pedro Fernández, has requested a grant for 114,000 euros to create 50 vegetable plots, each with an area of 200 sq/m, to provide food for the unemployed. The money will also be used to train workers as farm labourers to work on existing farmland that requires a workforce.
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.
Baza Gets ITV Centre
by Editor •
Baza has always been a bother when it comes to getting a vehicle through an ITV inspection, because the inspections centre was 18 kilometres away. The previous mayor in 1992 managed to get an ITV centre for the area but after a bout of sulking from Guadix, the Junta decided to place it equidistant between the two towns – which pleased nobody.