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Cataluña top of flu cases
The Spanish Ministry of Health says there are now 73 confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) flu across the country, 16 more over the past 24 hours. A further 56 cases are under study.
Cataluña is the re...

Started May 6th, 2009 at 9:15am by spanishcatfishing
3 2651 Last Post May 7th, 2009 at 7:00pm
By: Tony - Ex Member
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JAPANS ASO IN CHINA
Taro Aso, the Japanese prime minister, has arrived in Beijing at the start of a two-day official visit aimed at stepping up cooperation to tackle the global economic crisis.
Aso's visit, his firs...

Started Apr 30th, 2009 at 7:31pm by sujay (Ex Member)
13 7289 Last Post May 3rd, 2009 at 10:32pm
By: old nelson
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Gas prices
The price of a Butane Gas ‘bombona’ is to fall by three € from April, in what will be the largest reduction in its price in ten years. The fall, 22.4% on average, will take the maximum price down to 1...

Started Mar 10th, 2009 at 8:03pm by spanishcatfishing
14 8063 Last Post Apr 23rd, 2009 at 12:50pm
By: Nobrot the Great - Ex Member
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U.K. Change of currency
A cross section of 1000 people in the UK, made up of Afghans, Pakistanis, Indians, Poles, Iraqis, Somalis, Africans, Albanians, Bosnians, Turks, Geordies, Brummies, Glaswegians and Liverpudlians, were...

Started Apr 2nd, 2009 at 6:24pm by sujay (Ex Member)
11 5964 Last Post Apr 9th, 2009 at 9:07pm
By: hazelnut - Ex Member
Compulsory Catalan
Multas de hasta 600 € para los locales de hostelería que no sepan atender en catalán
"Fines of up to 600 euros for (bars/restaurants/hotels) that can't attend in Catalan"
The Generalitat hav...

Started Apr 1st, 2009 at 9:34am by Nigel
6 4186 Last Post Apr 2nd, 2009 at 10:49am
By: Debbie - Ex Member
JACQUI SMITH
Richard Timney the husband of Jacqui Smith has been accused of ordering porno's on commons expenses. What I would like to know is - How does he  stand now and should he be arrested for abusing his Mem...

Started Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:10pm by sujay (Ex Member)
1 1392 Last Post Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:15pm
By: sujay - Ex Member
electricity Bills
A vote in Congress on Tuesday calls on the Government to force the electricity supply companies across the country to return to billing every two months.
The vote was proposed by the Partido Popu...

Started Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:35pm by spanishcatfishing
0 1145 Last Post Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:35pm
By: spanishcatfishing
Changes to Spanish language by Academia Espanola
You'll be interested to learn of some changes to the Spanish language as promulgated today by the Real Academia Espanola, the august body that oversees the correct use of the spoken and written langua...

Started Apr 1st, 2009 at 9:26am by ColinB (Ex Member)
0 1063 Last Post Apr 1st, 2009 at 9:26am
By: ColinB - Ex Member
Ryanair new routes
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is to open 39 new Spanish routes in 2009 despite a sharp drop in tourism due to the global economic crisis, chief executive Michael O'Leary said Tuesday.
"At a tim...

Started Mar 25th, 2009 at 9:50am by spanishcatfishing
1 1476 Last Post Mar 25th, 2009 at 3:40pm
By: Nobrot the Great - Ex Member
Benefit cheats
The British Government has started advertising on the internet about its new campaign to catch benefit cheats in Spain. They say they are closing in on benefit thieves wherever they are, and are worki...

Started Mar 19th, 2009 at 8:36am by spanishcatfishing
1 1762 Last Post Mar 19th, 2009 at 1:27pm
By: hazelnut - Ex Member
satellite tv
Seven Britons have been arrested in the coastal area of Orihuela for distributing pirated television signals to more than 15,000 clients, most of them also British.
The Guardia Civil made the arr...

Started Mar 18th, 2009 at 10:17am by spanishcatfishing
0 1071 Last Post Mar 18th, 2009 at 10:17am
By: spanishcatfishing
Catalan flims
the Catalan government, La Generalitat, is to oblige half of all films shown in the region to be dubbed into Catalan. La Vanguardia, printed in Barcelona, leads with the story as you might expect.<br ...

Started Mar 5th, 2009 at 10:19am by spanishcatfishing
1 1570 Last Post Mar 6th, 2009 at 10:08pm
By: ColinB - Ex Member
Dog Lovers of the world Unite!
URGENT NOTICE RE: TORTOSA DOGS' HOME - ” ARCA”
The dogs home at Tortosa now has over 160 dogs housed there, and it is now so far over capacity, that they are having to put dogs to sleep, which is...

Started Feb 10th, 2009 at 7:49pm by JamJarChris
3 2406 Last Post Feb 22nd, 2009 at 10:43am
By: sujay - Ex Member
Corte Inglés is coming to Tarragona
Authorisation for a Corte Inglés in Tarragona and a commercial center in Reus
The commercial director general from the Generalitat authorised, last friday (9th May) , the creation of a Corte Ingl...

Started May 12th, 2008 at 9:23pm by Nigel
4 3456 Last Post Feb 12th, 2009 at 8:13pm
By: ColinB - Ex Member
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Now why did I leave the UK - know a good joke?
A Muslim student who used a text-a-gag service has spoken of his horror after it sent him racist jokes.
Kameron Abbas condemned the telephone inquiry service 118 118 for sending the bigoted jibes...

Started Nov 28th, 2008 at 11:55am by Nigel
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By: old nelson
Hunt For Criminals On the Costa
Does this look like you or someone you know??
http://tinyurl.com/5cbatw

Started Nov 6th, 2008 at 9:14am by Nigel
0 1471 Last Post Nov 6th, 2008 at 9:14am
By: Nigel
Delay in Ryanair/Reus hub opening
Just read this on the Ryanair site  www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php?yr=08&month=sep&story=gen-en-120908-2
We have seats booked for the first week in October for their new route to Sevilla and ar...

Started Sep 14th, 2008 at 11:13am by Pondgirl (Ex Member)
9 7852 Last Post Oct 20th, 2008 at 10:48am
By: old nelson
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15 9339 Last Post Sep 14th, 2008 at 12:28pm
By: JamJarChris
Holiday Rentals legal requirements for Landlords
Gasp! Well it is better to be pre-warned anmd pre-armed.
A lawyer who writes for her own blog as well as EyeOnSpain has a very interesting article published in this weeks newsletter. The decree s...

Started Sep 9th, 2008 at 10:23am by Ebrovoice (Ex Member)
0 1347 Last Post Sep 9th, 2008 at 10:23am
By: Ebrovoice - Ex Member
Reus Airport Police checking on "Pick-ups"
A word of caution!
Police are checking the insurance of drivers picking up people from Reus airport to see if they are covered to carry fare paying people and whether the vehicle is properly li...

Started Jun 10th, 2008 at 11:28pm by Ebrovoice (Ex Member)
1 1728 Last Post Aug 14th, 2008 at 9:44am
By: hazelnut - Ex Member
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