Body of smuggler washed ashore at Chiclana

Police in Chiclana have found the body of a man on the beach, apparently related to a drugs cache of 2,000 kilos of hashish being transported in three dinghies which capsized in bad weather on Friday.

Another person faced with eviction commits suicide

A 53 year-old man, married and with six children, has committed suicide in Chiclana de la Frontera after receiving a letter from the bank demanding the payment of his outstanding mortgage, plus interest and expenses, of €167,343.12 within a period of two days or face further legal action.

Undelivered letters in Chiclana

The UGT union claims that there are currently 17,000 undelivered letters in Chiclana, a situation they say is caused by mismanagement of postal service staff.

Legalisation of homes in Chiclana

Residents and businesses in Chiclana whose constructions are in non-urban areas, namely illegally constructed, can now begin the process of regularisation of these properties by applying for connection to the water, electric and sewage networks.

Industrial fatality in Chiclana

A worker died yesterday in an industrial accident at the Pelagatos industrial estate in Chiclana after a pallet full of metallic components fell on top of him.