12 Dec, 2019 @ 11:00
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Religious brotherhood fined for using bus lane and blocking traffic in practice run for Christmas procession in Spain’s Sevilla

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Brotherhood marched through Sevilla city centre without permission
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Brotherhood marched through Sevilla city centre without permission CREDIT: ABC Sevilla

A RELIGIOUS brotherhood in Sevilla has been fined after being caught using a bus lane during a practice run of an upcoming procession.

According to ABC Sevilla, The Hermandad de los Panaderos (Brotherhood of the bakers) was caught on CCTV practising the route of its Christmas procession through the city centre on Monday evening.

The practice run, which included the bus lane near the Ronda Historica, was carried out despite the City Council denying the group permission just a couple of hours earlier.

The procession run-through, which took place on bank holiday Monday, occurred at the peak hour of 9pm, just as Christmas lights were being turned on and shops were closing.

Traffic cameras showed how the procession marched on the roads in darkness with no warning signs or lighting.

A police patrol stopped the brotherhood in Puerta Osario after watching it block a whole lane of traffic.

It is now facing a fine of between €500 and €1,000.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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