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Wednesday, 24 June 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Experts assess probability of future Lorca earthquake A TEAM of experts are in Lorca to examine the Alhama de Murcia fault line. The 'Intergeo Project' is being financed by the national government in an attempt to better understand the seismic activity and...Read More First heatwave of the year approaches the Islands GET your fans working and your air con blasting as temperatures in the Island are expected to increase dramatically. In a press conference, head of the Forecasts Department of the National Meteorology...Read More Las Salinas de Calpe on the road to recovery CALPE Council is happy to report that the Las Salinas de Calpe, the protected wetland that is home to dozens of bird species including hundreds of beautiful flamingos, is now recovering its water levels...Read More Da Bruno raises for charity DA BRUNO restaurant group has presented the Asociacion CRECE charity with a cheque for €1,470 courtesy of friends and clients of the group. The association, which works to help and support children...Read More Gender violence forcing women out of work SEXIST violence has forced more than 500 women in Spain to leave their jobs during the past 11 years. The data, which corresponds to the period between January of 2004 and May of 2015, was released by...Read More Dutch police threaten Tour de France opening in pay dispute THE opening stage of the Tour de France faces huge disruption as Dutch police threaten strike action in a dispute over pay. The world’s biggest bike race, which often chooses to make it’s...Read More Disabled protestors attempt to storm Commons in cuts protest AROUND 30 campaigners from a disabled people’s rights group attempted to storm Prime Minister’s Questions in Westminster today in a protest against cuts to benefits. It took up to 40 police...Read More Greek deal in the balance as hostilities rise A RESCUE deal for Greece hangs in the balance as the country’s creditors are believed to have said concessions made by the left-wing Syriza government do not go far enough. In response, Prime Minister...Read More Have a safe summer THOUSANDS of police are being drafted in to the Costa del Sol to ensure summer tourists have a safe and happy holiday. Andalucian law enforcement agencies will swell with reinforcements with more than...Read More Police confiscate 41,000 litres of wine OPERATION RESACA – a cheekily termed operation meaning ‘hangover’ – has rid the Cadiz market of wines bearing false origin labels. A clandestine bodega had been bottling wine and...Read More Two towns compete to be the ‘most charming’ ALMUÑECAR (pictured) and Rincon de la Victoria are vying with each other to be named the most charming town in Spain. Together with another 24 Spanish towns they have been selected for the Top Ciudades...Read More Summer restrictions safeguard Cabo de Gata beaches SUMMER is here and vehicle access to beaches in the Cabo de Gata national park is once again restricted. Until September 20 the regional government’s Environment department is allowing only 500 vehicles...Read More Amnesty International says Spain must halt evictions THE human rights organisation Amnesty International has condemned Spain’s record on evictions over the years of the crisis, and called on the government to take immediate action. The campaigners...Read More Elda man was eaten by his own dogs THE body of an elderly man was found partly devoured by his own dogs at a private villa in Elda, not far from a local school. The National Police of Elda-Petrer were called to the home where an 83-year-old...Read More Denia theatre raises cash for charities THE 25th Mostra de Teatre Ciutat de Dénia has raised €2,359 for charities through their ticket sales. The money was generated through performances that took place between June 4 and June 13....Read More Union claims Malaga hospitals will close a quarter of beds in summer HOSPITALS run by the Andalucian Health Service will close 25 per cent of beds in Malaga Province, twice as many as in 2013 and more than half of operating theatres in summer, says a trade union. A report...Read More Sant Joan fiesta of fire celebrates summer BEACHES were crowded as thousands of people across Mallorca and the Balearic Islands celebrated the arrival of summer and called upon the patron saint Sant Joan on Tuesday (June 23) to bring the best...Read More Court finds no proof of Fabio Testi fraud THE Almeria provincial high court has cleared Italian actor Fabio Testi of fraud. Testi’s former wife Maria Dolores Navarro had accused him and a business associate of cheating her out of her Almeria...Read More Negotiations begin to bring back Velez-Malaga tram NEGOTIATIONS between the local government of Velez-Malaga and a transport company have started with the goal of bringing the famous tram service back to town. A statement released by the council announced...Read More Iberian lynxes saved from extinction now ending up as road kill IBERIAN lynxes – the most endangered feline species in the world – have made a remarkable comeback thanks to costly efforts by Spanish conservation specialists. Now the population has dropped...Read More Landmark day for Gibraltar’s health service THE first phase of Gibraltar’s new Electronic Patient Record system (EPR) will be launched this week. The system that has been developed by EMIS/Ascribe and the Gibraltar Health Authority is due...Read More 1,895 needle accidents in Valencia Region’s hospitals ACCORDING to the Accidental Life Health Exhibition (REBA) professionals in the Valencia Region suffered 1,895 accidents with suture and syringe needles during 2014. The recording system for such accidents...Read More BBC cameras roll THE Costa Blanca is to get a UK TV boost as a BBC documentary is being filmed about the recovery of the property market. With signs that the market is picking up it is more good news for the local economy...Read More A burning issue THERE are calls for the Hogueras of San Juan to be declared an Asset of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Culture Committee of the House of Representatives has approved a non-legislative proposal that...Read More Anti-bullfighting protests scare off Estepona market stallholder TWO protestors from Marbella’s anti-bullfighting group appear to have scared a street market stallholder away from Estepona seafront. On Sunday (June 21), two people from the group began protesting...Read More Palma boy’s tantrum brings in the real naughty police A 16-YEAR-OLD Palma teenager’s temper tantrum got him in trouble with the law after he threw his dinner out of the window. The reason, as he later found himself explaining to the National Police,...Read More A for effort for Granada students GRANADA students seem to enjoy burying their faces in their books as the province has registered the lowest rate of early school leaving in the whole of Andalucia. Specifically, 25.4 per cent of students...Read More Raised hopes for the Almeria high season THE summer season is called the high season with good reason. Hopes are high as the tourist sector prepares for an influx of visitors and the increase in summer rentals for apartments and villas on the...Read More British schoolboys fined for Auschwitz theft TWO boys from an exclusive, fee-paying school who were arrested at Auschwitz on Monday for stealing artefacts from the holocaust memorial have been fined and released. Polish police confirmed that the...Read More Elche school is first to install a defibrillator LAUDE NEWTON COLLEGE has become the first school in Elche to have a defibrillator. Eight members of school staff with prior first-aid knowledge will take part in the training to use this equipment. The...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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