General Articles
SPANISH BEACHES GET FACELIFT
The weary eyes of Félix Ojeda gaze angrily at the Atlantic Ocean. The storms which have battered the whole of Spain in recent months are the cause of his bitter look. The fury of the waves, the wind and the rain carried away his small beach bar called Tucán in Matalascañas (Huelva) which was the […]
TV CENSORSHIP CONDEMNED
Environmental organisations in Spain on Monday condemned a decision by the Environment Ministry to censor a television documentary on the construction of illegal housing on the Mediterranean.
The programme which was to be aired on TVE, the public television station, shows an infinite number of ecological disasters caused by the actions or failures of various administrations […]
SPAIN TURNS TO TOP CHEF TO BOOST TOURISM
Spain has called in its world-renowned chef Ferran Adria to help spice up its image as a tourist destination in what analysts say is a shrewd move to revive a key recession-hit industry.
Adria, the Spanish guru of avant-garde cuisine, is the face of a new campaign to promote Spain’s cultural and gastronomic strengths and prove […]
NEW AIRPORT TERMINAL GETS OFF TO AN EARLY START
Getting off to an early start has been the order of the day for the new Terminal 3 on the first full day after it´s inauguration. It was officially opened yesterday by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia. Thirty flights and 3.700 passengers went through it in its first 12 hours.
The director of the airport, […]
DEVELOPERS OWES COMMUNITIES MILLIONS
The financial crisis is leaving communities of residents with mounting debts. Their lack of income however is not just due to individual owners getting behind with their monthly fees but developers of new buildings who have stopped paying community fees for the numerous apartments that they have failed to sell.
This trend has been confirmed […]
OFFICIAL INFLATION IN SPAIN EASES
According to official sources, Spanish annual inflation in February stands at around 0.9 percent, marking the fourth straight month in which prices have risen, easing deflation fears.
The final inflation figure for the month published by the National Statistics Institute was in line with provisional data published on February 26 and reflected a drop in prices […]
HOUSES EVACUATED
The storm continues to wreak havoc even during a month of the year where the province usually feels closer to spring than winter. The precipitation, which was not strong but still persistant over the weekend, combined with the shortage vegetation and already saturated ground has caused devastation to the countryside in areas such as Manilva, […]
Spain Jobless figures rise
The government announced on Tuesday that the number of registered unemployed in Spain has risen again by 82,132 people in February and now stands at 4.13 million as the country remains stuck in recession.
The Employment ministry said that it was the seventh consecutive monthly increase in jobless claims and it follows the rise in January […]
British couple killed when roof falls in
A British couple died this afternoon after a house collapsed on them in the town of Rubite near Motril in Granada.
Christopher and Christine M. aged 64 and 63 respectively from nearby La Mamola were visiting friends in Rubite when the roof of the dining room fell in. The owners of the house, another British […]
MISERY CONTINUES IN ANDALUCIA
The Guadalbullón river in Las Infantas (Jaén) has burst its banks today, depositing mud in streets, houses, shops and warehouses, whilst in Marmolejo and Andújar they are preparing for the worst this afternoon, as the river Guadalquivir continues to rise, flowing at an alarming rate (1,500 cubic metres per second).
The water has now reached the […]