The telemarketing and customer service company SITEL in Sevilla has announced an ERTE (Temporary Regulation of Employment) affecting 142 staff, a move seen by the UGT union as a means of ‘buying time’ in order to transfer operations to Colombia.
Body found in warehouse in La Rinconada, Sevilla
The body of a 45 year-old man was found on Sunday in a warehouse on the La Jarilla industrial estate in La Rinconada, Sevilla.
Young boy drowns in Peñaflor, Sevilla
A nine year-old boy drowned on Saturday afternoon in a swimming pool on a farm in Peñaflor. The Emergency Services received a call at 21:20 from someone saying that they had been searching all afternoon for the boy and that they had finally found him in the swimming pool. The Guardia Civil are investigating the incident.
Disinfection of part of the ICU at the Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena in Sevilla
The Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena in Sevilla has closed part of the ICU in order to perform deep cleaning and disinfecting of an area affected by larvae.
First Hilton in Andalucia
The Hilton Worldwide group has opened its first hotel in Andalucia, the Hotel Hilton Garden Inn in Sevilla. A four star hotel, it is located in the Parque Empresarial Nuevo Torneo and is just 10 kilometres from the airport and 4.5 kilometres from Sevilla city centre. Hilton Worldwide operates seven hotels in Spain.
Isla Magica opens on Saturday
The Isla Magica theme park in Sevilla opens for the new season on Saturday with thirty rides and shows.
El Coronil strike is over
After seventy-one days of strike action, which caused several public health alerts, the industrial action by rubbish collectors in El Coronil, Sevilla, is over.
Domestic fatality in Ecija
Today, Tuesday March 19th, is the funeral of the 43 year old woman killed in Ecija, Sevilla, allegedly by her husband who is now in custody.
19 injured in fire in La Algaba, Sevilla
A total of nineteen people were injured to varying degrees on Sunday morning following a fire in a building on calle San Cristóbal in La Algaba, Sevilla. Two of the injured suffered severe burns.
Stabbing in La Puebla de los Infantes, Sevilla
A 36 year old man has been arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning after stabbing his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend, the incident occurring at around 23:30 on Friday night in calle de Angorilla in La Puebla de los Infantes, Sevilla.