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Thursday, 30 July 2015   
 

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Six stabbed in Jerusalem’s gay pride parade

SIX people have been stabbed at the Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem with two individuals seriously injured after a man, described as an ultra-Orthodox Jew, attacked several individuals, according to Jerusalem’s...Read More

Traders protest the shopping centre

COMMERCIAL units in the centre of Alicante have placed posters in their shop windows protesting against the Rabasa macro-centre on the outskirts of the city that would be located on the site of the planned...Read More

Denia proposes closer involvement for residents

DENIA Mayor Vicent Grimalt, and the Councillor for citizen participation, Òscar Mengual, met on Tuesday July 21 with representatives of the Federation of associations of neighbours of Denia and...Read More

Costa towns need more funds for the summer

TOWNS across the Costa del Sol are in urgent need of some budget boosting during the summer.
With the dramatic fall in tourists to African destinations such as Tunisia and Egypt due to insecurity and the...Read More

Toxic ‘fat-burning’ product sees one hospitalised

AT LEAST one person in Gerona (Catalonia) has been hospitalised after consuming a ‘fat-burning’ toxic product.
The Public Health Agency of Catalonia has warned all citizens about a ‘fat-burning’...Read More

Benidorm supports Lynsey

A SINGER from Benidorm has arranged a star studded night to raise funds for her sister who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Emma Louise, who is a popular singer in Benidorm, was devastated when...Read More

Castell de Ferro’s fair causing complaints amongst sleepless neighbours

THE festivities in honour of Castell de Ferro’s patron saint, celebrated on July 10 and 19, has created serious disturbances to neighbours and business owners of the area, according to a number...Read More

Chill-out lounge ordered to close

View of Sant  Carles area PALMA City Hall has ordered the immediate closure of the chill-out lounge at Sant Carles fortress.
The establishment was given two days to close as it had no licence to open or carry out work.
It was located...Read More

Not everybody is ready for the naked truth

THE Veraplayazul naturist association wants the Garrucha -Vera Playa tourist train to modify its route.
Members are weary of the reactions of some passengers as the train crosses the area’s naturist...Read More

Aircon for Dolores: Volunteer cools down rescue horse

THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales would like to say a big thank you to Roy, one of their supporters who put his heavy work load on hold to arrive at the rescue centre to fit an air conditioning...Read More

Palma de Mallorca will see no more bullfights

AnimaNaturalis  association campaigning against bullfighting PALMA DE MALLORCA has officially been declared an anti-bullfighting city.
The motion has been approved on Thursday (July 30) at the City Council following the campaign Mallorca Sense Sang (Without Blood),...Read More

Fire in Nerja hotel sees several buildings evacuated

A FIRE started in the electricity meter room in a hotel of Nerja spread to the laundry of the building.
The emergency services were alerted in the early hours of Thursday (July 30) at around 1.17am to...Read More

Bright summer outlook with record-breaking figures

ALMERIMAR:   Population will multiply by four THE summer season is at its height and it looks as though initial predictions could prove conservative.
As July ends official figures show that in June the province broke through the 160,000 ceiling for...Read More

Negligence led to bungee death, say Guardia Civil

BUNGEE JUMPING:  police believe that the monitor failed to ensure all safety measures. TWO people may face charges for manslaughter through negligence following Guardia Civil investigations on the death of a 23-year-old British woman in a bungee jumping accident in Granada on July 21.
The...Read More

LGBT campaigners say Gib gay marriage referendum would be ‘smack in the face’

THERE’S been anger in Gibraltar at the news that the government may put the question of marriage equality to a referendum, rather than making the change in the law part of the Alliance party’s...Read More

Calpe’s council seeks to resolve problems on Penyal d’lfach

CALPE’S Councillor for Protection and Planning Ana Sala and a number of environmental representatives are to meet in Calpe this week to discuss a safe and viable solution to restoring safety to...Read More

Greenpeace activists arrested in protest at Spain’s ‘tax on sunlight’

FOUR Greenpeace activists have been arrested in Madrid after climbing up a building next to the Ministry of Industry to protest against a controversial ‘sun tax’ decree which could be approved...Read More

Cameron under fire for ‘swarm’ of migrants comment, pledging more deportations

PRIME Minister David Cameron has pledged more deportations from the UK in response to the crisis at Calais, where a man died on Tuesday night (July 28), one of nine to have been killed trying to cross...Read More

Bodega tours bring visitors pouring into Alicante Province

WINE TASTING: A  growing form of tourism in Alicante Province MORE than two million people last year made visits to wineries in Spain; a growing type of tourism for the country.
The Spanish Association of Wine Cities has published its annual report on visits to wineries...Read More

Matas charged over Son Espases contract

THE Anti-corruption prosecutor has presented a lawsuit against Jaume Matas and Juan Miguel Villar Mir regarding the assignation of Son Espases Hospital.
The former President of the Balearic Government...Read More

Malaysia warns ‘too early’ to say if Reunion wreckage is missing flight MH370

WRECKAGE from a plane that has washed up on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is believed to be part of a Boeing 777, the same model as flight MH370, the Malaysian Airlines plane that disappeared...Read More

L’Alfaz mayor pushes to scrap afternoon break for schools

ALFAZ DEL PI’S mayor, Vicente Arques, is determined to implement a continuous school day for the town’s children.
After the change of government in May the mayor held a meeting with educational...Read More

‘Gag law’ arrives in Motril with fine for insulting police

FOLLOWING reports of the first person in Spain to be charged under Spain’s new ‘gag law,’ another man, this time on the Costa Tropical, will have to pay a €90 fine for insulting...Read More

More foreigners paying into system

SOCIAL SECURITY:   Almeria has the most non-EU contributors THERE were 46,824 non-Spanish contributors to the Social Security system in Almeria in June.
The province has the second highest number after Malaga, which has 59,656, and is followed by Huelva (29,759)....Read More

Parents arrested in Marbella after child found locked in car

A TWELVE-year-old girl’s parents have been arrested in Marbella for allegedly leaving her locked inside a car with the windows closed and the doors blocked for two and a half hours.
The National...Read More

Spain faces falling population crisis

SPAIN is expected to lose at least six million inhabitants over the coming decades, says the UN.
The UN estimates there are currently 46.1 million inhabitants in Spain, a figure which predictions say will...Read More

British Foreign Office Minister awards Malaga tourist police office Certificate of Excellence

UK Foreign Office Minister Grant Shapps visited the SATE (Servicio al Atencion Turista Extranjera) office in Malaga on Wednesday July 29 to award the office the Certificate of Excellence. The award recognises...Read More

Murcia’s food inspections aim to ensure hot weather hygiene

INSPECTIONS: Food  checks to limit cases of food poisoning HEALTH authorities are to inspect around 270 beach bars and street vendors in Murcia this summer to ensure the safety and hygiene of the establishments in a bid to reduce cases of food poisoning, when...Read More

Spain’s traffic cops gear up for flood of holiday traffic

DGT Spanish traffic authority launches phase two of the summer Operacion Salida road campaign this Friday, July 31 to keep the 43.2 million vehicles expected in August under control.
This second phase...Read More

Calpe blazes a trail - underwater

THE only underwater trail in the Valencian community is proving to be a great success with visitors to Calpe.
The Princesa de Asturias eco trail, at El Raco cove at the foot of the Ifach rock, was set...Read More

 
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I will survive

Costa del Sol - STRUGGLES for equality are starting to pay off for Costa women as for once unemployment reports have revealed virtually half of those who have found work in the province are female. As unemployment levels fell in Malaga Province for the fifth month in a row, 1,912 women and 1,923 men left the unemployment register in June, bringing the total number of unemployed people down to 181,394. Read More

 

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Lotto surprises

Costa Blanca North - THE National Lottery with a total prize haul of €140 million was drawn in Benidorm on Poniente Beach on Saturday July 4 by fiesta queens and their attendants, dressed in traditional costumes. The holiday lottery draw took place at 1pm and lasted for about half-an-hour, broadcast live by RTVE. Read More

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British couple arrested for fake kidnapping

Costa Blanca South - A BRITISH couple have been arrested in Guardamar for allegedly faking a kidnapping. It is said they devised a plot in which the woman pretended to have been kidnapped in order to extort a ransom of £5,000 (€7,000) from her parents in the UK. Read More

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Cruel sea claims the lives of three bathers

Costa del Almeria - THREE people have lost their lives while swimming in Nijar and Pulpi. The Nijar deaths occurred on the same morning in heavy seas whipped up by a treacherous Levante wind. The lifeless body of a 40-year-old... Read More

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The Axarquia is chosen for A Place in the Sun

Axarquia / Costa Tropical - BRITISH TV series A Place in the Sun will feature the Axarquia in an upcoming episode. Beaches across Torre del Mar have been chosen as the setting for a new episode of A Place in the Sun, broadcast on Channel 4, which aims to help buyers who wish to settle in warmer climes than the grey UK find their dream home. Read More

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Mallorcan sunrise

Mallorca - DOZENS of months of falling unemployment numbers attest to the fact that the Balearic Islands are leading Spain into recovery. The number of unemployed residents registered in June decreased by 3,324 people, a 5.65 per cent drop in the number of people out of work if compared with the previous month, and places the number of jobless at 55,508 people, according to the data released by the Employment and Social Security Ministry. Read More

 

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