Regional News: You don’t mess with the barmaids in Malaga, if this incident is anything to go by: a waitress was arrested after stabbing a customer in the chest, who had refused to pay for his drinks.
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Ear Meets Teeth
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Regional News: Here we are over the provincial border in Málaga where most of this unpleasant business seems to occur, doesn’t it? Anyway, the next article is about a chap that has ‘gone down for’ (been sentenced to) three years for ripping off somebody’s ear with his teeth.
Impersonating A Policeman
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This piece of regional news come from the province of Jaen and deals with a man who, impersonating a policeman, allegedly kept a woman locked up for three days in her house, sexual abused her, and for good measure, robbed here.
Getting Shot of a Lover
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The Guardia Civil were called into the medical centre of Rincon de la Victoria after a man was brought in with a gunshot wound to the back. The 50-year-old victim, a foreign national, was brought in by his lover, whom he had surprised with another man.
Joint Taxis
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Nope! This has nothing to do with sharing a taxi, but with joints as in ‘spliffs.’ The Police came across three taxi drivers, waiting for clients, smoking away on a marihuana joint next to Malaga train station… they were impressed!
New School for Velez Benaudalla
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The Regional Education Board is spending 2.6m euros on a new school for Velez Benaudalla (just above Motril) to replace the old Colegio Madrigal & Padial. This new building will provide a room for a further 225 pupils.
Bank Robbers Arrested
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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 the gang waited outside with the get-away car.
Costa Tropical’s Seaside Gazette
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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.
Cotobro Beach Controversy
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Today, there was an article in the provincial press, concerning Cotobro Beach, or more accurately, the lack of it: the gale at the beginning of the week had wiped it out. The Town Hall was desperate to repair the damage as the summer season is upon us. The headline was: Botch-job solution for Cotobro Beach
Born to Die I
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The next article is from the Malaga area and concerns a 31-year-old, Paraguayan woman who has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for the 2nd-degree murder of her baby that she gave birth to on a toilet.