CONSUMER: A Place In The Sun On: more4 (138) Date: Friday 19th September 2008 (starting in 11 days) Time: 17:00 to 17:30 (30 minutes long) Impulsive Tony and Trudi Allerton have decided to relocate from West Yorkshire to sunny southern Spain to set up an outdoor sports business and B&B. How far will their £150,000 budget stretch on the Costa de la Luz? (Repeat, Subtitles, Signed) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONSUMER:... 

It follows a spate of agressions against health workers. 70 closed circuit cameras are to be used to protect health service workers in hospitals and ambulatorios in Granada province. The measure has been taken after health professionals in the province have suffered seven physical and 24 verbal aggressions so far this year. The Andalucian Health Service, SAS, says it also intends to install metal... 

CONSUMER: A Place in Spain On: Discovery Travel and Living (265) Date: Friday 19th September 2008 Time: 21:00 to 21:30 (30 minutes long) Abandoning the crowds of Marbella, Lee and Cheryl head for the Spanish countryside, where British estate agent Tim has a place for them to rent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONSUMER: A Place In The Sun On: Discovery Real Time (240) Date:... 

DOCUMENTARY: The Ultimate Gambler On: Bravo 2 (153) Date: Thursday 18th September 2008 Time: 05:00 to 05:30 (30 minutes long) Documentary series following the exploits of comedian and professional gambler Cole Parker as he travels the world to test his mettle in a variety of high stakes games. Cole checks out some strange local gaming in Spain. (Subtitles, Signed) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DOCUMENTARY:... 

CONSUMER: A Place In The Sun On: Discovery Travel and Living (265) Date: Wednesday 17th September 2008 Time: 04:50 to 05:15 (25 minutes long) Murcia. Bella Crane shows Eamon and his daughter that it is still possible to buy a bargain house on the south coast of Spain when she takes them to Murcia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONSUMER: A Place In The Sun On: Discovery Travel... 

The 70 year old woman was on holiday in the area. A woman drowned on the Calahonda beach near Motril yesterday just after noon. Two people managed to get her body out of the sea but attempts to reanimate her failed. Protection Civil and the National Police went to the scene. The woman has been named only with the initials P.M.J. and is thought to have been on holiday in the area. Share this:EmailFacebook Read More →

The local government of Andalucia said Wednesday it was preparing a pioneering euthanasia law which would allow terminally ill patients to refuse medical treatment and make it illegal to keep someone alive by artificial means. Under the text of the draft law, which will be put to a vote in the region’s parliament, patients will have their “will and dignity” respected during the final... 

HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: The Spanish Armada On: Military History (531) Date: Tuesday 16th September 2008 Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long) What happened in 1588? How did the dashing pirate Drake and his ragtag navy save England and the throne? Archaeological evidence reveals startling truths. (Stereo) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRAVEL: Flavours of Spain On: Travel Channel... 

The accused had only been released from prison the previous week. The Guardia Civil has arrested a 56 year old man who is charged with hitting his 83 year old mother with a baseball bat at her home in Láchar, Granada. The man is also charged with trying to explode a butane gas canister in her home. Two Guardia Civil patrols from Pinos Puente rushed to the scene after the woman pressed the red alarm... 

About a hundred residents of Polopos-La Mamola have participated in the support for the mayor of this town, Pedro Fernando Garcia, who has ended the hunger strike of 14 days to ask for increased funding for municipalities. Neighbors, carrying banners with slogans like “You are not perfect but you’re a great son, father and Mayor, we support you” or “Behind a great man there... 

When:Sep 2008 (annual) Where:Lanteira Lanteira commemorates its patron saint – Cristo de Las Penas, the Christ of Sorrows – with three magnificent days of processions and fireworks. The last two days of the fiesta usually feature bull running and bullfighting with young bulls and novice matadors. If you find such activities distasteful or unpleasant, please avoid this part of... 

When:Sep 2008 (various dates) Where:Granada Granada, once the centre of the Moorish universe, is one of Spain’s treasures. On the 15 September the town offers up a floral tribute in honour of la Virgen de las Angustias (Virgin of Anguish) and on the last Sunday of September hosts a fiesta in her honour. Followers parade the effigy of the Virgin through the streets in an almighty procession,...