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 population…
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Loud Mouth
by Editor •
Thanks to the tendency of a criminal to boast of his exploits, an off-duty policeman was able to tip his colleagues off that a young male passenger on the same bus that he was travelling on was crowing about how he had stabbed and killed somebody.
British Consulate Newsletter – May
by Martin Myall •
Fact or Fiction: You must have worked 15 years in Spain to have entitlement to a Spanish pension. Simple and straightforward. Right? Wrong!
Nutshell Politics
by Duncan Inglis •
Duncan Inglis muses over the political structure of Andalucia: 30 years of PSOE rule and the coming regional elections.
Human, all too Human
by Duncan Inglis •
A part-time Malaga policeman was killed in a shootout with a SWAT team when they tried to arrest him on suspicion of a kidnap attempt of a local bank manager.
Humans, Snails & 27,000 years
by Duncan Inglis •
This story, although old, is still obviously current dealing as it does with the nuclear option, now much in our minds because of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Technological Predation
by Duncan Inglis •
As technology advances like a tsunami, so do the related abuses and misuse, and what people easily forget is that often what may seem clearly wrong is just as often not reflected in the current legal code.
British Embassy April Newsletter
by Editor •
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
British Consulate, Malaga
by Editor •
The British Consulate in Malaga is holding their first ever evening road show. The event will take place in Benalmádena, Málaga, and will offer advice on issues relating to British people living and working in Spain.
Chavez Against the Ropes
by Duncan Inglis •
Manuel Chavez, the current third vice-president to Prime Minister Zapatero, and former First Minister of the Junta de Andalucía (you know, those people in the sky with their eye on you) is in trouble with Andalucian Supreme Court.