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Mojacar townhall now has an online office (in crap English, too!)

David — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:38:47 +0000

Mojacar.es now has an online office allowing residents to carry out transactions with the townhall online. Find it online here. You need an digital signature to use it. It’s also in English! Probably written by Rosmari’s kid as part of his school homework. As bad as the rest of the...

Baja Andarax will have no water this summer warns water company

David — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:27:25 +0000

Water supplies will run out this summer across the Baja Andarax region of Almeria this summer, unless the Junta frees up funds at once to carry out emergency repair works, warns the water company. The Baja Andarax is the area around Viator, the other side of Almeria, going up the river Andarax. The...

Telefonica takeover rumour by US giant AT&T

David — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:06:12 +0000

Telefonica shares have soared after a possible takeover bid by US telecoms giant AT&T was routed by Madrid. El Mundo reported that the Madrid government is determined to block any takeover of their beloved Telefonica and has told the Yanks that they will do everything possible to block the...

Spectrum FM goes inland

David — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:19 +0000

Spectrum, the local radio station which is proud to use this site as one of its major news sources*, has gone inland! Richard sent me this press release earlier. Cutting it short, it´s 90.8FM on the playa, 96.1FM once you get off the motorway heading up to Albox. SPECTRUM FM ALMERIA PRESS RELEASE...

Carlos Haya hospital renamed but no cash to print new signs

David — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:03:33 +0000

The Malaga hospital Carlos Haya will be renamed to the “Provincial Hospital of Malaga”, after pressure by anti-fascist groups. Carlos Haya was a fascist war hero in the Spanish Civil War, and naming famous things after such people are frowned upon in 21st century Spain. The decision was...

Four million tons of iron a year to be mined from Almeria’s sierras

David — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:54:40 +0000

Permission has been granted for a company to start extracting iron from the hills above Almeria. The company expects to be exporting some 4 million tons of iron a year by 2017. The trouble is that the company, Minas del Alquife S.L., wants to connect the new mine to Almeria port by train, but the...

No bog roll for coppers as budget cuts bite

David — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:43:36 +0000

The National Police have admitted that due to budget cutbacks they can´t afford to supply toilet papers to their police stations. In 2011, they bought 1,2 million rolls of toilet paper. In 2012, just 500,000. This year, they tendered a contract for 960,000 rolls, but never got round to signing it...

Elderly Brit from Cantoria drives 23 KILOMETRES up the wrong way on the motorway

David — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:00:47 +0000

An elderly Brit has been arrested after a police chase 23 km the wrong way up a motorway in Murcia. The 69 year old man, resident in Cantoria, had been visiting friends in Murcia and seems to have gotten confused, getting onto the motorway in the wrong direction. Pictured above being checked by the...

Mortgage “floors” abolished by Supreme Court

David — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:44:19 +0000

The Supreme Court has ruled that mortgage”floors” are illegal and must be removed from all mortgages, unless they are an integral part of a complex financial package. Millions of people with a mortgage in Spain taken out in the last couple of decades look to see their monthly payments...

Don’t drink the water! (Unless you’re thirsty)

David — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:05:41 +0000

Landing back in Spain after a jaunt away, I was surprised to see that Galasa has had its water supply condemned and we’re all drinking contaminated water. I mean, this is news? Been like this since day dot. Anyway, best look it up I thought. The problem stems from the floods last year, which...