Five star hotel in Ubeda

Ubeda is the location for the first five star hotel in Jaén province and more than 250 people applied for jobs during the first twelve hours of recruitment. The hotel is due to open in June 2014. The building was the home of the Counts of Guadiana during the sixteenth century.

Suspected domestic fatality in Ubeda

Police in Granada have arrested the boyfriend of a 28 year old woman whose body was found this morning in a fire at her home in calle Don Evaristo Sánchez, Ubeda.

Fatal accident involving tractor

A 53 year old man died on Monday afternoon after the tractor he was driving toppled about two metres down an incline. The incident occurred at 12:10 at a farm on the road between Villacarrillo and Ubeda.

Archaeological items recovered from private home in Úbeda

National Police in Úbeda, Jaén, have seized 514 archaeological items at a private home and an investigation is under way to analyze and categorise the artifacts to determine whether any are the result of robberies or plundering.

Immature fish

Seprona officers have confiscated 222 kilos of immature fish in the town of Ubeda, Jaén.

Domestic shooting in Úbeda

A 22 year old Dominican woman is in hospital in Úbeda after being shot several times, allegedly by her husband.