As if there weren’t enough problems in the world, the Bishop of Córdoba decided that this national monument of worldwide fame should be renamed as ‘cathedral,’ as it is one.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Fishy Pork
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How many legs does a pata-negra pig have? Answer: eight, if you divide the total amount of said hams on sale by the pig population of Andalucía. The Junta de Andalucía did their sums and came up with something fishy about the Iberian cured hams market; and an investigation discovered 17 tonnes of bogus produce.…
You Know It’s Getting Rough (III)
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… When you have 20,000 aspirants line up for a Guardia-Civil selection exam, even though there are only 384 places available. That’s it for the whole of Spain. The majority of those spaces are at the Guardia Civil Academy in Baeza (Jaén).
Waste-of-Space Law
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The coming into being of a new law to protect consumers from spam calls is proving to be as useful as a stretched limousine in Mercadona’s underground car park.
Mickey Finned & Mickey Taken
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You would really think that your luck was in, if two attractive ladies had decided to accompany you back to your flat for a touch of horizontal gymnastics, wouldn’t you?
ATC Rebellion
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An emergency meeting of The Spanish government has authorized a “militarization” of Spanish Airport control towers following a massive controllers walk out. The controllers, now under military command face prison if they disobey. The Royal Decree came into effect at 21.30 CET. By 22.00 CET about The night shift began to turn up at their…
Publication Update: December
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The plan, Ladies and Gentlemen, is to get to the printer on Monday the 30th, meaning that we should be out on the streets on the first. The online edition will start going up on the 1st, as always. Distribution is as follows: Motril: you will be able to find some at Radiovision, Mediterranea garage…
Pedals and Heroes
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We include a resume send in by John Allan, who actually pedalled across Spain to raise funds for the Help4Heroes charity, whose aim it is to provide support for members of the British Armed Services that have suffered death or multilation in the line of duty. The highest praise and congratulations to Allan for his selfless gesture, amazing achievement and personal dedication to helping others.
La Linea Rebels
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Signs of Discord The Spanish border town in front of Gibraltar; La Linea, has finally removed the road signs that made it impossible for drivers to enter the crossing point without committing a traffic infringement. The Town Hall decided to back down after the Abogado del Estado denounced the Town Council of putting road users…
Regional News – November
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More Judicial Surprises A father, who had been previously acquitted of the charge of repeatedly sexually abusing his 8-year-old daughter, was retried, by order of the Supreme Court, but before a different judge to the first. He was subsequently found guilty, sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and ordered to pay 30,000 euros in compensation. The…