Today is the big day that roaming charges disappear in Europe – it only took ten years; before even smart phones existed – but the day has finally come.
Tag Archive for spain
More Anti-Smoking Regulations
by Martin Myall •
SPN Health WarningsThe Board of Ministers has approved a Royal Decree and a draft bill that should result in electronic cigarettes having to show health warnings on their packaging.
Earthquake in Spanish Banks
by Martin Myall •
Banco Popular has just been bought by Banco Santander for the symbolic sum of just one euro. However, the purchaser also has to cover the 7,900-million-euro hole.
Road Deaths Weekend
by Hugh MacArthur •
Nine deaths in nine road accidents across Spain between 15.00h Friday the 20th and midnight Sunday the 21st. Two were pedestrians and three were bikers.
The Tragic Nineteenth
by Vivienne Hughes •
Yesterday harvested the lives of three toddlers in separate accidents across the country. We have already covered the drowning of a 4-year old in Órgiva, but two more died on the same day.
Spain to Pay Out
by Martin Myall •
Spain has lost an international court case over green-energy funding, which was cut back in 2010 leaving the British company Eiser in the lurch.
2017 National Budget
by Martin Myall •
The 2017 Budget which is about to be approved, thanks to Basque nationalist backing, can be summed up in the following fashion: incoming!
Paraglider Blunder
by David Darby •
Unfortunately, today Tuesday 18th April, a Spanish pilot misjudged his approach to Velilla Beach in Almuñécar and ended up, dangling from a tree.
El Convento March Events
by David Darby •
Celebrating their 2nd anniversary, El Convento (Almuñécar) is having a special music night on the 1st with music by Russell and Chris.
Illegal Dog Fights Busted
by Martin Myall •
A huge police operation in Madrid, Alicante, Murcia and Tenerife has cracked an illegal, dog-fighting ring and rescued a total of 230 dogs.