Month: September 2022

There are reports of a suspected active shooter on or near the grounds of Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital in Austin, Texas.   A suspected active shooter has been reported on or near the grounds of Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital in Austin, Texas.  It is unclear at this moment if there are any injuries but the authorities have said it is a critical incident. Critical Incident 11113 RESEARCH BLVD SVRD NB […]

An explosion in Girona’s Casa de Cultura building has left at least 12 people injured.   At least a dozen people have been injured after an explosion occurred explosion this afternoon, Friday, September 30, in Girona’s Casa de Cultura building. Sources from the Generalitat Fire Brigade informed Europa Press that the incident happened at around 7:45pm. The cause of the explosion is unknown at this time, and no official confirmation […]

Over 100 golfers will vie for top spot at the Seventh Interalmería TV Tournament on October 2. The best golfers from Almería and beyond will gather at Alborán Golf Course in El Toyo for one of the longest-established tournaments in the region. At a press conference before the event city Councillor for Publicity, Jesús Luque, explained that the event is important for tourism and the local area due to its […]

Almería’s City Mayor, María del Mar Vázquez, showed her support for a special commemorative cookery book ‘Saboreando recuerdos’, or ‘Tasting memories’ which was released to coincide with the International Day for the Elderly. Recipes in the book were donated by elderly people to Clece, an organisation that cares for older people in the Almería region. Over 100 recipe suggestions were given between June and July, with 30 making up the […]

Part of the roof of a football stadium in Chile, South America, collapsed on top of supporters causing multiple injuries.   At least 14 fans suffered injuries after a section of the roof of a football stadium collapsed on top of them amid jubilant scenes today, Friday, September 39, at the Estadio Monumental David Arellano in Chile, South America. The incident occurred during a training session ahead of this Sunday’s […]

El Ejido celebrated World Tourism Day in style on September 27. A unique programme of events was scheduled to coincide with the international day for tourism and its 2022 theme of ‘Rethinking Tourism’. Events were designed to get local people thinking about how tourism can operate in harmony to local agriculture and the environment, under a framework of sustainable development. Local authorities held a meeting for local businesspeople in the […]

A memorial exhibition will commemorate Almería’s iconic ‘towns of colonisation’, 50 years on in El Ejido. The exhibition considers the planned towns and their legacies for society in Almería. The council held an opening ceremony for the exhibition on September 28 that was attended by local mayor, Francisco Góngora, and the head of a local architectural college, Luis Cano Rodríguez. Eight towns in the Campo de Dalías were constructed to […]

VERA needs a solution to erosion affecting the El Playazo beach where successive rains have washed away the sand. The Partido Popular (PP), in majority at the town hall, presented a motion at the last council meeting, urging the central government to find an answer to the problem. “This coastal zone is a principal tourist and economic asset in the ‘sun and sand’ sector as well as an attraction for […]

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine held telephone conversations with the Prime Ministers of Japan and Denmark, as reported on Friday, September 30. The President of Ukraine shared the news of his telephone conversation with the Prime Ministers of Japan and Denmark on his official telegram channel stating: “I had telephone conversations with our partners.” “The illegal “referendums” held by Russia were primarily discussed with Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida.” […]