Patient dies after lighting cigarette

A patient died early on Sunday morning at the Hospital Virgen del Camino in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, apparently lighting a cigarette which caused his internal medication to catch fire.

Fatal fire in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

One person died and another was injured following a fire at a house in calle Antonio Machado in the Carmen district of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz province.

Items from the Food Bank end up at PP headquarters in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

The president of the Spanish Federation of Food Banks (FESBAL), José Antonio Busto, has opened an investigation to determine how fruit juices collected by the Food Bank of Cadiz for the less fortunate in society ended up on the breakfast table at a PP press conference at their headquarters in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Fatal fire in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

A 57-year-old man died and three other people were injured, a woman and two children, in a house fire this morning in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz province. The other residents of the area were evacuated from their homes as a precautionary measure but were later allowed to return.

Woman drowns in pool in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

A 68-year-old woman died from drowning on Friday afternoon at a swimming pool in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz province. The incident occurred at around 15:40 in calle Poda in the Bonanza district of the town.

Fatal fire in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

A 73 year old man died and around 70 people had to be evacuated from six apartment blocks following a fire on Friday night in calle Aguila in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz province.

Sanlúcar de Barrameda golf course closes

Sanlúcar de Barrameda golf course has closed, another victim of the economic crisis. The promoter, Alfonso de Hohenlohe, originally anticipated the construction of luxury hotels, a marina, an equestrian centre, auditorium and houses and employment for 1,000 people, but this never came to pass.