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Mojacar opposition groups’ by-law complaint

POLITICAL opposition parties in Mojacar have lodged an official complaint against the new so-called public behaviour by-law.
The law was announced by Mojacar Council last month, and included restrictions...Read More

Mijas police fear legionella outbreak

DURING the last few days of January, a story began to emerge concerning worries that officers employed in Mijas by the Local Police had with regards to a possible outbreak of legionella in the police...Read More

Battle in the kitchen in La Nucia

MEMBERS of the La Nucia’s retirement centre La Casilla (The Box) took on a team of young bakers from the Youth Centre in a baking competition, and won! The two facilities are close to each other...Read More

Toddler missing after giant wave sweeps family out to sea

RESCUE TEAMS are scouring an area of the northern Spanish Asturian coast to find the body of a 20-month-old child who went missing February 8, while walking on the beach with his father and grandfather.
The...Read More

Fire in Barcelona station causes morning chaos

COMMUTERS in Barcelona faced long waits on the morning of February 9, after trains stopped running because of a fire in the Arc de Triomf railway station.
Most of the city's central stations were closed...Read More

German train crash claims several victims

AT LEAST eight people have been killed and more than 100 people injured in a collision between two passenger trains in the German state of Bavaria, reports from 9 February confirm.
The accident happened...Read More

Benitachell public library and modern Spanish literature

BENITACHELL public library is encouraging residents to dip into modern Spanish literature.
It is challenging them to read a book a month with the proviso that the writer has won, or was a finalist...Read More

Ciudad Rodrigo bullrunning festival ends badly for father and son

A FATHER and son attending Ciudad Rodrigo´s carnival celebrations were gored by bulls who broke through a metal barrier, reports from February 8 claim.
When tragedy struck in the cathedral city, in...Read More

Cycling returns to Almeria

NO LESS than 16 teams from all over the world including four from Spain will take part in the 26th Clasica Ciclista in Almeria on February 14 with some of the most exciting riders, including last year’s...Read More

Toxic caterpillars hit Spain early after mild winter

EXPERTS have warned that a plague of poisonous caterpillars will sweep Spain early this year, due to the country's unusually warm winter weather, reports from February 8 claim.
Thought to be very harmful...Read More