Day: June 15, 2013

Four million tons of iron a year to be mined from Almeria’s sierras

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Permission has been granted for a company to start extracting iron from the hills above Almeria. The company expects to be exporting some 4 million tons of iron a year by 2017. The trouble is that the company, Minas del Alquife S.L., wants to connect the new mine to Almeria port by train, but the townhall has said it will only permit this if the trainline goes underneath the city, which will be a huge Continue reading Four million tons of iron a year to be mined from Almeria’s sierras→

No bog roll for coppers as budget cuts bite

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The National Police have admitted that due to budget cutbacks they can´t afford to supply toilet papers to their police stations. In 2011, they bought 1,2 million rolls of toilet paper. In 2012, just 500,000. This year, they tendered a contract for 960,000 rolls, but never got round to signing it as they didn´t have the cash to pay for it. Meaning that the unions are complaining that stations are having to setup toilet paper Continue reading No bog roll for coppers as budget cuts bite→

Elderly Brit from Cantoria drives 23 KILOMETRES up the wrong way on the motorway

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An elderly Brit has been arrested after a police chase 23 km the wrong way up a motorway in Murcia. The 69 year old man, resident in Cantoria, had been visiting friends in Murcia and seems to have gotten confused, getting onto the motorway in the wrong direction. Pictured above being checked by the cops (thanks Ideal.es!) the chap caused the whole Cartagena bound motorway to be closed off whilst the Guardia tried to stop Continue reading Elderly Brit from Cantoria drives 23 KILOMETRES up the wrong way on the motorway→

Mortgage “floors” abolished by Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has ruled that mortgage”floors” are illegal and must be removed from all mortgages, unless they are an integral part of a complex financial package. Millions of people with a mortgage in Spain taken out in the last couple of decades look to see their monthly payments drop substantially! The idea with mortgage floors is that the amount of interest on your mortgage can never drop below a certain amount. Lets say you Continue reading Mortgage “floors” abolished by Supreme Court→