Teddy bear thief caught in Cantabria
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:44:54 GMT
The man stole items, mostly teddy bears, from the inside of parked cars
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Largest fire of the summer now under control in Galicia
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:36:31 GMT
The Minister for Defence has attacked those who deliberately start such blazes
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Thousands of traffic fines incorrectly issued in Spain
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:23:48 GMT
The margin of error in radar equipment has not been taken into account as the law demands
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Spain Weather - Friday September 3 2010
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:13:39 GMT
There are no Spanish Meteorological Agency alerts in place today as storms which have affected the east of the country move away and a general stability returns.
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'Not a penny In La Linea'
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:15:30 GMT
A backlash is underway against the Mayor of La Linea's plan to introduce a five Euro toll on visitors to Gibraltar
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Russian wanted in connection with 156 deaths is arrested in Barcelona
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:02:07 GMT
The man fled Russia after 156 people were killed in his disctheque in Perm
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19th Century Bomb defused in the centre of Cartagena
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:56:27 GMT
The bomb is thought to have been fired in the Cantonal War
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Marta del Castillo case will be heard by professional judges
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:44:36 GMT
The murdered girl's father has complained about the Judge's change of mind, and says he will appeal for a jury to hear the case
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Mariano Rajoy says Francisco Camps should be the P.P. candidate in Valencia
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:04:22 GMT
The Partido Popular leader did not refer to a new police report in the press yesterday which alleged the illegal funding of the PP in Valencia
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Olive pips for a good night's sleep
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:49:24 GMT
A Córdoba company is selling pillows filled with charred olive pips
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Spain Weather - Thursday September 2 2010
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:37:59 GMT
More rain and heavy storms are forecast for the centre and east of the Spanish mainland today, Thursday.
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Child Prosecutor warns of gang activity in Alicante
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:27:02 GMT
The 2009 report says that Latin gangs are a problem in the south of the province
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Doubts raised over the AVE arrival in Alicante
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:19:37 GMT
The Partido Popular claims that delays could be caused by the Government's plans for a private/public partnership
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Indian sets new record for swimming the Strait of Gibraltar
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:14:29 GMT
The 20 year old made the crossing without any neoprene wet suit
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New Gürtel allegations of illegal funding of the Partido Popular in Valencia
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:05:03 GMT
A police report claims businessmen paid in money to an account used to fund the party
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Consumers group slams mobile phone customer service in Spain
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:01:05 GMT
Movistar took nearly two hours to answer six questions according to the OCU
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Tony Blair's book reported with interest in Spain
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:39:53 GMT
The book shows that José María Aznar was well aware that he only had 4% support from the public for taking military action in Iraq
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Zapatero says he will continue to take difficult decisions
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:46:30 GMT
The Spanish Prime Minister is in Japan, while the PP leader is planning the new political season in Toledo
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Doctors call for tighter tobacco sales restrictions in Spain
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:11:06 GMT
Doctors want tobacco sales to be banned in bars and kiosks
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Police find marihuana plants on the Internet
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:59:18 GMT
A 24 year old woman faces charges after uploading photos of her plants to a social networking side
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Taylor Wimpey launch town-houses in Alenda Golf, Alicante, from €189,000
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:40:18 +0000
Publicity More stylish, quality new homes in the sun from blue-chip developer Taylor Wimpey. ‘Las Brisas de Alenda’ offers front-line golf town-houses in Alenda Golf, Monteforte del Cid (near Alicante), starting at an incredible price of just 189,000 Euros. If you are after a home in Spain, this is fantastic opportunity to buy on one [...]
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Monthly mortgage payments rise for first time in almost 2 years
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:05:51 +0000
A summary of the Latest Euribor and Spanish mortgage news Euribor (12 months), the interest rate normally used to calculate mortgage repayments in Spain, has now risen for 5 consecutive months to its highest level in more than a year. Euribor reached 1.421% in August, an increase of 3.5% on the previous month, and 6.5% [...]
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Spanish construction activity surges 19pc in June
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:20:10 +0000
The Spanish construction sector’s output grew by 18.6% in June compared to the same month last year, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office. That’s the biggest increase in the EU. Spain led the way for annualised growth, followed by the UK (+13.6%), and Poland (+10.2%). At the other end of the scale output fell [...]
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British owners in Almeria make some progress defending their homes from demolition
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:45:46 +0000
The British community in Almeria, many of whom own homes declared illegal, are starting to make progress in their campaign to defend their homes from demolition, reports Spain’s leading newspaper El Pais. They are fighting to save some 5,000 homes from the threat of demolition in a handful of Andalucian municipalities, mainly in the Almanzora [...]
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Developers of illegal homes in Marbella have fines reduced by 75pc
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:21:51 +0000
The town council of Marbella has slashed the fine that developers will have to pay for legalising homes they built in contravention of planning permission, bringing the end of Marbella’s town planning chaos a step closer. So long as the developers responsible for building some 16,500 illegal properties in Marbella compensate the town hall for [...]
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8,000 young adults asked to return housing benefits
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:13:42 +0000
The Spanish government is asking as many as 8,000 young adults to return their means-tested housing benefits after they were paid by mistake. The Ministry of Housing has sent a letter to 8,000 recipients of housing benefits for the young (RBE) ordering them to return the money received after the Spanish Treasury discovered they earned [...]
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Property valuations down 41pc in 3 years
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:42:38 +0000
In yet another sign of continued weakness in the Spanish property market, the number of property appraisals carried out last year fell 4%, according to a new report from the Bank of Spain. But whilst the number of appraisals fell by just 4%, property values contained in those appraisals fell by an average of 17%. [...]
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Supply of properties under 200,000 Euros explodes in Barcelona and Madrid
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:54:59 +0000
Flat for sale for 127,000 Euros in Barcelona Gothic Quarter, asking price reduced by 24% (see details at Idealista.com) The supply in Barcelona and Madrid of properties for sale under 200,000 Euros has exploded in the last year as vendors drop their prices, reveals new research from Spanish property portal Idealista.com. Over 12 months to [...]
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Residential rents up 1pc in July
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:48:36 +0000
Rents are rising and prices are falling, so yields are improving for landlords. Average rental prices rose by 1% in July compared to last year, show the latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). This is surprising given the glut of property for sale and rent on the market. Over 6 months annualised [...]
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House sales on the up, but no sign of a strong rebound
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:54:51 +0000
The Spanish property market appears to have bottomed out, at least in terms of transactions, but there is no sign of a strong rebound in sales. Excluding social housing, there were 33,581 residential property transactions in June, 5.5% up on the same month last year, according to the Government’s figures (INE). In the first 6 [...]
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