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Wednesday, 15 July 2015   
 

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Huercalida helps the little ones keep cool

FOAM: The bravest  parents joined in WITH current record-breaking temperatures Huercal-Overa’s summer events programme Huercalida could not have a better name.
At least the children could cool down with a foam party during the multi-adventure...Read More

Johnny Depp’s wife faces court over dog smuggling debacle

A CONTROVERSY that saw Johnny Depp’s dogs placed on a death row countdown in Australia has resulted in his wife, actress Amber Heard, summoned to court to face charges.
The couple’s pets, Yorkshire...Read More

Guardia Civil killed in accidental Almeria explosion

File photo: TEDAX  group A MEMBER of the Spanish Guardia Civil forces was killed on Wednesday July 15 when explosives he was handling accidentally went off. The accident happened inside a van used by the Special Technical Group...Read More

Holiday spending begins on arrival 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

British swimmer found dead off Costa Dorada beach

A FIFTY-ONE-YEAR OLD British tourist has died while snorkelling on a Costa Dorada holiday.
The man, who has not been named, was swimming in the waters off L’Ametlla de Mar, Tarragona, beach when...Read More

‘Children’ will no longer be able to get married in Spain

YOUTHS below 16 years old are no longer able to get married in Spain.
The Voluntary Jurisdiction law, which comes into force today (Wednesday, July 15), raises the minimum age for marriage and stops those...Read More

Air pollution kills 9,500 Londoners each year

AROUND 9,500 deaths each year in London are caused by air pollution, says a new study from Kings College London. The number is double that previously thought.
The university’s researchers have carried...Read More

Summer doctors in Denia

A TEMPORARY public medical centre has been opened by Denia’s Les Marines beach for the eighth summer running to meet the increased demand for attention over the busy summer months.
Open from 10am...Read More

Marivent Palace to open to the public

ROYAL FAMILY:  During their visit last year KING Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and their daughters Leonor and Sofia spent last weekend at the Marivent Palace in Mallorca.
The last time they had been seen in Mallorca was for the Resurrection Sunday Mass...Read More

Get your culture on for free in Almuñecar!

LEARNING everything there is to know about two of the most important historical attractions in Almuñecar is now easier than ever.
The Council’s Culture Department has launched for another...Read More

Pilgrims’ special day

ONE of the most famous Christian pilgrimages in the world is to Santiago de Compostela, and the Galician city is about to hold its biggest festival of the year.
Around 30,000 pilgrims a year are registered...Read More

Highest IBI in Spain still going strong

RESIDENTS in Torremolinos will have to continue paying Spain’s highest property tax for a few more years, despite previous promises to reduce it.
Tax payers in the town will have to pay the same...Read More

Albox to become religious epicentre

ALBOX is to become one of the central points during the 2016’s Jubilee.
During the Mass service at the Santa Maria Church, the Bishop announced the great news: on occasion of the third centenary...Read More

Elche children's guided tour around Anthem of the Seas

YOUNGSTERS from the Elche Children's Home Children were invited by Royal Caribbean Cruises to visit the Anthem of the Seas which was docked in Cartagena for the day.
The children had a great day out; were...Read More

Domestic abuse remembered in Benidorm

THE Mayor of Benidorm, Toni Perez, led members of the council in a minute’s silence to remember the victims of domestic abuse.
The silence was held at the town hall and is part of the Mayor's initiative...Read More

Tortoises dumped on Malaga street

FORTY endangered tortoises have been found abandoned on a Malaga city street.
Officers from the Guardia Civil’s Seprona nature protection brigade discovered four crates on a street near La Malagueta...Read More

Plans to improve ‘most dangerous road’

THE Llucmajor to Campos road has been dubbed the most dangerous in Mallorca, but the Territory and Infrastructures Department has promised work will start on it in 2016.
In the past 10 years, 16 people...Read More

Two men caught in Motril

GUARDIA Civil officers arrested two 25-year-old men at the Motril Port for an alleged crime of document forgery.
The detainees are reported to have attempted to board a ferry destined for Alhucemas (Morocco)...Read More

Win for transgender rights

AFTER a campaign by The Rock’s Equality Rights Group (ERG) and dialogue with the Gibraltar Government, legislation has been introduced to protect transgender individuals against discrimination.
The...Read More

Seaplanes called in for forest fire in La Marina

FOREST FIRE:  Seaplanes worked to help extinguish flames TWO seaplanes and a helicopter were needed to extinguish a fire in the pine forest of La Marina.
The blaze was just 300 metres from the Rebollo beach, close to the campsite and destroyed around 3,000 square...Read More

Protests at bulls in the sea festivity in Denia

PROTESTORS gathered at a temporary bullring set up by the sea in Denia to protest against the traditional Bous a la Mar celebrations held last weekend.
On Saturday (July 11), animal rights group Pacma...Read More

More wealthy visitors jetting in to the Balearics

THE number of private jets using Mallorca and Ibiza’s Airports has risen considerably over the past two years.
According to Enaire, a record number of private jets and air-taxis used Son Sant Joan...Read More

Demands for more recycling in Mallorca

ENVIRONMENTALISTS ‘Amigos de la Terra’ (Earth’s Friends) has demanded measures to limit the incineration of refuse which could be recycled.
EU circular economy rules mean that incineration...Read More

Murder suspect held over death of woman near Barcelona

A SWEDISH man has been detained by police on suspicion of murdering a woman whose body was discovered on Saturday (July 11) in a wooded area near the seaside resort of Calella, situated 58 kilometres...Read More

International tennis in Moraira

THE 15th edition of the tennis tournament at Sol-Park Moraira will be in remembrance of Jorge Fernandez who died in an accident.
The tournament will start on Saturday July 18 and the closing ceremony will...Read More

Baby found in city bin

TWO Guardia Civil officers in Madrid have rescued a newborn baby from an underground rubbish bin in Mejorada del Campo, Madrid.
The authorities were alerted first thing this morning (Wednesday 15) by a...Read More

Peaceful holidays in Velez-Malaga

EIGHT children from the refugee camp in Tinduf (Argelia) will spend their holidays with families in Velez-Malaga this summer.
Under the name ‘Peaceful Holidays’, the project has been supported...Read More

Barcelona winger turns down Spain for Stoke

THE 19-year-old winger from Barcelona, Moha El Ouriachi, has been signed to Stoke City after turning down a new contract with Barca. The player will be joining the team when they compete for the Asia...Read More

Costa towns work to bridge the gap

FOLLOWING almost two decades of disagreements and distancing, Torremolinos and Benalmadena councils are working to bridge the gap both figuratively and literally.
The mayors of both towns have held a meeting...Read More

Dick Whittington panto cast in San Fulgencio

STUDIO 32 has now completed auditions for their next pantomime Dick Whittington to be on stage at the Cardinal Belluga theatre San Fulgencio in mid-November.
The principal part of Dick Whittington has...Read More

 
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