Almería
Provincial news from around Almeria, Andalucia, Spain
2000th Post!
This website came into existence in April 2009 and by the 15th of August 2010 we had reached our 1001st post and were pretty chuffed, but today we're proud to register our 2,000th post! »
Tropico de Europa
The hoteliers have dug out an old term to put our section of the coast on the map, so to speak: Tropico de Europa. The problem with the term Costa Tropical is that many tourists immediately think of Central America, which is, admittedly, more logical. »
Teacher Cheated on Exams?
The Public Prosecutor is recommending a jail sentence for a female ex-teacher who allegedly forged examination results so that six of her students failed. »
Three Missing in Cuevas del Almanzora Landslide
A landslide in the early hours of today has left three people trapped in their 'cave dwelling' in Cuevas del Almanzora (Almeria). »
British Consulate Newsletter
Monthly Newsletter from the British Consulate in Malaga, containing news on pensions, The Royal British Legion and Age Concern, amongst other points. »
Father Dies Saving Daughter
A 40-year-old father, you managed to save his 11-year-old daughter from drowning in an irrigation storage pool, was rushed to the ICU at El Egido hospital, but to no avail as he died shortly after. »
British Consulate Newsletter – September
The monthly newsletter for September, sent out by the British Consulate in Malaga, Spain, giving advice and information for the British expat population. »
Here’s A Surprise!
Whilst los autonomos (self-employed workers) struggle to pay their social security and workers are laid off, our dear politicians don’t appear to have twigged that there’s an economic crisis with its teeth sunk into the average person’s jugular vein. »
Religion, Schooling and Divorce
(Regional News) A provincial law court in Almeria has just ordered a state school to reinstate a Religion teacher, whom they had fired because she had married a divorced man from Germany. »
Bank Robbers Arrested
The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional carried out a joint operation that culminated in the arrests of two bank robbers accused of having carried out raids on the Banco Popular in Salobrena. These two men had burst into the branch, wearing hoods and carrying fire-arms on the 1st of July. A third member of... »
