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More injuries strike down the World Cups star players
It is starting to look like World Cup 2010 may be honouring the team that best sums up the old adage of ‘Survival of the Fittest’ rather than who has the best team. Over the years, many of the world’s best players have been unable to play in the World Cup because of injury or […]
Spanish judge Garzon requests move to International Court
Crusading Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, on trial for abuse of power in Spain, has asked to be allowed to work for the International Criminal Court, judicial sources said here on Tuesday. Garzon has asked to be allowed to work as an outside consultant for the court based in The Hague for a period of seven […]
Spring garden party for age concern
The Spring Garden Party in aid of Age Concern now has a new dedicated website where you can find all relevant information about the event. New information and updates will be posted here to keep you all up to date. If you wish to purchase tickets for the event you can do so at the […]
San Pedro tunnel taking shape
Work on the scheme to take the A7 main road underground is now 75% completed. Specialised machinery is now digging underground to shape the gallery that will eventually become a double tunnel with four lanes of traffic. Work on the new underpass has exposed the core of San Pedro Alcántara; well as far down as […]
IATA – Airlines lose 1.7 billion dollars from ash chaos
Airlines have lost around 1.7 billion dollars after it´s week without revenue due to the chaos caused by volcanic ash, the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Wednesday. Giovanni Bisignani told reporters in Berlin that at the height of the upheaval on Saturday and Sunday, carriers were losing 400 million dollars per […]
Volcanic ash jokes – the best and worst
Here´s a round-up of some of the best and the worst of what Facebook, Twitter and various blog sites have to offer. It’s a bit early for Iceland volcano jokes. We should wait awhile for the dust to settle. I see that America has declared war on Iceland. Apparently they are accusing them of harbouring […]
Cigarette sales up in spite of ban
The sales of cigarettes have gone up in Spain since the so-called ‘anti-smoking law’ became effective at the beginning of 2006. According to the ministry of the economy, last year saw tobacconists netting sales of 12,536 million euros, a growth of 1.38 per cent on the previous year’s 12,365 million. Only in the Comunidad Valenciana […]
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 […]
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 […]