Day: April 24, 2015

PSOE candidate strips off to get the votes

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The PSOE candidate for Mayor in Alcaldía de Meruelo (Cantabria), one Luis Alberto Nicolás, has put up election posters of himself naked (but with the naughty bits hidden by the PSOE rose) to “make a difference”. Luis reckons his town, ruled by a PP mayor in 1979, needs to be shocked out of its fear and apathy into voting for change. His idea seems to be emphasis his “transparency”. His poster reads: I’m better than Continue reading PSOE candidate strips off to get the votes→

Another step to protect purchasers in good faith

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AUAN and SOHA, the associations campaigning against planning abuses, have released information about an important new step taken by the Socialist Group in the Senate, aimed at giving legal security to third party purchasers in good faith who invest in the Spanish property market.  The Socialist Group has presented an amendment to an existing Bill to reform the Mortgage Act (Ley Hipotecaria) and the Catastral Property Act. It is anticipated that the proposed amendment of Continue reading Another step to protect purchasers in good faith→

3 sea turtles found dead

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3 sea turtles have been found dead on the same day across Almería’s beaches. One large turtle, 45cm across, with a cracked shell was found in Mojácar; another, 40cm across, was found in Almerimar and a third, 60cm across, washed up in Cabo de Gata natural park. Experts from Equinac, the sea life people, are unsure why the three turtles died but say the fact they were all found on the same day was a Continue reading 3 sea turtles found dead→

Hundreds of sailboat jellyfish wash up on shores

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Hundreds of brightly coloured sailboat jellyfish have washed up on shores along the province over the last couple of days. The little blighters are innocuous to humans, unlike their close cousins the Portugese man-o-war, which is deadly. You can tell the difference because one kills you and the other doesn’t (hah!). They tend to float around in schools. Round disks up to 8cm in diameter, with a sail on top which allows them to use Continue reading Hundreds of sailboat jellyfish wash up on shores→