Asturias News & Information

A WOMAN who was placed on a national debtors' register over a disputed Vodafone bill has been awarded €10,000 in compensation following a Supreme Court appeal.

A WOMEN'S association in Asturias has called for the bronze statue of Woody Allen in the centre of the region's largest city, Oviedo, to be taken down.

ICE on the track meant long-distance travellers on the Gijón-Alicante train yesterday (Sunday) evening had to get off at León, according to rail board RENFE.

RELATIVES of a prisoner who woke up on an autopsy table have called for him to be granted a reprieve.

A PRISONER believed to have died in his cell regained consciousness inside a body bag just as a post-mortem was about to begin, according to sources from the jail in Villabona, Asturias (pictured).

A WOMAN has died in Asturias after being swept out to sea by high waves, and tornadoes have been spotted off the coast of Almería as turbulent weather continues to batter Spain.

GALICIA'S multiple infernos have jumped over the eastern border into the region of Asturias, and of the 35 forest fires burning there yesterday (Monday) morning, 27 continue to be active.

CONTROVERSIAL advice to female lifeguards working on the beaches in Gijón (Asturias) has caused a nationwide stir – head of 'baywatch' surveillance at the city council says ladies should wear trousers to...

A BAR customer rang the police when she was charged what she thought was daylight robbery for a martini cocktail – and officers gave the owners a ticking off, reports national daily newspaper La Nueva España.

AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy has died in a go-karting accident at the Fernando Alonso circuit in Oviedo (Asturias) whilst training for the regional junior championships.

A NORTHERN Spanish town has entered the Guinness Book of Records for the best street food in the world, having attracted 11,836 customers at yesterday's (Monday's) open-air food fair.

SCOTLAND and Asturias have joined forces for an Easter 'art exchange' this weekend – today (Saturday), if you're in the north of Spain, you can enjoy a cultural treasure hunt around the streets of Oviedo,...