Foreign families with high purchasing power abandon their children in Spain to obtain residency and free education.
Tag Archive for tarragona
High Winds Cause Theme Park Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
Fourteen people were injured in the Salou PortAventura theme park in Cataluña after a tree was blown over onto riders in an attraction.
Britain’s Most Wanted Woman
by Vivienne Hughes •
The UK’s most-wanted woman has been arrested here in Spain, suspected of money laundering operations involving the IVA on mobile phones.
Nuclear Plant Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
An accident in a Spanish nuclear-power plant resulted in one death and three injuried (one of whom, seriously) yesterday afternoon.
Mayors Jump The Queue
by Vivienne Hughes •
The mayor of the town of Riudoms (Tarragona) Sergi Pedret, has come under considerable criticism after jumping the queue for a vaccination.
Capsized Catamaran Rescue
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil Maritime patrol vessel rescued a 60-year-old man after his small catamaran captsized when he was several miles out to sea.
Brit Dies in Pedalo Incident
by Hugh MacArthur •
A British man died on Sunday off Playa del Regueral in Cambrils (Tarragona), when he fell into the water from a pedalo. Despite his frantic efforts the current was taking him out to sea.
Grandad Bank Robbers
by Martin Myall •
The Catalan regional police, together with the Policía Nacional, arrested two bank robbers aged 73 and 80-years old.
Russians’ Unexpected Holiday
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Russian freighter was on its way from Russia to the UK when its owners got into financial difficulties. Now it’s moored in Motril Port awaiting its fate.
Another Pool-Related Child Death
by Vivienne Hughes •
This time the tragedy took place in L’Ametlla de Mar (Tarragona), where the toddler was in a pool belonging to an urbanización on the 30th of last month.