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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
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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)
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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
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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 1698 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
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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 1490 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 2311 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 3189 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 1423 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 7599 Last Post Oct 20th, 2008 at 10:48am
By: old nelson
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15 8928 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 1316 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 1658 Last Post Aug 14th, 2008 at 9:44am
By: hazelnut - Ex Member
Spain Set To Give Human Rights To Apes
Spain's parliament is set to approve a new law giving the right to life and freedom to apes.

If passed, the new legislation would make it illegal to keep apes for use in animal experiments...

Started Jun 27th, 2008 at 8:07am by Nigel
0 1294 Last Post Jun 27th, 2008 at 8:07am
By: Nigel
Truck drivers go on strike in fuel protest
Spanish truck drivers have gone on an indefinite strike over rocketing fuel prices, smashing the windscreens of vehicles crossing picket lines.

They were joined by truck drivers in neighbo...

Started Jun 10th, 2008 at 8:26am by Nigel
6 3890 Last Post Jun 11th, 2008 at 11:32pm
By: Ebrovoice - Ex Member
11.3% increase in electricity price in July
The Consejo de Administración de la Comisión Nacional de la Energía (CNE) has approved a document in which the Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio proposed an 11.3% increase in the price of el...

Started May 14th, 2008 at 12:37am by Nigel
2 2272 Last Post Jun 6th, 2008 at 9:51pm
By: Nobrot the Great - Ex Member
Englishman killed in caravan fire, Cambrils
16th May 2008
An old man died this afternoon when the caravan, in which he was living, caught fire on a campsite in Cambrils. The fire also affected another caravan and an attached wooden shed. T...

Started May 17th, 2008 at 1:25pm by Nigel
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By: Nigel
Robbers caught at the AP7 services, L'Aldea
Band of thieves from Tarragona behind tyre puncturing and robbing from tourists broken up
L'Aldea. (Tarragona). (EFE).- The Guardia Civil have detained 3 people accused of forming part of a band ...

Started May 15th, 2008 at 12:18am by Nigel
0 1414 Last Post May 15th, 2008 at 12:18am
By: Nigel
Spain's drought ignites Water Wars
Worth a read.......................
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/06/spain

Started Apr 8th, 2008 at 10:34pm by ColinB (Ex Member)
3 2690 Last Post May 11th, 2008 at 10:29am
By: Jislaaik - Ex Member
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