Day: October 7, 2010

Another 1,000 homes illegal? This time, it’s Cuevas

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Stunning. The PSOE party (in opposition) in Cuevas have leaked some confidential documents saying that the Supreme Court have annuled the town plan, meaning over 1,000 building licenses have been revoked. As is normal in these cases, so far everything is being done under wraps, so nobody knows anything about it. See> 1,000 homes in Cuevas may be illegal as courts revoke license Urban abuse, corruption or just the townhall keeping things quiet until they Continue reading Another 1,000 homes illegal? This time, it’s Cuevas→

PP says Almeria was underpaid by 1,200 million euros this decade

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Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría is the PP spokeswoman in the Spanish Congress, and is currently in our fair corner of the world after it was discovered her great grandparents came from Serón. (Which allowed La Voz to say “Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría desciende de Serón“… try saying that three times fast after a shot of tequila). After her visit to Serón, and with her car boot groaning under the weight of free jamons, chorizos and Continue reading PP says Almeria was underpaid by 1,200 million euros this decade→

If you want to sell in Spain, learn Spanish (and I ain’t talking to the Brits here)

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I’m getting a little annoyed by people contacting me – a Brit living in Andalucia- and talking Catalan or Gallego to me. Remember, these are cold callers who are contacting me out of the blue to try to sell my company their wares. The other day, a woman rang me and talked to me in, apparantly, French. “Pardon” sez I, drawing on my boyhood trip to a rather revolting Paris, “je ne parlez pas français. Continue reading If you want to sell in Spain, learn Spanish (and I ain’t talking to the Brits here)→