A man hijacked a taxi in Oviedo and put the taxi driver in the boot at gunpoint
Posted in: Asturias - Mar 27, 2017 - 11:49 AM
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The assailant escaped from Avilés, where the police tried in vain to detain him |
British demand for rural tourism in Asturias has resulted in tripling the number of flights to the UK
Posted in: Asturias - Oct 13, 2016 - 11:59 AM
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Asturian tourism is winter tourism and now with direct flights to Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, the British demand for rural accommodation has increased dramatically. |
A 30 year old Cuban man has died in Oviedo while resisting an eviction.
Posted in: Asturias - May 5, 2016 - 1:27 PM
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The high police commissioner in Asturias said he was reduced to the ground and handcuffed after attacking an agent, and started to feel ill in the police station. |
Basque top chef, Aitor Basabe, has been found dead in forest in Llanes.
Posted in: Asturias - Dec 28, 2015 - 12:00 PM
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The chef hosted the Arbolagaña Restaurant inside the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum. La Ertzaintza Basque Police alerted the Guardia Civil when the chef was reported missing in the early hours of Christmas Eve. |
A couple of British investors have acquired piece of architectural heritage in Asturias
Posted in: Asturias - Nov 30, 2015 - 1:10 PM
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Small palaces and historic villas in Eastern Asturias are attracting the interests of foreign clients with a high disposable income. |
A gigantic squid weighing 150 kilos and ten metres long has been caught in Asturias
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It was found by trawler fishermen at a depth of 300 metres |
A British merchant ship has run aground when leaving the Asturian port of Ribadeo (Galicia)
Posted in: Asturias - Aug 25, 2015 - 6:08 AM
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The Gondán Shipyards Company has been demanding for years that the estuary needs to be dredged to guarantee the manoeuvrability and safety of the shipping. |
Mountain bikers are facing a new obstacle in the forests
Posted in: Asturias - Mar 2, 2015 - 2:49 PM
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Activists who want to keep the riders out of the forest are placing dangerous traps, hopefully only intended as a deterrent. |
Two underage girls have been found guilty of bullying an adolescent girl who later committed suicide.
Posted in: Asturias - Dec 30, 2014 - 2:53 PM
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14 year old Carla Díaz Magnien threw herself off a cliff in 2013 |
The mother of three children found abandoned is alive and fleeing from the Police.
Posted in: Asturias - Dec 24, 2014 - 4:04 PM
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Her mobile phone has been off since the children were found in Oviedo last Friday. |