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Crime down in Torrevieja
Crime figures in Torrevieja have dropped by 34,9% since 2003 according to sources, who also reported that a 63,9% increase of staffing of the Guardia Civil has had a very positive effect on these figures. It was also reported that these figures show a more accurate image of the city of Torrevieja, rather than the [...]
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On-the-run suspect captured
A man from Merseyside accused of raiding a security van in Preston has been snared in Spain after spending three years on the run. Ian Jones, 24, from Clubmoor, Liverpool was arrested after the raid at Walmer Bridge Post Office in Preston on February 17th, 2006. Several robbers were involved, threatening staff before getting away with around £1,500. Police [...]
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Terra Natura elephant on Facebook
The Asian elephant “Petita” at the Terra Natura natural park in Benidorm opened her first account today on the social network site “Facebook”, so that nature lovers can follow her daily activities. “Petita” at 36 years of age, is the park’s most famous Elephant as a few years ago she was rejected by her herd [...]
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Alicante Local Police dismantle piracy ring
Local Police in Alicante yesterday dismantled a distribution center for counterfeit branded goods. The operation resulted in five detainees and the seizure of more than a thousand fake objects such as clothing, sunglasses, music CDs and DVD movies. A raid first occurred at a flat in the North Zone, located on the Calle Pearl, which [...]
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Stolen goods found in a field
The Guardia Civil in Cartagena have recovered a wealth of stolen goods worth 300.000 euro, in a field in AlmoradÃ, Alicante, according to sources at Murcia town hall. Among the excavated objects are generators, welding machines, compressors, jackhammers and radios. The find is thought to be the treasures of organised gangs who have been targetting [...]
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Europe threatens to freeze aid to Spain because of property planning problems
The European Parliament (EP) has threatened freezing of funds to Spain today, if it does not solve the development abuse and has called for a stop to all developments that do not respect the environment or do not guarantee the right to property. The full Parliament has approved with 349 votes in favor, 110 against and 114 abstentions the report by [...]
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Lightning sparks massive black-out on Tenerife
The Spanish holiday island of Tenerife suffered a massive black-out on Thursday, local media reported. The electricity company Unelco tentatively attributed the power cut to a flash of lightning which may have hit a power plant in Las Caletillas in the east of the Canary Island in stormy weather. The black-out affected almost the entire [...]
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Alicante to support Earth Hour
An agreement between PP and PSOE has been struck in Alicante, supporting the decision to participate actively in the global blackout of Saturday March 28, promoted by the World Widelife Fund (WWF). Alicante city will turn off the exterior lighting of the Castle of Santa Barbara and the slopes of Mount Benacantil and the facade [...]
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Nine people arrested in connection with the shooting in February in Elche
Agents of the National Police Force have detained a total of nine people suspected of involvement in a shooting on the streets of the Raval Mayor of Elche on February 28, in which a man and his son, both of North African origin , were wounded by gunshots. The state security forces managed to detain [...]
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Device explodes in Spain’s Basque region
A small device exploded at the home of a businessman in Spain’s Basque Country Thursday, injuring no-one, a Basque police official said. No-one claimed responsibility for the home-made device, the official said, but such blasts are often the work of groups linked to violent separatists ETA, campaigning for an independent Basque state in northern Spain [...]
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The number of mortgages falls 43% in January
The number of mortgaged homes in January fell 43,5% compared to the same month in 2008, to 53.017, while the borrowed capital for these transactions amounted to 6472,9 million, which represents a decrease of 51,7%. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), the average amount of mortgages on housing in January and stood at 122.091 euro, 14,5% less than [...]
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Device to monitor young driver actions
Insurance company Mapfre yesterday announced the launch of their insurance policy “Guay-Car” (Ycar), which is aimed at young people between 18 and 30 years of age that includes an electronic device that is installed in the car to monitor the behavior of the Driver and reward those who perform better. According to the president of Mapfre, Antonio [...]
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Spain frees 9 terror suspects pending verdict
A Spanish court has released nine men accused of recruiting suicide attackers for Iraq and helping suspects in the 2004 Madrid terror bombings flee Spain. The nine were ordered released in a writ issued Tuesday night and were among 14 North Africans who went on trial at the National Court in late February. No verdict has [...]
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Twitter brings forward plans to charge commercial users
The micro-blogging service has brought forward plans to turn its popularity into revenue by next year, Stone told Reuters via email, saying the company has hired someone to create a number of commercial products. Stone said: “We have lots of time for experimentation with regard to revenue generation, so we’ll probably be trying a few [...]
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Barcelona hotel fire brought under control
Barcelona Firefighters working all evening to extinguish a fire that started in the seventh and top floor of Hotel 1898, Â La Rambla in Barcelona, and has been brought under control. According to sources, a faulty electrical installation, probably an air-conditioning unit, was responsible for the fire. It was not necessary to evacuate the hotel, which [...]
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Fraudsters target British expats in retirement havens
British citizens living abroad are being targeted by unscrupulous financial advisers for risky investment schemes and fraud. Pensioners have proved a prime target, with many defrauded out of their life savings, regulators and campaigners warn. One expat group in Spain, weary of its community being consistently cheated, has posted warnings about 40 different investment scams [...]