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Thursday, 31 December 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Spain has experienced the same development of consumerism as Britain TWO days without being able to shop proved to be too much for the hundreds of people who took to the shops last Sunday.   Both Christmas Day and Boxing Day saw everything closed in Mallorca, causing...Read More Nerja Cave visits increase for third consecutive year THE Nerja Caves, the main tourist attraction of Axarquia, have seen an increase in visitors for the third consecutive year.  Additionally, as of December 15, the caves had received over 400,000 visitors,...Read More Population of Almeria falls The population in Almeria Province fell slightly between 2014 and 2015, new statistics from the INE (National Institute of Statistics) have revealed. Data released this week showed that there were 701,211...Read More Roman tower regains its former magnificence AN article in Lucentum, an Alicante University science journal, sheds more light on Villajoyosa’s San Jose tower. The Second Century monument marks one of the most important private burial grounds...Read More Bethlehem Light of Peace EVERY year, a child from Upper Austria goes to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem where Jesus Christ is traditionally believed to have been born and a candle is lit at the eternal flame and placed...Read More New Year’s fireworks are no cause for celebration THE New Year celebrations are about to begin with parties, music and the inevitable fireworks bringing in the New Year with a bang!  But for many, the firecrackers and fireworks are far from a cause...Read More Founder of Heroes Welcome receives MBE Major John W Senior TD, the Founder of Heroes Welcome UK is to be appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 New Year’s Honours List published in the...Read More Madrid beefs up security ahead of New Years Eve THE HISTORIC Puerta del Sol metro station will be closed on the evenings of December 30 and 31 as Madrid’s regional government looks to enhance security throughout the Hogmanay celebrations.  Police...Read More Torrevieja water will save the day for all The good news is that the New Year will bring mild weather and higher-than-normal temperatures. The bad news is that 2016 will be the third year of drought for Alicante Province and 2015 brought patchy...Read More Mallorcans celebrate the conquest of Islamic Mallorca Liberty will be in the air this week across Palma as Mallorcans celebrate the conquest of Islamic Mallorca over seven centuries ago, while Balearic separatists prepare for their annual demonstration for...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Wednesday, 30 December 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Toy troopers storm Velez-Malaga Charity, Christmas, and Star Wars came together last weekend with the aim of making some lucky Velez-Malaga children feel like they were in a galaxy far, far away.  Hundreds of families flocked to the...Read More Salvemos Mojacar suffers a blow Environmental groups fighting for the removal of the controversial Azata del Sol hotel in Carboneras were dealt a tough blow after the Constitutional Court ruled that there have been no violations of...Read More Multi-million plan to save local lives Approved proposals to widen the access route to Alicante airport will see €29.3 million pumped into impassioned plans to temper one of the nation’s deadliest roads and enhance Alicante’s...Read More Eye in the sky for Spain’s Lynxes ANDALUCIA’S regional government has inked a deal enabling conservationists to use drone technology to watch over the endangered Iberian Lynx.  The drone company will develop a prototype designed...Read More Russia likely out of Rio Olympics EUROPEAN Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen has said that he doubts the Russian athletic team will participate in the Rio 2016 Olympics following the damaging doping allegations that have dominated...Read More Tory chief under fire OLIVER Letwin, the chief policy advisor to British Prime Minister David Cameron, has apologised for derogatory remarks made in the aftermath of the 1985 inner-city riots that engulfed London.  Downing...Read More Costa’s treasure chest Wealth and Marbella go together like Switzerland and watches, but the affluent city has eclipsed all expectations by firmly establishing itself at the heart of the global luxury market.  The Golden...Read More Plans to spruce up the neighbourhood FORMER glory is set to return to the Palma neighbourhood of El Terreno, which, in the 50’s, was the place where the jet set and the famous were seen.   International stars such as Ava Gardner...Read More Foreigners awarded for making the effort to integrate THIRTY foreign residents living in Benidorm have received diplomas recognising their successful efforts to integrate into the Valencian Community. Fittingly, they received their certificates from the...Read More New roundabout to improve danger road THE mayor of Huercal Overa, Domingo Fernandez, went to see the new roundabout on the AL-8103 between the N-340 and Abejuela via Urcal. He was accompanied by Councillor for Districts, Emilio Perez, and...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Tuesday, 29 December 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Basque chef Aitor Basabe dies on Christmas Eve WELL known Basque chef Aitor Basabe, who with his wife Ana Larrea opened the Arbolagaña Restaurant inside the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum in 2001, was reported missing in the early hours of Christmas Eve. Officers...Read More What did you do with your last Boarding pass? The common or garden boarding pass is a familiar sight to most of us, and once served its purpose is typically discarded without concern as soon as we land. But maybe we should take a little more care...Read More Madrid gang taken out by Guardia Civil A STREET gang in the Madrid suburb of Valdemoro which had spent two years recruiting young men and women into what was likened to a Latino gang has been broken up by the Guardia Civil which has arrested...Read More Lemmy, lead singer of Motorhead, dies aged 70 “DEATH is an inevitability, isn't it? You become more aware of that when you get to my age. I don't worry about it. I'm ready for it. When I go, I want to go doing what I do best. If I died tomorrow,...Read More The first 2015 Christmas baby born in Gibraltar The first Christmas baby born in Gibraltar this year was at St Bernard’s Hospital to Kayleen Ruiz and Andrew Hales. The little boy arrived at 2.06am weighing 3.365 kilos or 7lbs 4oz. William Henry...Read More Unexplained fires hit northern Spain FOREST fires are hitting a number of areas in northern Spain with firefighters estimating that they are battling more than 120, many of which may have been started deliberately, with the regions of Cantabria,...Read More False hopes raised as Schumacher fortune dwindles THE German driver Michael Schumacher, who spent nearly two years in a vegetative state after the accident in the French Alps on 29 December 2013, is showing slight signs of recovery, but nothing like...Read More Elderly woman shot in care home POLICE in Essex have released the information that an 81-year-old woman identified as Rita King had been shot by another resident also in his 80s at the De La Mer House care home in Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze,...Read More New App from La Caixa Bank La Caixa Bank has launched a new app allowing payment via a mobile phone, similar to those available in the UK. Apart from making payments, it will be possible for customers to check their accounts and...Read More El Corte Ingles competitor for Amazon THE Spanish department store El Corte Ingles has launched a new online rapid delivery operation in order to try to combat Amazon, which is seeing a steady rise in its business within Spain.  The new...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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