Cleaning strike in Sevilla

The management of Lipasam, the municipal cleaning company in Sevilla, and unions are meeting today at the Ministry of Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment to discuss minimum service levels during the indefinite strike called as from January 28th.

Proposed strike action in Sevilla

More than 80% of the workforce of Lipasam, the municipal cleaning service in Sevilla, have voted to begin an indefinite strike as from January 28th.

Future of Isla Magica theme park under discussion

The workers committee and the management team of Parque Isla Mágica S.A. (Pimsa) are meeting today to discuss the future of the theme park in Sevilla, with the majority shareholder, Caixabank, favouring the sale of the business due to the general scenario of recession and the crisis in the theme park sector itself.

Arrest in frozen baby case

The wife of the man who found the body of a frozen baby in his freezer at his home in calle Beatriz Cabrera in Pilas, Sevilla, on Friday has been arrested. The woman has apparently claimed to be the mother of the baby.

Body of baby found in freezer in Pilas, Sevilla

Police in Pilas, Sevilla, are investigating the possible relationship between the corpse of a baby found in a freezer and the family who live at the house. No arrests have yet been made.

Crackdown on tobacco smuggling in Sevilla

The security forces in Sevilla are currently conducting a major operation against tobacco smuggling in Sevilla province, with raids on private and industrial premises in Tomares and Sevilla city. Six people have so far been arrested during the operation.

Four injured in fire in Macarena, Sevilla

Four people were injured on Thursday night, two of them seriously, in a fire in an apartment block in calle Aniceto Sánz in the Macarena district of Sevilla.