An Algerian man who suffered injuries in a brawl in Lepe, Huelva, in the early hours of Saturday morning has died from his wounds at the Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez in Huelva. The man, a resident of Lepe for forty years, was attacked and became involved in a fight with three other people. There have been no arrests so fa …
Police officers attacked in Huelva
Two police officers were patrolling along calle Gonzalo de Berceo in Huelva just after midday on Sunday when they spotted two youths acting ‘suspiciously’.
Murder suspect detained in Huelva
National Police officers in Huelva have arrested a 48 year old Portuguese national believed to be responsible for the death of a 53 year old woman whose body was found at their home on February 23rd. The detainee, initials A.F.G., has a prior criminal record.
Accident on the A-49 near Chucena
Traffic on the A-49 between Sevilla and Huelva was disrupted this morning after an accident involving a fuel tanker. Traffic quickly backed up for twenty kilometres in each direction and diversions had to be put in place. The accident occurred at 05:50 this morning at km 37.500 near the town of Chucena, a lorry shedding part of its load of …
Body of alleged killer found in well
The Guardia Civil has found the body of 38 year old Carmelo M.D., the man thought to be responsible for the murder of his wife. The body of Juana Maria M.D. was found at her home in Rociana del Condado, Huelva. She had been strangled. A police dog located the body in a well near Rociana del Condado. The well …
Woman murdered in Huelva
The body of a 35 year old woman has been found at her home in Rociana del Condado, Huelva. All the signs indicate that her death was as the result of foul play. The partner of the woman is so far unaccounted for and he does have a history of violent abuse.
Firefighters find body of missing fisherman
Firefighters have found the body of a fisherman who went missing yesterday in the marshes around the río Odiel in Huelva. The man, who fished the marshlands with trammel nets, disappeared yesterday and a search was initiated. At around 16:30, the body was located near a residual water processing plant.
Police Chief detained in Huelva
Six people have been detained, including the head of Trafico in Huelva, Andrés Sánchez Buenaposada, on suspicion of corruption. All six detainees are involved with the regional Trafico department and it is alleged that they were involved in the issuing of false driving licences.
Fears for Huelva strawberry crop
Two months of persistent rain in Huelva is not looking promising for the strawberries in the province. Rain has already delayed the start of the harvest by twenty days and as a result, the crops could be hit by disease. A common enemy of the strawberry is botrytis and high humidity makes the plants particularly vulnerable. There are products to …
Huelva ditches Franco
Huelva Council has voted unanimously to withdraw the Provincial Gold Medal awarded to General Franco, remove him as honourary President of the Council and remove all symbols and other distinctions relating to the Franco era. The various honours were awarded at a time when the country was under a dictatorship and the Councils were not democratically elected. Slowly but surely, …