Strike hits schools in La Línea de la Concepción

No school today for pupils in La Línea de la Concepción as security cannot be guaranteed due to a strike by municipal employees. The industrial action is the result of the non-payment of wages by the municipal authority.

The case of the disappearing babies

The Public Prosecutor in Algeciras has opened an investigation into the disappearance of several babies from the municipal hospital in La Línea de la Concepción in 1967.

Two injured in stabbing incident in La Línea de la Concepción

Two youths, aged 22 years and 23 years, are in hospital in La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz province, after a stabbing incident at around 07:30 this morning in calle Avellaneda. One of the injured is said to be in a serious condition.

Man turns up at hospital to continue violent attack

A 31 year old man was arrested on Wednesday after turning up at the Emergency Unit of the hospital in La Línea de la Concepción with a hammer in his hand with the intention of continuing aggression against his partner who had just been admitted for treatment to earlier wounds.

Man threatens to kill his mother

National Police officers in La Línea de la Concepción yesterday arrested a 28 year old man after he allegedly threatened to kill his mother with a pair of scissors. The woman called the police to report being threatened by her son.

Fatal stabbing in La Línea de la Concepción

A 27 year old man died late last night in calle Sócrates in La Línea de la Concepción after being stabbed several times during a fight. The suspected perpetrator of the attack has been detained.

Oil spill in the Bahía de Algeciras

An oil spill in the Bahía de Algeciras has reached Poniente beach in La Línea de la Concepción according to the environmental group Ecologists in Action.

Five jailed over fatal beating

Five people are in prison in Botafuegos, Algeciras, in connection with the death of 38 year old Manuel Zapata on July 23rd.

Mayor sentenced for obstruction of justice

The Mayor of La Linea de la Concepción, Juan Carlos Juárez (PP), has been sentenced to six months ‘suspension’ from office and fined €720 for ‘obstruction of justice’.