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Monday, 13 July 2015   
 

Euro Weekly News - Alerts


Deadly heat-wave to last until Thursday

THE second heat wave Spain is currently suffering will last until Thursday (July 16) and has already been credited as the second longest since 1975.
The 12 consecutive days with extremely high temperatures...Read More

Mini-skirt wearers absolved in Morocco

Agadir TWO young Moroccan women who were arrested for wearing ‘provocative’ mini-skirts have been absolved by an Agadir court following a controversial case that has caused indignation all over the...Read More

Sipping cocktails in style in Puerto Banus´ La Sala by the Sea

Puerto Banus´ La Sala by the Sea was the perfect setting on a very hot summer evening on Saturday (July 11) for the International Expats Club to hold another fantastic social networking event.
The...Read More

Professor warns of Benidorm beach danger

SANDBANK DANGER:  Benidorm beach. THE shifting sands just metres offshore on Benidorm beach have moved this year and may present a danger to those bathing.
Benidorm beach is renowned for its soft sands and gentle sloping entrance to the...Read More

Alicante donor service makes urgent call for blood

THE Alicante blood transfusion centre has put out an urgent appeal for donors as it is reaching the height of its capacity, running at 77 per cent and with reserves dwindling.
Blood type 0- has just two...Read More

Mallorca´s S’Estada shopping centre selling out already

SEVENTY per cent of the future S’Estada shopping centre’s surface in Coll d’en Rabassa has already been rented.
The new facilities are expected to be inaugurated in around 12 months,...Read More

Padel for a good cause

ONE of the most successful sports summer events of the Costa Tropical is about to take place and with a charitable spirit.
The registration period for the Charity Padel Tournament Manos Unidas, scheduled...Read More

Tourists spending more on the Balearic Islands

TOURISTS are leading the Balearic Island’s financial recovery as the region has registered the highest rate of tourism expenditure of the past five years.
During the first five months of 2015, each...Read More

Wave power revs up in Gibraltar

A WAVE energy plant is due to be finished in Gibraltar by the end of the year. The wave farm will be comprised of eight second-generation floaters on a pier and is expected to generate around 15 per cent...Read More

10th Anniversary of the Blevins Franks Golf Tournament at Javea Golf Club

Javea Golf Club hosted the 10th Annual Blevins Franks Golf Tournament.
There were 120 entrants this year, the maximum the course could accommodate, and format for the competition was single stableford.
The...Read More

As Greece sinks Spain rises

AS Greece goes through financial turmoil and British citizens have been advised not to go to Tunisia, it would appear Spain could get an unexpected tourism windfall.
Figures suggest that up to 300,000...Read More

No further action in Nijar abandoned helicopter probe

INVESTIGATIONS into an abandoned and damaged helicopter discovered near Nijar will not go any further.
As no drugs were found, the judge in charge of the enquiry has shelved the case.
Discovering the large,...Read More

Holiday spending begins at Alicante airport

SHOPPING:  Alicante-Elche passengers start holiday spending at the airport. INCREASED spending in shops and cafes at Alicante-Elche airport is expected to generate €50 million worth of business this year, making the airport the fifth most profitable commercially after Madrid;...Read More

Urgent call for blood on Costa

MALAGA urgently needs more blood donations to cover needs this summer as the current heat wave has started to deplete stores.
CRTS regional transfusion centre director Isidro Prat has announced that there...Read More

Jumping on and off Rincon public transport

PASSENGERS on public transport in Rincon de la Victoria may soon be able to jump on and off the buses with a discount card. Making improvements to public transport was part of the electoral commitments...Read More

El Ejido police take softly, softly approach on beach patrols

DOGS: Not wanted  on El Ejido beaches. EL EJIDO beaches, promenades and leisure areas have day and night police patrols this summer.
Local Police officers began their rounds of the town’s 27 kilometres of beaches on foot, bicycle and...Read More

Hot air balloon accident kills pilot and injures six

A HOT air balloon pilot died and six people were injured in a horror accident at a festival near Barcelona. A spokesperson for the European Balloon Festival said that the 51-year-old pilot had died while...Read More

Zaragoza retirement home where fire killed 8 ‘had no licence’

EIGHT elderly people died in a fire at a home at the weekend and two were seriously injured in the town of Cuarte de Huerva in Aragon. The fire started at 1am on Sunday and one of the home’s employees,...Read More

Turtle returns to sea at Torrevieja after year long recovery

RELEASED: Habanera  the loggerhead turtle is back in the sea after a year in captivity. A TURTLE that was wounded a year ago by the propeller of a boat has been released in to the sea in Torrevieja.
Having spent a year in captivity to recover from the serious injuries that appeared on it’s...Read More

Illegal taxis under pressure

UNAUTHORISED taxis, an increasingly common problem on the Costa, are going to have their work cut out staying under the radar as Marbella has launched a campaign to stop their activities.
So-called ‘pirate’...Read More

Missing man found in Benidorm

A MAN whose daughter took to social media when he went missing has been found. Emma Woolner became worried about her father, John Woolner, who was last seen in Alicante at the start of June 2015. Emma...Read More

Helping save lives in Frigiliana

THE mobile unit for blood donation will be in Frigiliana on July 28 from 6pm to 10pm at the Plaza del Ingenio.
The town council explained in a statement that, even though the blood bank reserves are at...Read More

Bird flu confirmed at Lancashire farm

BIRD FLU has been confirmed at a farm in Lancashire, although the government says there is no safety risk for consumers.
The poultry farm has been sealed off since the H7N7 strain of the virus was identified,...Read More

Two more runners gored at Pamplona’s San Fermin festival

TWO people were gored on Monday morning’s run in Pamplona, the seventh, and penultimate, day of the San Fermin festival. On the fastest run of the week so far, taking just two minutes and 12 seconds...Read More

Madrid to make tourists pay a fee

AHORA MADRID, an independent party in control of the Madrid Council, announced the city’s government is considering launching a tourist fee to be paid by visitors to the Spanish capital.
The charge...Read More

Three people killed in tragic weekend on Vega Baja's roads

ACCIDENTS:  emergency services were four road traffic accidents which killed three people at the weekend THREE people were killed in road traffic accidents over the weekend in the Vega Baja.
The first fatality was in Torrevieja when a 70 year-old man died in a traffic accident which happened when the motorcycle...Read More

Euromillion winner in Javea

A LUCKY person in Javea won €49,604.10 in the Friday Euromillions draw. Speculation about who it is has the local rumour mill working overtime.
The Euromillions draw on Friday July 10 saw Spain claim...Read More

Irate parent apologised to staff at son’s school

JOSE MARIA MUÑOZ who threatened staff at his son’s school last year, has apologised in writing for his conduct.
The 14-year-old’s form teacher summoned his father Jose Maria Muñoz...Read More

Change of venue for Almeria Strings

AS their usual venue is closed for the summer, Almeria Strings meets at Miraflores in Camping Los Gallardos.
Folk nights (July 16 and August 20), Thursday practice sessions and fretted instrument lessons...Read More

18 Paris Primark hostages saved as gunmen on run

ARMED police have saved 18 hostages held up by gunmen in a Paris Primark store, while the suspects are now on the run.
Anti-terrorist officers entered the store in the Qwartz shopping centre in Villenueve-la-Garenne...Read More

 
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