Archive for: May 15, 2012

Last week , in just over an hour 50 litres of rain  per square metre fell on Orihuela, causing flooding in the streets where drainage systems were unable to cope with the deluge.

Firefighters had to help stranded motorists and a …

A Repsol lorry carrying gas had its roof ripped off as it was going under a bridge in Benidorm, causing a gas leakage . Luckily the lorry was only half full.

The driver had driven from Cartagena to deliver gas to …

There has been a series of violent burglaries in the Marina Baixa area and now the Guardia Civil think that they may have their man.

The suspect is a 39 year old man and he was arrested at his home in …

Last Saturday morning , in the early hours , a Torrevieja taxi driver was attacked by two youths , who demanded his takings for that night.Luckily he was meeting his brother , who turned up and between them they chased …

Early in 2005 a Tavernes de la Valldigna woman was murdered in broad daylight and investigations have failed to come up with a suspect.

Seven months after the murder a family friend was arrested after his DNA was supposed to have …

Valencia’s first ever Formula One Grand Prix , in August, is being threatened by a strike of waiters and catering staff.

There was a protest in front of hotels and restaurants in the city last week by catering unions about poor …

Young mothers from Serradilla in northern Salamanca hoped to make some money to fund a childrens leisure centre locally. They decided to become “calendar girls”. Sadly the funds didn’t roll in .

They only managed to sell 1500, leaving them with …

The yacht clubhas financed a special project at a cost of 40,000 euros in order to educate about what lives beneath the surface of the seas..

A marine biologist has designed a series of activities to show that the sea …