Day: December 3, 2014

Junta fiasco over civil war exhumations

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An exhumation of Civil War remains ordered by the Junta de Andalucia against the wishes of family and the townhall of Almería has descended into a fiasco after only genuine remains were found in the municipal cemetery. The Junta had forced through the exhumations claiming that a civil war common grave was located in the cemetery of San José y Santa Adela, basing its explanations mainly on “oral tradition”. The townhall resisted, saying that there Continue reading Junta fiasco over civil war exhumations→

Fisherman attacked by shark off Almería

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That should read “shark attacked by fisherman” as it bit him when he was trying to drag it onboard his fishing trawler. The man was on board the 17m long Nuevo Mirandilla fishing boat when he dragged aboard a tintoria, a blue shark. Whilst struggling with the 2metre long fish, it bit him hard on the hand, almost severing the limb. The coastguard sent a helicopter out to rescue the man, as his boat was Continue reading Fisherman attacked by shark off Almería→

Mayor of Fines jailed for urban corruption

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The Mayor of Fines and his brother have both been jailed for 21 months for urban corruption and contempt of court. Mayor Rodrigo Sánchez (PP) and his brother Francisco had an old cortijo on a plot of land in the middle of nowhere, and took advantage of Rodrigo’s position to knock it down and rebuild it. They also extended the family home and added a swimming pool. But the environmental police obtained a order stopping Continue reading Mayor of Fines jailed for urban corruption→