Sevilla
Provincial news from around Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain
Energetic Couple
Regional News: An off duty Guardia-Civil policeman was strolling along in the hospitable and welcoming town of Prune when his attention was drawn to a man and a woman - one armed with a wood axe and the other an iron bar – busily trying to kill somebody, allegedly. He begrudgingly opted to end... »
Gravy Train Derailed?
Javier Arenas, leader of the PP for Andalucia and candidate for the First Minister of the Junta, said he was willing to stop a new law going through which would mean that politicians cannot be a mayor and a member of parliament at the same time – he said he would take it to... »
Costa Tropical’s Seaside Gazette
The online version of the Seaside Gazette has been going for two years and already has 1,650 articles, some of them being multiple ones. »
British Consulate Road Show
The British Consulate in Malaga is holding an informative road show event for British residents in Spain. The event will be taking place on 15th June in the Casa de la Cultura in Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga, and is open to all. »
Functionaries and other Functions
Meanwhile, over in Sevilla, two town-hall clerks were arrested for allegedly stealing from the building for the last twelve years. The Guardia Civil carried out a surprise search at the Town Hall and carted off the two clerks, whom, it is considered, might have accrued over a million euros… illicitly! *Gasp!* When the 20,000-strong... »
British Consulate Newsletter – May
Fact or Fiction: You must have worked 15 years in Spain to have entitlement to a Spanish pension. Simple and straightforward. Right? Wrong! »
British Embassy April Newsletter
The monthly newsletter sent out by the British Embassy in Madrid, covering the Royal British Legion, unemployment benefit in Spain and many other points of interest »
An Enlightened Solution?
A Seville court has ordered a divorced couple of four children to take turns in occupying the family residence - the guard changing every six months. »
The Junta and an Eye
The Junta de Andalucía has been sentenced to pay 131,000 euro in compensation to the family of a 6-year-old schoolboy who lost an eye at school. »
British Embassy Newsletter – February
The monthly newsletter sent out by the British Embassy for February. Note: there as no Newsletter for January due to the season holiday period. »
