…When drug addicts have to kick the habit because they’re on the dole and can’t afford it anymore, which is precisely what is happening.
You Know It’s Getting Rough (II)
by Editor •
…When the vans used by the riot police can’t go faster than 90, have unserviceable seatbelts and u/s air-con – is nothing sacred?
You Know It’s Getting Rough (III)
by Editor •
… 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
by Editor •
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.
Signs of Besieged Budgets
by Editor •
Nobody likes to pay fines – especially traffic ones – but nowadays it is not a case of liking it or not, because many people lack the funds to be able to pay them, so they do the only thing they can – appeal against the fine.
Transported in Ecstasy
by Editor •
The bloody grua (tow truck) gets everywhere and turns up at the most inopportune times – like when you’ve left the car unattended for a moment to rush into the Post Office.
Mickey Finned & Mickey Taken
by Editor •
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?
Frozen Students
by Editor •
Padul’s budding scholars at the San Sebastian school are tolerating freezing classrooms thanks to a combination of power cuts and a new heating system, the former, all too common, erasing the programming of the latter.
Wetlands Stroll
by Duncan Inglis •
Padul is home to the most important wetlands in the southeast of Spain. Most people don’t know – not even the locals – that it exists, in spite of it covering 300,000 hectares.
Pax Política
by Duncan Inglis •
In an odd move for a modern-day politician, the Socialist mayor of Loja has asked the opposition parties, the PP and the CpL (Loja Party), to lend a hand in formulating the Town Hall’s budget.
Receipts in the Streets
by Duncan Inglis •
Thirty-three property tax receipts (IBI) were found billowing about a Loja street.
New Guidebook
by Duncan Inglis •
A new guide has been published in Loja highlighting the town’s cultural history. Sixty-five landmarks have been chosen for the route, which the authors hope will interest not only the locals, but also tourists and teachers.
New Top, Old Bottom
by Duncan Inglis •
Restoration work on the Loja Imperial Theatre uncovered, as is common in Spain, the remains of Nazari edifications, which are to be incorporated in the rejuvenated building, so that visitors can experience culture upstairs and history, from the 15th century, downstairs.
Healthier Loja
by Duncan Inglis •
The symbolic first stone has been laid by the Mayor for the construction of the largest sports complex in the province. Swimming pools, gyms, workout rooms, tennis and paddle courts, a spa, a Jacuzzi, all to be built with the aim of improving health.
Future Hospital
by Duncan Inglis •
Work on the new hospital in Loja will commence slowly in January, according to Elvira Ramón, Granada’s Socialist Secretary for Municipal Affairs. One hundred and eighty new jobs will be created in the first year alone, she added.