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Fish in the news again
l'Ametlla de Mar seems to be the Blue Fin Tuna capital.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8577538.stm

Started Mar 20th, 2010 at 9:39am by PlanesPete
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By: PlanesPete
Catalan cinemas on strike 1st Feb
The majority of cinemas in Cataluña will be closed on monday 1st february in protest at a new law passed by the Generalitat forcing them to show a minimum of 50% of films dubbed in Catalan. Failure to...

Started Jan 31st, 2010 at 10:19am by Nigel
4 2729 Last Post Mar 4th, 2010 at 9:17pm
By: viking - Ex Member
Cambrils police award €10 to non drinking drivers
Cambrils police are rewarding non-drinking drivers with 10 euros in fuel.
The drivers must have a reading of 0.0 in their breath test and be complying with the regulations, according to Pere Guti...

Started Sep 29th, 2009 at 7:28am by Nigel
3 2509 Last Post Sep 30th, 2009 at 3:40pm
By: PlanesPete
SKY EUROPE

Started Sep 1st, 2009 at 11:56am by Fly_Boy (Ex Member)
0 1233 Last Post Sep 1st, 2009 at 11:56am
By: Fly_Boy - Ex Member
lleida airport
Does anyone know anything about the new airport at Lleida, due to open this autumn apparently? Apparently it will be used for public and commercial use and will transport tourists to and from 'Gran Sc...

Started Aug 17th, 2009 at 4:33pm by viking (Ex Member)
8 5045 Last Post Aug 30th, 2009 at 6:58pm
By: Pondgirl - Ex Member
Lorca's skeleton speaks of a new Spain
The horror of the Spanish civil war had roots in every town, every village. But until recently, the past was left undisturbed, like the communal graves, writes Daniel Hannan.
"It was five in the...

Started Aug 30th, 2009 at 2:22pm by Nigel
1 1562 Last Post Aug 30th, 2009 at 2:35pm
By: PlanesPete
tax rises
The cabinet decided on Friday to make an immediate move to generate income by increasing taxes on petrol and cigarettes. The move will bring in 2.3 billion € as a packet of 20 cigarettes will cost 19 ...

Started Jun 14th, 2009 at 8:20am by spanishcatfishing
5 3415 Last Post Jun 17th, 2009 at 7:56am
By: hazelnut - Ex Member
Cataluña declares itself independent from Spain
Cataluña declares itself independent from Spain, in the area of education’. The paper, never a fan of the Catalan language, tells its readers that the Education Commission from the Catalan Parliament ...

Started May 8th, 2009 at 10:35am by spanishcatfishing
3 2521 Last Post Jun 8th, 2009 at 11:47pm
By: Jislaaik - Ex Member
Queen Sofía Ryanair
Doña Sofía has gone to London on a private visit to see her brother Constantino, and chose Ryanair for the trip.
Before the Irish airline publicity department gets into gear over this, it should ...

Started Jun 2nd, 2009 at 8:18am by spanishcatfishing
4 2693 Last Post Jun 7th, 2009 at 10:52am
By: Jislaaik - Ex Member
flu jabs
Vaccinations against the A(H1N1) virus are expected to start at the beginning of autumn, the Health Minister has confirmed. The estimated cost is almost 2 million € and with this outlay between 25 and...

Started Jun 4th, 2009 at 9:57am by spanishcatfishing
0 1150 Last Post Jun 4th, 2009 at 9:57am
By: spanishcatfishing
The crisis causes an increase in abandoned dogs
  • El 37,4% de las causas de abandono están relacionadas con la crisis.
  • Los mayores aumentos se registraron en Galicia, La Rioja y Murcia

La crisis ha causado un aumento en el número de perros aband...

Started Jun 4th, 2009 at 9:19am by Nigel
0 1400 Last Post Jun 4th, 2009 at 9:19am
By: Nigel
Petrol prices
Petrol prices in Spain have increased by 19% since January and once again drivers can expect to pay close to a Euro on the forecourts. Experts say the price will continue to rise, although it will not...

Started May 27th, 2009 at 9:34pm by spanishcatfishing
0 1159 Last Post May 27th, 2009 at 9:34pm
By: spanishcatfishing
New bylaws
New bylaws which are described as ‘scrupulous’ are to be introduced in Granada City by the PP controlled City Hall. The list of measures has taken 18 months to prepare and is supported by the PSOE Soc...

Started May 19th, 2009 at 7:20pm by spanishcatfishing
2 2006 Last Post May 20th, 2009 at 10:10pm
By: Michael
Burgler dies
A man who owns a holiday home on the outskirts of Morón de la Frontera, Seville, is recovering from the shock he received when he arrived there this Tuesday, when he discovered a corpse inside the chi...

Started May 14th, 2009 at 7:51pm by spanishcatfishing
0 1081 Last Post May 14th, 2009 at 7:51pm
By: spanishcatfishing
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 2568 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 7045 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 7754 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 5712 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 4049 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 1336 Last Post Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:15pm
By: sujay - Ex Member
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