Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker A 72-year-old man has killed his two grandchildren and then died by suicide at his home in Huétor Tájar in Granada The man barricaded himself in his house on Sunday night with the two children according to witness accounts which were then confirmed by the 112 emergency service Guardia Civil officers then raided the property this Monday morning and found the three bodies but it appears the man killed the children and then died by suicide The father of the two children required medical attention after learning of the tragic news The incident started on the night of 19 May when the resident of Huétor Tájar barricaded himself in his home with the two children and a weapon Several family members tried to mediate with the man so he would let the children out The lockdown lasted from 9pm until after 8am this morning - 12 hours of tension and fear that had a disastrous outcome Several units of the Local Police and Guardia Civil also tried to reason with the man Members of Guardia Civil's special intervention unit in Madrid were then sent to the scene to try to negotiate with him This weekend's tragedy follows a traffic accident in March in which the man's wife and daughter with the two children also travelling inside the car Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados The village of Huétor Tájar in Andalucía's Granada province is bringing back its gastronomic asparagus festival (FADESPA) after a 15-year break It is considered one of the most important fairs of its kind to celebrate the vegetable in Spain Organised by Huétor Tájar town hall and the asparagus cooperatives Gamper the fair will be held on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 April in the multi-purpose pavilion of the Huétor Tájar feria ground More than 30 stands will be offering tastings a children's corner and a host of activities related to Huétor Tájar's Indicación Geográfica Protegida (IGP) or geographically protected purple-green asparagus The fair started at the end of the 1980s along with the Espárrago Rock (asparagus rock) concerts a pioneer festival at national level which eventually moved to other places with greater capacity to hold a music event The giant Spanish omelette also became an important part of the festival "This year we wanted to bring back FADESPA to continue promoting our most representative agricultural product with numerous activities on both Friday and Saturday on Saturday 13 April we will prepare a giant omelette with 500 kilos of asparagus 2,000 eggs and 20 litres of oil with which we intend to beat the record for the largest asparagus omelette in the world a title already held by Huétor Tájar," explained mayor of Hueta Other asparagus-based delicacies on offer at the fair include asparagus croquettes asparagus ice cream and asparagus salmorejo (a type of cold soup) A giant asparagus tart will be made and shared among participants on Friday 12 April and will be accompanied by a cup of hot chocolate according to the councillor for agriculture Mari Carmen Chamorro Women's TeamAlmería ‘B’ return to competition against Huétor Tájar at Juegos MediterraneosThe UDA Academy team will play at Juegos Mediterraneos their first game of 2022 which is the first of the 3 postponed games UD Almería ‘B’ return to competition this Wednesday (KO 6:45pm Spain Time) after a long break including Xmas hols and a period without action due to a surge in Covid-19 cases within almost all the Tercera Division RFEF squads A total of 3 league matches to be played by the UDA Academy lads have been rearranged The first of those postponed games is going to be played in the best possible venue: the Juegos del Mediterraneos Stadium which will be playing host for the first time this season to the first youth Indalicos’ adversaries as Vertiz recognised in the pre-match presser: ‘competing on that pitch is always an immense satisfaction for us'.’ Visitors Huétor Tájar are coming down to the Southern coast for a game expected to be a battle like no other Almeria ‘B’ took a share of the points with them away from home in the first half of the campaign and both sides are very close in the standings Youngsters Rojas and Lokosa will sit out the game due to suspensions Head coach Óscar Fernández will announce the team roster just before the kick-off all the available footballers must be ready for a squad call-up this Wednesday they will be able to watch the match by accessing the Juegos Mediterráneos Stadium through Gate 2 and may only occupy West Stand Lower seats the use of face masks will be compulsory at all times Agones SFC rider Adam Darmanin successfully completed the Vuelta Andalucia mountain bike race The Vuelta is a demanding four-day stage XC marathon that includes prolonged climbs in Andalusian mountains The first stage was held in Yunquera in the Malaga province a short 47 km route with 2,051m elevation gain with climbs of more than 11 per cent and some steep technical single tracks along with climbs and descends using the stairs leading from the start of the village to the main square of Yunquera The second stage was held in Huetor Tajar in Granada 60km in length and 2,016m in altitude gain A very hot stage with temperatures soaring in the excess of 34 degrees San Pedro Alcantara hosted the third stage The main feature was a continuous 13km climb of an average 6 per cent gradient up to the Sierra de las Nieves leading to a fast descent down gravelly switchbacks and rocky mountain paths The final stage took place in Alcala De Los Gazules in the province of Cadiz a 74.1km marathon and 2,116m of altitude gain This stage was characterised by the challenging 14km climb with gradients of over 10 per cent to the Montero mountains The last part of the stage had one of the most technically challenging single tracks with only a brave few doing it on their bikes “I’m really pleased with my performance here,” Darmanin said “The Vuelta Andalucia was certainly a good preparation ahead of my 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