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Tuesday, 23 June 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Get a move on or miss San Juan! ANYONE who wasn’t sure what all the noise was about this evening may not be aware that tonight is the eve of San Juan, when Costa towns and villages celebrate the start of summer. Traditional activities...Read More Firefighters out in force for Guadalhorce valley blaze A FOREST fire is being fought in the Pizarra area of the Guadalhorce valley. Infoca forest fire prevention and fighting services have had to send out the largest team needed so far this year in the area,...Read More Broadway musical coming to Da Bruno Mijas Costa THE BROADWAY musical, Jersey Boys, will be performed at the chic Italian restaurant Da Bruno Mijas Costa tomorrow (June 24) at 8:15pm. The musical was based on the lives and musical careers of the artists...Read More Spain and UK face anger from Rwanda over arrest of official SPAIN and the UK have both been criticised angrily by Rwandan government representatives following the arrest of the country’s most senior intelligence officer. Karenzi Karake was taken into custody...Read More Alicante’s San Juan celebrations: Bonfires, fogueres and fireworks CENTRAL Alicante is presently the scene of crazy effigies in plaster, wood and paint, as big as houses, depicting political personalities, TV stars and other characters that are part of Spanish life. Throughout...Read More British school pupils arrested for theft on Auschwitz visit TWO British teenagers have been arrested by police in Poland in connection with the theft of artefacts from the museum at Auschwitz. The 17-year-old boys had been taken to visit the site of the death camp...Read More Hospital Quiron to build links with medical schools THE new president of the College of Physicians of Alicante, Dr Jose Pastor Rosado, made an official visit to Hospital Quiron Torrevieja, welcomed by Dr Rafael Gimenez, regional managing director of Levante...Read More Visitors flock to Spannabis Malaga ALMOST 15,000 people visited Spannabis Malaga hemp and alternative technologies fair over the weekend, which examines all aspects of a plant rarely considered beyond its use as a drug. The sixth edition...Read More Heat wave in Pakistan claims 700 lives A DEVASTATING heat wave which has already claimed thousands of lives in India in recent weeks has now prompted neighbouring Pakistan’s Prime Minister to declare a state of emergency. Nearly...Read More Property costs put Balearic families in budget crunch BALEARIC families spend almost a third of their total monthly budget on mortgage or rental fees. Specifically, in the Islands 29.04 per cent of all income is allocated to cover property-related fees, without...Read More Rincon de la Victoria to have its first youth centre YOUNG people across Rincon de la Victoria will soon have a space to call their own. The new local government of Rincon de la Victoria (PSOE, Ahora Rincon, Izquierda Unida and Partido Popular) have begun...Read More Firefighters turn builders in Cartagena LOCAL fire crews have been brought in to remove various metallic sheets on the roof of the ill-fated sports complex in Cartagena. Work began on the Palacio de Deportes in 2006 with a budget of €14.9...Read More Benidorm forks out for summer school BENIDORM City Council under the leadership of new Mayor Toni Pérez has confirmed that a total of €78,821.75 has been allocated to summer activities for children. The programme has already...Read More Axarquia and Costa Tropical cities compete to be best in Spain ALMUÑECAR and Rincon de la Victoria have been chosen together with other 24 Spanish towns to participate in the project Top Ciudades 2015. The campaign was launched by hotel bookings engine HOTEL.INFO...Read More Music is a weapon for peace in Almeria classes THE Barenboim-Said Foundation is organising a course for children between September 1 and 4. The course, an introduction to music, will be held at the Almeria City Conservatorio. The Foundation is financed...Read More Summer culture off to a good start in Huercal-Overa HUERCAL-OVERA recently inaugurated its summer schedule of cultural events, Huercalida, with an Intergenerational Folklore Festival. The display in the Plaza de la Constitucion began with pupils from the...Read More Spain attempts to label Gibraltar as a tax haven SPAIN is lobbying for Gibraltar to be included on a European Union list of global tax havens, while simultaneously calling for Andorra to be struck from the list. The list, published last week, details...Read More Spain gears up for Gay Pride Day RAINBOW flags are flying high and proud throughout Spain this week, fluttering from government buildings, businesses and homes in a show of support of LGBT individuals on International Gay Pride Day. Throughout...Read More Schoolbook bank to help El Campello parents PARENTS in El Campello, Alicante, can get help with the expense of costly schoolbooks from the People’s Solidarity Network (RSP). The group is manning a collection point where used textbooks may...Read More Javea pilot shares stories of Ebola mission A YOUNG helicopter pilot hailing from Javea in the Marina Alta has shared his thoughts and experiences after serving with the United Nations Mission for Emergency Response, a UN mission to stem the advance...Read More New Belgian organisation launched on the Costa THE recent opening event for the Belgian Business and Community Club España (BBCCE) was a great success with more than 100 guests taking part. Officially founded at a national level on March 16...Read More Music sweeps up the streets of Almuñecar ALMUÑECAR is living a musical celebration in the midst of the Tropical Festival of Music Bands, which will run until June 28. The event features local and Scandinavian bands, whose next performance...Read More Two more years on remand for Mallorcan Hells Angels LEADER of the Mallorcan chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, Frank-Armin Hanebuth, and vice-president, Khalli Youssafi, have been remanded in prison for two more years. National Spanish Court Judge...Read More Autumn start for Almeria’s renewed AVE project WORK on Almeria’s AVE high-speed connection was halted three years ago. Spending cuts by the central government in Madrid instead redirected investment in high-speed infrastructure to other parts...Read More Queen to visit Bergen-Belsen on German tour Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh set off on a tour of Germany today (June 23), which amongst other duties will take them to the remains of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The royal visit...Read More Guadalhorce mayors outraged over lack of ambulances POLITICAL representatives of all ideologies in the Guadalhorce Valley have joined forces to speak out over the lack of ambulances to cover the area, which is causing a crisis in the area. They have described...Read More Expat workers on the rise, say Spanish Social Security figures MONTHLY statistics are up for expatriates registered with Spain’s Social Security system, with 55,334 new foreign members in May, an increase of 3.44 per cent since April. The increase in new foreign...Read More Chinese investors buy Murcia commercial centre CHINESE investors have reportedly brought the Condado de Alhama commercial centre in Murcia, according to the centre's property administrators. The Al Kasar commercial centre was built by Polaris World...Read More Fun in the sun at Javea’s Pinosol Park A NEW playground has been opened in Pinosol Park on Cami Cansalades in Javea. The popular park attracts many local families with young children, especially on Sundays and fiestas, to enjoy a picnic and...Read More Paul Hickling shares his hilarious tales of Costa life PAUL HICKLING, the author of book the Roman Oasis, spent a busy morning book signing for his enthusiastic followers at the English Bookshop in Sabinillas. Euro Weekly News was fortunate enough to interview...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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