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PEOPLE SMUGGLERS ARRESTED

Staff Reporter / 2010-07-29 13:47:43

Two members of a criminal network which brought illegal immigrants to Spain on makeshift rafts and small boats, have been detained by the Guardia Civil in Murcia. The network is believed to spread as ...

• ETA CHIEF ARRESTED
• BILLION EUROS OF COCAINE BOUND FOR THE COSTA BLANCA
• POLICE OFFICERS ASSAULTED ON CAMPOAMOR BEACH
• MAN ARRESTED ROBBING PUBLIC PHONE
• MURDERER ARRESTED IN CABO ROIG

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SPAIN'S GUARDIA CIVIL OFFICERS ORDERED TO ISSUE MORE FINES

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-29 13:45:38

A piece of news which has horrified almost everyone who hears it is that traffic police in Spain are starting to be evaluated based on the number of tickets they issue. According to the Civil Guard&r...

• SPANISH TRAFFIC POLICE TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO SECONDARY ROADS
• GUARDIA CIVIL TO GET NEW LOOK
• IT’S THE REAL THING – THREE ARRESTED
• ANYONE FOR A BLOW DRY
• GUARDIA CIVIL ARREST ONE OF OWN

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ORIHUELA COSTA BEER ON TAP

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-29 10:52:24

The recent opening of ‘de Bassus Bavaria’ in La Zenia has not only brought a comfortable German Beerhouse to the region it has also brought it’s very own brewery where beer is made i...

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TRAFFIC TICKETS ISSUED VIA MOBILE PHONES

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-29 10:23:45

Soltel, an Andalusian company specialising in computer services, has developed software that will allow police officers in the Province of Seville to hand out tickets through their mobile phones. The...

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GERMAN MOTHER CHARGED FOLLOWING DEATH OF HER CHILD

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-29 10:21:25

The judicial authorities have charged a German mother with gross negligence following the death of her five year old child in Espiel (Córdoba) on Friday through multiple organ failure resulting...

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IRISHMAN SHOT DEAD IN BRAWL

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-29 10:19:07

A 40 year old Irishman died on Wednesday after being shot following a pub brawl in Avenida Antonio Machado, Benalmadena according to 112 emergency sources . Emergency Services received the call from ...

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OBAMA FAMILY TO HOLIDAY IN MARBELLA

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-29 10:16:17

Press reports that U.S. president, Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, were to celebrate the President’s 50th birthday in Marbella have proved to be false but F...

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A QUARTER OF ANDALUCIA DOCTORS SUFFER VIOLENCE

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-29 10:14:28

Almost one in every four doctors practicing in Andalucia has been subjected to personal abuse or physical violence whilst treating a patient. The results were made public in a survey carried out by th...

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AIR BERLIN – LATEST VICTIM OF MURCIA’S GOVERNMENT POLICIES

Sally Bengtsson / 2010-07-29 10:10:14

The latest airline to pull our of San Javier Airport is Air Berlin, who announced last Tuesday in a press release that due to the lack of support from the Murcian government, and due to a drop in rese...

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BRIT WOMAN ARRESTED IN BENALMADENA MURDER PROBE

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-28 13:19:51

The National Police have arrested a Sunderland woman on suspicion of the murder of her husband. The man was found dead having suffered a deep stab wound received at his home, in the Altavista complex,...

• BENALMADENA WILDFIRE FORCES EVACUATIONS
• PROGRESS REPORT ON TORREVIEJA NOTARY MURDER
• CAMPOVERDE MURDER ARREST
• BRITISH MOTHER CONFESSES KILLING TWO CHILDREN IN HOTEL IN SPAIN
• TORREVIEJA MURDER CASE CLOSE TO BEING SOLVED…6 YEARS LATER.

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FIRST FACE TRANSPLANT APPEARS BEFORE MEDIA

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-26 15:47:11

The very first patient to undergo a full face transplant appeared in front of the press on Monday morning where he was keen to show off his new looks. The operation, requiring 22 hours of surgery, to...

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FUN IN THE SUN AT ENTRE NARANJOS

Mark Nolan / 2010-07-25 19:04:39

Three days of fun in the sun may seem like a long time, but for the many people who attended the Entre Naranjos fiesta, it wasn´t long enough. The Mayor of Entre Naranjos, John Reynolds, opened...

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SUMMER 2011 STARTS NOW AT MONARCH AIRLINES!

Press Release / 2010-07-25 18:59:18

- Low fares flights now available to book for next summer - Award winning low fares airline Monarch has launched its summer 2011 scheduled programme, enabling people to get a head start on their trav...

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MAN CRASHES GYROCOPTER INTO SEA OFF SANTA POLA

Kevin Reardon / 2010-07-24 15:54:22

A 60 year old businessman from Murcia has died while piloting a gyrocopter, in a small private helicopter, crashing it into the sea off the coast of Santa Pola (Alicante ), according to Red Cross sour...

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FIGURES SHOW REDUCTION IN ALMERIA CRIME

Staff Reporter / 2010-07-23 14:20:49

Together with Granada the Province of Almeria has shown the greatest reduction of crime in the whole of Andalucia during the first six months of the year. Data released last week by the Provincial Gov...

• EARTHQUAKE OFF ALMERIA COAST
• ALMERÍA VILLAGE EVACUATED AFTER LANDSLIDE
• FISHING IN ALMERIA
• ALMERIA ANGELS
• ALMERIA STARLET PIATTI TELLS JUVENTUS ‘COME AND GET ME’

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SPAIN RUINS 19 ACRES OF ITS COAST EVERY DAY

Staff Reporter / 2010-07-23 14:01:48

Spain is destroying 7.7 hectares (19 acres) of its coastline every day to accommodate residential, commercial and industrial development, Greenpeace said in a report presented Friday in Madrid. In the...

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RYANAIR WITHDRAW AS MURCIAN GOVERNMENT FAIL TO PROMOTE TOURISM

Staff Reporter / 2010-07-21 13:53:59

Ryanair announced last Tuesday that seven routes they operate from San Javier airport will be stopped for the time-being. Those routes are to Birmingham, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Leeds, East M...

• RYANAIR PRESS RELEASE RE CURRENT DISRUPTION
• WHAT'S THE TRUE COST OF FLYING?
• RYANAIR NOW CARRIES 20% OF EL ALTET TRAFFIC
• RYANAIR AND SPANAIR PLANES IN ACCIDENTS
• AIR COMET ACCUSED OF FRAUD

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LUNCHEON VOUCHERS?

Staff Reporter / 2010-07-20 13:58:24

A Malaga based company is said to be offering incentives to it’s employees of vouchers for a night in a brothel. The General Labour Confederation (CGT) Trade Union make the claim which they say ...