Archive for: May 19, 2012

The first death in Spain, from hypothermia, took place in Cartagena last week.The victim was a 28 year old man.He was taken to the hospital in Cartagena where he died.He was also found to have consumed large amounts of alcohol …

La Fe hospital in Valencia was the venue for Spain’s first face transplant.The operation took 15 hours and was carried out by Dr Pedro Cavadas.The identity of the 43 year old recipient has not been revealed.It is thought that the …

Last week the police were called to stop a fight in Orihuela on the Costa Blanca.While they were attempting to do this a young British man got into his car and began to drive the car on the wrong side …

Making a denuncia in Spanish law just means reporting what has happened to you.Usually the report is made to the police.Many expats have little understanding of this particular procedure .Generally the denuncia is made to the police in person.If someone …

The Spanish political party the Partido Popular ( PP) has accused the government of Sr Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero of illegaly wiretapping  members of their party.They say that the ruling PSOE party has been spying on members of the PP …

A Spanish company from San Sebastian in northern Spain is in negotiation with the Michael Jackson estate to try and set up an exhibition of Michael Jackson memorabilia which they would put on tour.

This company,Musealia,has told the Spanish press that …

Police in Gijon ,Madrid had to arrest a Spanish man over a fracas related to olives.The man entered a bar in the town,ordered a beer and the waitress brought him some olives to eat with the beer.When the man tasted …

Five people have been killed in Spain in 2009 as a result of bull running incidents.A teenager has been killed this last week and another boy injured .These incidents happened in the village of Cabanillas in the region of Navarra.The …