Gaucín's artisan market cancelled for lack of interest

GAUCÍN The Artisan Market that had been scheduled for this weekend in conjunction with the Open Studio event, has been cancelled. We had this e-mail this morning: "Just a quick email to let you know the Artisan Market  at the Convento this weekend has been cancelled due to lack of interest. Hope this doesn´t ruin anyones plans. Thanks, Karen."

Spanish news catch-up - in English

(From El País in English) Here are a few news items you might want to catch up on, in English. Just click on each one and the infamous Bob is your uncle: Tax inspector with questionable past gets eyebrow-raising promotion / MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa held over alleged exam cheating / Red tape left Spanish-born British girl’s life in limbo for 20 years / Supreme Court closes door on probes into Civil War crimes / New transparency law to get tough on public office holders who hide data / Council of Europe slams Spain’s navy for not saving Libyan refugees / (Spain's next tennis star?) Muguruza’s Miami arrival / Holes appear in government's new transparency law / Inflation falls below 2 percent for first time since August 2010. (From other media) Nightmare for residents trapped in Spanish ghost towns / Jerez: Zoo animals facing starvation in the city that ran out of cash / After the riots, Spain swings the axe on spending / No way to ease the pain in Spain / Jose Mourinho denies reports in Spain that he has signed contract with Manchester City / Spanish court drops Saudi prince's rape case / Spanish woman reunited with daughter after 44 years / Man 1924: the menswear brand we want - now, please / More pain in Spain, but it's no Greece / Starting to worry / £100K benefits doc had Spain holiday home / Spanish jobless total up again / Chaos as strikes hit holidays. 

NEWS UPDATES and tidbits

Some news items we posted in August, need some updating, so here goes, with links to the original item:

• The Italian skysurfer who slammed into a wall in Tarifa on Sunday is still in the ICU but is out of danger and stabilized.
• Gibraltar removes all Nurofen Plus products from pharmacies on the Rock, after it was revealed in the UK that several other substances have been found in these packets and sabotage is suspected.
• National Police have closed the case of the Algeciras businessman who was killed in a home invasion with seven people under arrest.
• The Al Qaeda man arrested in La Linea in mid August was planning to poison water supplies at campsites and tourist resorts. He remains in custody.

And then there are several recent news items that might be of interest but that we don't have time to write a full report on:>>>

'Working for Peace' in San Pablo

click here for complete programme in English
ON TONIGHT:  
THURSDAY, JULY 22 Calle Real (Main Street)

8.30pm - Music bands in the street. Selection of Spanish music.

11.00pm - Concert by "Trovamundos" band

00.30am - Concert by "Makale" band

News update

Gas prices up: Bombona to €11.68 (up 5.75%), natural gas up by 4.15%. Gibraltar Government disagrees with UK on age of consent for homosexuals. Paco de Lucía concert at Sevilla Flamenco Festival sold out within two hours. Los Barrios man arrested for fraud with vehicle documentation. Gibraltar's first Family Judge, Christopher Butler, to take possession this month. Three arrested at Algeciras port for trying to export stolen motorbikes to Morocco. Ballena Blanca, Málaga's largest corruption/money laundering court case, continued last week after 'delays'. La Línea offers tourism at Miami Cruise Fair. (There's more but we're very busy with tomorrow's new issue of DominGo - watch this space!)

News update

- Spain takes over Presidency of European Union for six months. Sevilla, Córdoba, Málaga, Granada and Cádiz scheduled to host related events, meetings or functions. Zapatero promises to make Europe's economy more productive, innovative and sustainable.
- Algeciras man arrested near San Roque for driving the wrong way on A-7 with four times the legal alcohol limit.
- Algeciras has a new Civil court and an additional judge. Court number 4, though, begins the year without a judge and no phones.
- Los Barrios municipal workers renew protests at not having been paid thei annual bonus. Announce stronger measures if situation continues.>