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Wednesday, 01 July 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Greek PM confirms referendum will go ahead and calls for no vote GREECE will go ahead with its referendum on Sunday, announced Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday afternoon (July 1) in a televised national address. His announcement followed intense speculation...Read More Pamplona police say bulls aren’t the only danger at San Fermin PAMPLONA will begin its famous San Fermin celebrations next week, filling the city with spectators from all over the world eager to participate in thrilling bull runs and city-wide parties. The week-long...Read More Tunisian terror outrage leads to raised security The terrorist outrage centred around a Mallorca-owned hotel in Tunisia has led to extra security at key points around the island. The authorities have raised the terror alert to level four – one...Read More RAF brings home bodies of British victims of Tunisia attack THE bodies of eight British tourists killed in the Tunisia beach massacre have been brought back to the UK this afternoon (July 1). The victims were flown home by the Royal Air Force, the flight arriving...Read More Trial by jury for woman accused of killing 5 year old A WOMAN accused of beating a five-year-old child in her care to death at her home in Alicante refused to testify in court on Monday June 29. Judicial sources confirm that the accused, named as MLAS, is...Read More Heinz tomato ketchup turns blue A GERMAN consumer of Heinz tomato ketchup found a Heinz promotion website a little too saucy when he linked to it. Using the QR code scan on the back of the bottle he connected to what he thought was...Read More Two fires blaze in Riviera INFOCA firefighting service has joined Mijas fire brigade to fight two blazes currently reported in the Riviera del Sol area of Mijas Costa. Helicopters are working to put out the fires, one believed to...Read More US Independence Day celebration Barbeques will be blazing and the red, white and blue will be waved proudly in the small town of Macharaviaya this weekend in celebration of July 4, America’s Independence Day. But why would a tiny...Read More Girl, 9, shot in Almeria City clan feud THREE men have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a nine-year-old girl in Almeria City. She was near the window of her first-floor home in El Puche when she was caught in crossfire between...Read More Escorca wins prestigious global ecotourism award ESCORCA has obtained one of the most prestigious awards honouring its excellent performance in the realm of environmentally friendly tourism. The town has been certified a ‘Biosphere World Class...Read More Motril Council put plan in place for residents at risk of eviction MOTRIL Council has put a new protocol in place designed to provide support to local people at risk of being evicted from their homes. Together with the Junta de Andalucia Regional Government and Granada’s...Read More Gibraltar-Morocco Yacht Rally raises £6,780 THE 15th annual Ocean Village/Boatshed Gibraltar-Morocco Yacht Rally raised a record-breaking £6,780, tripling the amount previously raised for charity, which this year will go to Gibraltar’s...Read More Beach given all-clear after medical alert THE El Playazo beach in Vera was given the all-clear on the summer’s hottest day so far. The beach was closed to swimmers on June 23 after local health centres treated an increasing number of patients...Read More Airport chaos threat with maximum impact over summer weekends The second series of summer strikes by Barcelona’s air traffic controllers will take place on July 11 and 12 and again on July 25 and 26 following a collapse in negotiations between the trades union...Read More Costa heating up for a promising summer With bookings on the up, hotels on the Costa Blanca have started out on what they hope will be the season that finally ends the recession. Families are finally starting to feel brave enough to start booking...Read More Trial by jury for woman accused of beating five-year-old to death A WOMAN accused of beating a five-year-old child in her care to death at her home in Alicante refused to testify in court on Monday June 29. Judicial sources confirm that the accused, MLAS, is facing a...Read More AC/DC: Let there be rock… streaming! ROCK icons AC/DC have lifted their long-term ban on streaming music, offering up their entire discography to music streaming services, including Spotify, Rdio and the recently launched Apple Music. The...Read More Ryanair launches air traffic control strike ban petition WITH Spanish air traffic controllers preparing for partial strikes on July 11-12 and 25-26, and French controllers on the picket lines for 48 hours starting tomorrow (Thursday July 2), Ryanair has...Read More No hungry children in Elche this summer NO children in Elche will be left without a meal as the council will maintain and improve the guaranteed meal scheme for the summer. The council’s department of Education and Citizen Wellbeing has...Read More Horse rescue charity APAC hits the big screen A GERMAN film crew has been visiting APAC (Asociación Protectora Amigos del Caballo) to film a trailer for an upcoming documentary about the work they carry out with rescued horses. Director Alexandra...Read More Vultures attract shutterbug tourists to Ronda PHOTOGRAPHY enthusiasts with a soft spot for bird watching are in for a special treat in the Serranía de Ronda, where conservationists have come up with a creative solution to the vultures’...Read More Frigiliana in the spotlight FRIGILIANA continues to attract the attention of media, featuring in one of Spain’s largest magazines, AR. The town’s most attractive points have been praised in the Ana Rosa Quintana magazine,...Read More 25 Islamic State fighters killed in Syria and Iraq came from Spain AT least 25 people from Spain have died fighting on the side of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, says a security report seen by Spanish daily newspaper El Pais. The report on people with residency rights...Read More Palma Police arrest suspect for posting fake and stolen naked pics A MAN accused of uploading explicit pictures of women on the internet without their permission has been arrested by the Guardia Civil police force of Palma de Mallorca. Police said they believed the man...Read More Airport Commission calls for third Heathrow runway THE British Airport Commission has today (July 1) recommended that a new, third runway should be added to Heathrow. Other options that had been in the pot were a second runway for Gatwick or the extension...Read More New rector takes over at Almeria University CARMELO RODRIGUEZ, whose appointment was announced months ago, was officially installed as rector of Almeria University. He succeeds Pedro Molina Garcia who presented the new rector, equivalent to a vice-chancellor,...Read More Murcia comes third for health spending MURCIA was the region of Spain where the third highest amount per person was spent on public health in 2013, according to the Ministry of Health’s latest report. The report revealed that €1,417...Read More Stunning setting for Jimena music festival THE tenth edition of Jimena de la Frontera’s music festival will be running from July 9-12 in three different locations. On Thursday 9, a classical concert gets events going from 8.30pm onwards at...Read More Spanish towns and cities see protests against gagging law DEMOS have taken place across Spain against public safety laws – dubbed ‘Jaws’ - brought into force on July1. One such protest was formed by social groups in the Gandia area, who convened...Read More Balearic property prices on the rise THE property market of the Balearic Islands continues to show signs of recovery. Latest data released by property site Idealista shows that prices of second-hand homes have increased by 1.1 per cent in...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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