21 beaches in Almeria have been awarded the “blue flag” for 2013, meaning that their services, installations, environmental quality, cleanliness and general state meet or surparsses EU standards. The award is given by the “Foundation for Environmental Education“, who I notice are currently looking for a new CEO. Where’s my Continue reading
The chap who shot and killed three gypsy leaders in Palomares during a revenge rampage (there was a blood feud between them) has today been found not guilty of murder by a jury in Almeria. José Antonio, who snapped on the afternoon of the 26th of July 2011, picked up Continue reading
A businessman in Viator who in 2009 blew away two well known local gypsies who were extorting money out of him has been found not guilty of murder on appeal. The Appeals court has decided that he acted in self defence after the two gypsies, leaders of the well known Continue reading
Coppers across Spain must, as from today, bark “a sus ordenes, mi …” when addressed by a superior officer. (At your orders, my … insert rank). The Spanish police union says that it´s another step towards the militarization of the civil police force, and ask that a simple “morning, boss” Continue reading
If your home is illegal, it stays illegal, say the Courts, despite the “planning law” attempt to legalise said homes. Seville’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Junta de Andalucia’s law which attempted to legalise 250,000 homes built illegally, cannot be used to legalise homes which were constructed against planning Continue reading
Well, it´s not as if they´ve got anything more important to worry about closer to home. The Junta de Andalucia, reports El Mundo, is signing a “friendship deal” with Cuba and Venezuela (basically, the Commie part of South America), and is angling towards entry of the Bolivian Alliance of the Continue reading
The Vera water park opened its doors this morning for the new season, if you were planning to go. If you have a largish group spending the day there, I find from experience it´s worth calling ahead and seeing if you can negotiate a bit of a discount on the Continue reading
Sterling work by Almeria city saw the place become one of the two final candidates to host the finals of the Davis Cup (something to do with tennis, I’m told). However, it was not to be, and in the end it was announced this morning that the final of the Continue reading
The EU has confirmed that it has no plans to finance the local high speed train in Almeria until after 2020. Following on from yesterdays announcement that the local AVE line has been dropped from Europe’s list of “priority rail investments”, the EU budget office has confirmed to Spanish MEP’s Continue reading
The ex-mayor of Jerez, a chap revelling in the name of Pedro Pacheco, has been sentenced to fours years and six months in jail, plus an eight year ban from holding public office or voting, for giving two friends, both noted local party supporters, top jobs in Jerez townhall. Blimey, Continue reading