Tag Archives: toledo

Empty Spain. How expats and entrepreneurs are working together to revive rural Spain

Empty Spain: How expats are teaming up with entrepreneurs to revitalise the country’s rural areas

TECH-mogul Elon Musk recently chimed in on the ‘Empty Spain’ debate, as he does on most things.  He’s absolutely right. The rural depopulation issue has left large parts of the rural interior of the country almost unpopulated. In fact, only 20% of Spain is occupied by the 90% of its population.  This evacuation, while appealing to many urban tourists and …

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The horror of mistreated animals being killed for Asian restaurants in Spain

Slaughterhouse horror as mistreated animals are killed to supply Asian restaurants in Spain

Guardia Civil agents have busted a network of slaughterhouses without licenses in Avila and the surrounding areas. In Madrid and Fuenlabrada, 10 Asian restaurants received meat from animals mistreated. Of these four have now been closed. The products were sold either to diners on-site or via home delivery advertised through online platforms. READ MORE Gathering Evidence The Guardia’s appropriately named …

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Pensioner, 83, ‘lives in poverty’ in Spain because her tenant ‘hasn’t paid rent in two years’ – but are there two sides to the story? CSN News

Pensioner, 83, ‘lives in poverty’ in Spain because her tenant ‘hasn’t paid rent in two years’ – but are there two sides to the story?

A pensioner, aged 83, from Carranque (Toledo), claims to be in financial difficulty after her tenant, who allegedly did not pay rent for the past two years, accused her to have contributed to a suicide. Paquita tells Cuatro’s programme En Boca de Todos She rented out the house of her deceased mother to supplement her pension.  She claims that Beatriz …

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