Typically Spanish News from Costa de la Luz


50,000 apply for jobs at new Ikea store in Jerez
There are only 300 jobs on offer

Clean up continues on Algeciras beach
164 tons of sand and tar was removed on Friday

Oil spill from container ship reaches a beach in Algeciras
The spillage came from the MSC Schenzhen after colliding with a dock on Wednesday

Cádiz plastic surgeon ordered to compensate patient for removing her healthy breast
The surgery was intended to reconstruct the other breast she had lost to cancer

Immigrant boat intercepted off Tarifa
There were 15 women amongst the 26 passengers

Suspected paedophile escapes police custody in Huelva
The man is from Belgium and is charged with abusing his girlfriend's young daughter

Satanic Sect broken up in Chiclana de la Frontera
Six people have been arrested

Air Berlin opens new routes from Jerez
New direct flights to Germany and Austria start next month

20 kilo jellyfish found in the Strait of Gibraltar
The Lion's Mane is the largest species of jellyfish

La Linea gets a new Mayorvideo
Alejandro Sánchez takes over a bankrupt Town Hall

Contraband weapons found on container at Algeciras Port
The container was bound for Nigeria

San Roque runs out of money
Many Town Halls are having difficulty in funding during the recession

160 stolen vehicles found this summer in Algeciras
The luxury cars were being taken to Morocco to be resold

Mayor of La Línea resigns
He has a six-month ban from office for failing to meet a court order to settle a debt

British man arrested for New Zealander's death in La Línea
The victim died after being headbutted following an argument