ALMERIA

Almeria towns unite to ban San Juan beach partiesMojácar, Garrucha, Vera, Pulpí and Cuevas del Almanzora; five towns in the Levante area of Almeria (Andalusia) have sat down and agreed on measures to avoid beach parties on 23 June as a precaution. There will be no beach parties.. 18/06/2021

132 irregular migrants intercepted in Almeria as warm weather encourages crossingsMigrant boats are frequently intercepted off the coasts of Andalusia as African migrants try to enter Spain by sea The Guardia Civil intercepted 40 illegal migrants in the 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday in a series of small boats.. 17/06/2021

Almería government official detained in relation to irregularities purchasing pandemic healthcare supplies The Guardia Civil investigation could also affect Murcia, Catalunya and the Balearics Among 11 people detained on Tuesday by the Guardia Civil in connection with alleged irregularities in the purchases by public administrations of pandemic healthcare.. 16/06/2021

Couple absolved of drug charges in Almeria as Guardia entered property without warrantOfficers found a large quantity of marihuana plants in a property in Roquetas de Mar, but the evidence has been declared invalid as the police entered with no authorization A judge in Almeria has absolved a man and woman who were facing four and a.. 15/06/2021

Roquetas: one worker in intensive care as three rendered unconscious painting underground tankThe three men were working inside an underground tank at a Roquetas water park in Almería province, Andalusia Image: 112 Andalucía The dangers of working in unventilated spaces using toxic materials were highlighted on Monday.. 15/06/2021

Tanker ordered into Almeria port for causing huge oil slick in the AtlanticThe oil tanker was caught red-handed illegally dumping hydrocarbons into the sea to the northeast of La Palma by a European Maritime Safety Agency satellite and a Spanish Maritime Rescue plane. The Aldan, an oil tanker sailing under a Liberian.. 15/06/2021

Almost 400 Covid recoverees donate blood for treatments in Almeria provinceBlood and plasma donations in Almeria province in Andalucia are higher than last year. Around 400 Covid recoverees in Almeria province have donated blood in a bid to improve treatments for those still suffering from the virus.   The donors.. 14/06/2021

Almeria Guitar Museum hosts exhibition exploring history of the lute until October 10The exhibition, titled ‘Memory of the Lute,’ is being held at the Guitar Museum in Almeria, Andalucia. Almeria’s Guitar Museum is hosting a new exhibition on the relationship between Arab lutes and Andalucia.   The exhibition.. 14/06/2021

Almeria swimmer rescued by helicopter after being swept away by currentThe man reportedly got into trouble swimming in the Cala de los Amarillos in Almeria, Andalucia. Marine Rescue services were forced to fly out a helicopter to save a swimmer who was swept away by the current off the coast of Almeria.  .. 14/06/2021

Two further Almeria sports centres used to roll out Covid vaccineThe Las Norias and Balerma sports centres are now being used to administer Covid vaccines in Almeria, Andalucia. As Andalucia speeds up its vaccination programme, two further sports centres in Almeria are joining those already in use to offer large.. 10/06/2021

26 Almeria companies investigated for re-labelling Moroccan imports as being of Spanish origin10 companies have so far been fined after a number of Almeria food producers were accused of relabelling cheap Moroccan products as Spanish. A total of 26 companies in Almeria have been investigated accused of defrauding consumers by selling.. 10/06/2021

30 metro stations in Madrid advertise Almeria in push for tourismAlmeria city council is pushing to encourage tourism to the province in series of installations advertising the area in Madrid. Following a major drop in the number of tourists visiting Andalucia during the pandemic, Almeria city council is trying.. 09/06/2021

Renfe begins to train drivers for new Almeria to Granada lineTests on the new Almeria to Granada route are now complete. As travel begins to reopen across Andalucia, safety tests to a new direct train line between Almeria and Granada are now complete ahead of the line’s opening.   Adif has.. 09/06/2021

Man arrested in Almeria for allegedly kicking dog to deathThe man has been charged after allegedly kicking his neighbour’s dog to death in Albox, Almeria. The Guardia Civil have arrested a man in Albox, Almeria, on suspicion of killing his neighbour’s dog by kicking it in the head.  .. 09/06/2021

Almeria to vaccinate 1,600 irregular migrants at camps in NijarThe Almeria Health District will be carrying out the vaccinations at irregular migrant camps in Nijar, Almeria. Following a fire at a migrant camp in Nijar, Almeria, last month which destroyed around 100 homes, officials in Almeria have said they.. 08/06/2021

Police in Almeria seize over 60,000 cannabis plants in drug trafficking operationThe war on drugs continues in Almeria, with police dismantling a criminal group sending marijuana to Italy The Guardia Civil in Almeria have made the results from important anti-drug trafficking operations public this Monday (June 7). In one of the.. 07/06/2021

Man arrested for charging illegal immigrants to live in Almeria slum encampmentsThe man was himself a Moroccan, but unashamedly exploited his fellow countrymen who were in a vulnerable position There are many facets to the complex situations created by illegal immigration, one of which is that far from Spain being the land.. 07/06/2021

Morocco suspends annual Paso del Estrecho co-ordinated crossing between Spain to MoroccoThose making the journey between Europe and Morocco normally cross principally from Algeciras, Tarifa and Almería in the Andalusia region For the second consecutive year the Moroccan authorities have taken the decision to exclude Spanish.. 07/06/2021

Police investigate violent death of a woman in Roquetas de Mar AlmeriaThe incident occurred on Sunday morning in the Almería province of the Andalusia region of Spain Police are investigating the violent murder of a young woman, said by police to be between 25 and 30 years old, in the municipality of Roquetas.. 07/06/2021

Almeria Cooltural Go festival from Sunday May 30 to September 19The Cooltural Go festival in Almeria, Andalucia, kicked off earlier this month with two warmup concerts. As Andalucia’s festival season gets underway, Almeria’s popular Cooltural Go will host its first big concert this Sunday, May 30. &.. 28/05/2021