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Monday, 22 June 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Costa Calida feeling hot, hot, hot SPRING was one of the warmest on record this year on the Costa Calida and now weather experts are predicting one of the hottest summers. Partly as a result of the unusually warm spring, meteorological...Read More Alcoy provides free summer school for needy children ALCOY City Council with the cooperation of the Department of Social Welfare has launched a programme of free summer school activities for 150 children from low-income families. Daily meals will be included...Read More Young boy dies at Cordoba water park A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has died today (Monday June 22) at the Aquasierra water park in Villafranca de Cordoba (Cordoba). Authorities believe he may have hit his head and then fallen into the water. The Emergency...Read More 300 stranded passengers spend night on Belfast Airport floor THERE was chaos at Belfast International Airport at the weekend when one disruptive passenger led to 300 travellers having to camp for the night on the airport’s floor. A plane en route from Rome...Read More EU heads of finance welcome Greek plans but ask for more time EUROPE’S financial chiefs have asked for more time today to consider the new proposals put forward by Greece in an effort to rescue the nation’s bailout and keep its place in the Eurozone. Over...Read More Spain’s voters not happy with town hall coalitions THE local elections across Spain in May have resulted in a huge number of coalition governments formed in town halls, and that’s put some voters’ noses out of joint. Support for the conservative...Read More Confused Malaga swimmers get answer on ‘grey’ flags THE bathing season started last week in Malaga City, and lifeguards have already been asked repeatedly what grey flags seen flying on the beaches mean. While most knew about the red, yellow and green flags...Read More Air festival draws thousands to Motril ALL eyes were on Motril’s sky on Sunday as it celebrated its International Air Festival with a record-breaking attendance of more than 50,000 people. Visitors enjoyed exciting displays by international...Read More Spectacles gave the game away for Garrucha robbery faker A MADRID woman staying in Garrucha was charged with fraud and falsely reporting a crime. The 64-year-old went to the Guardia Civil to report that her bag had been snatched by a man on a bicycle as she...Read More Endesa funds programme for green, high tech business start-ups A NEW initiative from the European Commission aims to support entrepreneurs to make energy smarter, more reliable and more efficient. Internet Cleantech Enablers Spark (INCENSe) will award some 42 innovative...Read More Fewer Balearic students searching for jobs THE Balearic Islands has registered the second highest decrease in students currently searching for a job, the figure having dropped 17.5 per cent. This group has gone from 372 youths registered for job...Read More Elche father in court accused of abuse A MAN is facing a jail sentence of nine years for allegedly abusing his daughter. The man from Elche is accused of the abuse of his two-year-old daughter during his visitation rights after being separated...Read More San Juan bonfires keep Alicante Red Cross busy RED CROSS volunteers on duty in Alicante for the San Juan bonfire celebrations had a busy Saturday night on June 20, answering 62 calls for assistance and making 12 hospital transfers. A Red Cross spokesperson...Read More El Corte Ingles collection in Palma gives old toys a second chance CORTE INGLÉS shops in Avenida Jaime III in Palma will be collecting second hand toys until July 12 to donate them to poorer children next Christmas. All items will be donated to charity Plan Internacional...Read More Suspected slot machine robbers tracked down in Granada FIVE Romanian citizens have been arrested accused of having carried out several robberies in a number of towns across Granada Province with bars and restaurants the main targets. Police reported that the...Read More El Ejido flattens shanty town in controversial operation EL EJIDO town hall evacuated and demolished 30 shacks in the Tierras de Almeria district. The demolition was ordered at the end of April but halted after the mediation of charities and the SAT trade union. SAT...Read More La Linea expat dies paragliding A BRITISH woman from La Linea died in a paragliding accident on Sunday (June 21). The 48-year-old, identified with the initials LP, died instantly after her paraglider folded and she fell to the ground...Read More New Gibraltar art show puts small states centre stage THE Little Constellation project, specialising in promoting and developing art in Europe’s smallest states, opens the doors on its ‘The Voices of the Sirens’ exhibition this week (Tuesday...Read More Windsurfers catch wind and waves at GP Tarifa competition WINDSURFERS from around the world filled the beaches and waters of Valdevaqueros this weekend to compete in the Spanish windsurfing championship, GP Tarifa. The competition, from June 19 to 21, tested...Read More New mayor prioritises waste and land use in Torrevieja BRING rubbish collection back into the public sector and review the land-use planning of Torrevieja. These are the two priorities of Torrevieja’s new mayor, Jose Manuel Dolon, from Los Verdes party. “I’ve...Read More Arroyo residents show their Bandolero side at Mojacar Moors and Christians festival SOME years back Arroyo de la Miel resident Stuart Gregory and some friends visited Mojacar (Almeria) during the Moors and Christians fiestas. Since then they have returned for the Mojacar fiestas each...Read More It’s a FAB, FAB world of beautiful women in Javea FABULOUS and Beautiful Costa Blanca (FAB) held its debut meeting hosted by Tina Jones of Javea’s popular Hair and Beauty Academy H20 last week, kicking off with a generous cheque for €500 from...Read More Estepona mayor sets example by refusing salary THE mayor of Estepona, Jose Maria Garcia Urbano, will continue practising what he preaches in terms of cost-cutting by refusing his salary from the local council. The mayor hasn’t taken payment...Read More Easy profits feed growth in Spain’s marihuana greenhouses THE number of marihuana greenhouses in Spain has rocketed due to their profitability, alert National Police and Guardia Civil. The authorities said that the number of cannabis plantations they had found...Read More Cala del Moral residents invited to help plan fair THE Fairs and Festivities Department of Rincon de la Victoria has called on all residents of the Cala del Moral to decide on the content and programme of the upcoming fair. “It is the first time...Read More Chernobyl children arrive in Mallorca MALLORCA has welcomed 40 children from Ukraine and Belarus who will spend their summer holidays with families on the Island. The children come from areas close to Chernobyl and are orphans or suffer from...Read More Crevillent Meningitis death is ‘isolated case’ A CREVILLENT man has died of Meningitis. The 50-year-old Chinese national passed away after being admitted to the Hospital de la Vinalopo in a serious condition. The hospital stressed it was an isolated...Read More Parents’ frantic search for toddler missing in Alicante ends in joy IT is the nightmare that keeps all loving parents awake at night: the disappearance of a child. In Alicante on Sunday evening June 21 at around 7pm, the parents of a three-year-old little boy went through...Read More Motorbike enthusiasts ride north for Asturias MOTORCYCLE riders from all over Spain, Portugal and France will meet in Oviedo next week for the first annual bike riders meeting. The event, which is already expecting more than 400 attendees, will take...Read More Forty hospitalised by Norfolk holiday camp chemical leak AROUND 40 people, including children, were rushed to hospital after a chemical leak in a Norfolk holiday park’s swimming pool. Swimmers at the Wild Duck camping and caravan site run by Haven developed...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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