Four years to the day: the Prior’s “celebrate” their anniversary

It’s exactly four years to the day since the Junta de Andalucia, in one fell swoop, destroyed the building industry in Andalucia by knocking down the home of an innocent retired British couple called Helen and Len Prior in Vera. This home, the first home to be demolished by the Junta and, to date, the only one demolished in the province, was supposed to be the start of a great wave of demolishments of illegal Continue reading Four years to the day: the Prior’s “celebrate” their anniversary

Carme? Carmen? Carmeta? Catalan or Andaluz? PSOE leadership fight launched from Olula del Rio

However she spells her name – and Carme Chacón likes to change the spelling depending where she is in Spain- the ex-minister of Defense can be sure of one thing: if she loses the PSOE leadership fight, Rubalcaba will sink her without mercy. Carme was a PSOE bigwig in the previous administration who became the first ever female Minister of Defense under Zapatero (she famously travelled to Afghanistan while pregnant) and did bugger all else. Continue reading Carme? Carmen? Carmeta? Catalan or Andaluz? PSOE leadership fight launched from Olula del Rio

Doctor accused of distributing child porn in El Ejido returns to work pending trial

A 57 year old Colombian doctor, who holds dual French nationality, and who works at the El Ejido medical centre, had returned to work after having been arrested for distributing child porn online. El Almeria newspaper reports that J.H.A. was held for several days at the national police and charged on several accounts of distributing pornography, corruption of minors and prostitution. He was later bailed awaiting his trial, and returned to work. Although he is Continue reading Doctor accused of distributing child porn in El Ejido returns to work pending trial