December 2022

Off-duty policeman chases supermarket robber around car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche supermarket thief was caught by two off-duty policemen doing their shopping at the same time. They restrained him after he ran off with a trolley crammed with meat-based items like sausages worth €400. The thief’s accomplice was waiting to take the goods in a car, which had no insurance and was subsequently towed […]

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Spain’s new family law will let fathers-to-be take 10 days of paternity leave to look after pregnant partner

FATHERS in Spain should soon be able to use 10 days of their paternity leave before the birth, so that they can take care of the mother-to-be. That’s according to the draft Family Law, which has been put together by the Social Rights Ministry and has already been approved by the Spanish Cabinet. The changes

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Teenager’s excavator prank backfires as church wall gets damaged on Spain’s Mallorca

A teenage boy damaged a church wall in the centre of Pollenca after starting up an excavator as a prank. The machine started to spin round much to the amusement of his young friends in the Placa Major. The excavator’s hammer drill took a chunk out of the Mare de Deu dels Angels church wall

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Spanish government will not remove the name of disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I from warship

THE SPANISH government will not, for now, be removing the name of disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I from any official institution, event or object.  That’s according to a written response to an information request filed by a senator for leftist party Compromís, Carles Mulet. The biggest warship built in Spain, for example, will continue

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3 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in Fuente Alamo de Murcia – € 240,000

Semi-detached Villa Fuente Alamo de Murcia, Murcia   3 beds   2 baths € 240,000 Price: 240,000€ Built area: 217 m2 Superficie totale: 531 m2 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Property type: Semi-detached New/Resale: New Construction Features * Closed parking * Finished garden included * Fully furnished * Home appliances included * Lighting package included *

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Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces. 28 units were taken at night in the Alicante city area and a further 11 in Algemesi and Alzira. Some of the converters have been recovered by the Policia Nacional. Catalytic converters contain platinum, rhodium and palladium

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Spain’s public prosecutor shelves probe into Melilla migrant tragedy that claimed 23 victims

SPAIN’S public prosecutor has shelved a probe into the migrant tragedy that occurred at the border fence separating the Spanish exclave city of Melilla in North Africa and Morocco on June 24.  At least 23 people were killed and dozens more remain unaccounted for after the attempt by would-be migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to rush

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Spain’s RENFE to spend €3.5 million on drone surveillance of its facilities.

RENFE will start using drones to reinforce security in its main Andalucian train stations; Malaga, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera. Spain’s national passenger railway company aims to have a birds eye view of its main railway facilities in order to reinforce security; help find trespassers quickly; keep everyone safe and prevent delays. The drones

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Vodafone Spain to pay out €6,000 to man who received marketing calls at all hours

SINCE January 1 2022, it has been illegal in Spain for telephone operators to make sales calls to customers during ‘siesta time’. But despite this legal protection against being disturbed, Vodafone will have to pay out €6,000 to a man who took their nuisance calls to court.  The Provincial Court in Zaragoza has passed down

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