Day: July 18, 2015

Vera & Cuevas beach campaign launched after algae scare

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The county council has launched a national advertising campaign to bring tourists back to Vera & Cuevas after the recent algae scare that saw the beaches closed. The cost of the campaign, 25,000€, is coming out of the provincial tourism fund. It will run on the internet, radio and magazine ads and a series of posters. Despite the claim that it will be national, the print and radio ads are only running in Granada, Jaén, Continue reading Vera & Cuevas beach campaign launched after algae scare→

Counterfeiters arrested in province

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10 people have been arrested across Almeria and Murcia charged leading a gang which introduced counterfeit 10,20 and 50 euros notes into the economy. They were found with 44,000€ of fake notes on them, along with a further 5.117€ in real notes. An earlier arrest of two other members of the gang allowed police to seize a further 22.000€ in fake notes. The police continued their investigations, arrested a further 8 men in Murcia and Continue reading Counterfeiters arrested in province→

Andalucia can’t ban Sunday trading bill rules Constitutional Court

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The Supreme Court has overturned an appeal by the Junta de Andalucia against relaxed opening hours implemented on a national scale by Madrid in 2012. Mariano Rajoy upon his ascent to power issued bill 12/2012 which, amongst other things, relaxed opening hours and allows for Sunday and holiday trading by stores, and reduced the number of personal days civil servants could take. Both of these parts of the bill were appealed against by the regional Continue reading Andalucia can’t ban Sunday trading bill rules Constitutional Court→

Anger as mass for General Franco banned

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The new mayor of Barcelona has been accused of conducting a historical witch hunt after banning memorial services for supporters of General Franco, which have taken place since the 1940s. About 100 supporters of the nationalist uprising led by Franco in 1936 were shot by firing squad in Barcelona on the orders of the left-wing Republican government. The Catholic Mass was due to be held tomorrow, the anniversary of the start of the Spanish civil Continue reading Anger as mass for General Franco banned→

Drones act as lifeguards on Costa del sol

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Tourists who get into difficulties while swimming off the Costa del Sol this summer may have an unlikely saviour: a lifeguard drone. The unmanned craft have been fitted with cameras as well as rubber floats, which they can drop into the water to help struggling swimmers — getting there three times faster than the average lifeguard, according to Vodafone One, which has sponsored the project. “As soon as there is a sighting of someone in Continue reading Drones act as lifeguards on Costa del sol→