Day: May 9, 2011

Spain reflects on 30 year anniversary of “The Almeria Case” – when police tortured and shot 3 innocent tourists

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Tomorrow, 10th of May, will be the 30th anniversary of one of Spain’s most notorious cases of police brutality, when three young men on holiday in Roquetas del Mar and Pechina were tortured to death by the Guardia Civil after police wrongly thought them to be wanted ETA terrorists. Luis Cobo Mier, Juan Mañas Morales & Luis Montero García were three young men who had taken a long weekend off work at their workplaces in Continue reading Spain reflects on 30 year anniversary of “The Almeria Case” – when police tortured and shot 3 innocent tourists→

The Lamb at Nettlesham (Tales from the Saigh Valley)

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Local author Kevill Davies, who lives in Mojacar, has just announced the publication of his latest novel “The Lamb at Nettlesham (Tales from the Saigh Valley)“. Sometimes tragic, often comic, this story from the beautiful Saigh Valley draws on some of the author’s experiences as a publican and hotel keeper in over twenty-five years in the trade. The story’s main characters, Jackie Meadows, a sex obsessed woman and Henry Bagshot her football mad childhood sweetheart, Continue reading The Lamb at Nettlesham (Tales from the Saigh Valley)→

Partaloa town plan stripped of illegal homes solutions (AUAN)

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From the  AUAN, 8th May 2011: At the bidding of the Junta de Andalucia, the proposed new town plan for Partlaoa has been stripped of enhancements designed to incorporate the majority of its illegal houses. During a recent meeting between town hall officials and AUAN it was confirmed that the Junta has insisted that large areas included in the proposals by the council are unacceptable. The area of La Canada is to be completely excluded, Continue reading Partaloa town plan stripped of illegal homes solutions (AUAN)→