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Monday, 20 July 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Speed checks increase as part of summer crackdown MOBILE speed radars have increased on the region’s road. The Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) has issued the location of the 1,500 stretches of road where there is an intensified surveillance,...Read More Javea makes progress in bid to build swimming pool JAVEA Municipal Council has updated its proposal for a covered swimming pool after a change in government in Valencia resurrected hope of its completion. The original proposal, which was drawn up in 2005,...Read More Lower salaries for 23 Mallorca mayors TWENTY-THREE of the 53 mayors in Mallorca will be earning less than their predecessors. Only six, in Andratx, Campanet, Santa Maria, Santa Eugenia, Arta and Santanyi, have increased their salaries. Until...Read More ‘Llonguet’ route runs in Palma until October EVERY Wednesday until the end of October, Palma will hold the Ruta Llonguetera. More than 40 bakeries and cake shops in the city will take part in order to promote this type of bread amongst locals and...Read More Lost and found: Costa beach protocols to find wandering children AN AVERAGE of 10 children get lost on Costa del Sol beaches every day in the summer, leading most towns to put systems into place to help find them. Although many parents are unaware of the systems, municipal...Read More Young man dies in Costa Tropical diving accident AN 18-YEAR-OLD man from Fuente Vaqueros died at the Santa Ana Hospital in Motril after being involved in a diving accident in Calahonda-Castell de Ferro (Granada). On Saturday (July 18) the victim was...Read More Senior doctors use Twitter to protest health minister’s comments ANGRY British NHS professionals have taken to social media to protest Health Minister Jeremy Hunt’s call for compulsory weekend working. As part of a series of proposed changes to Health Service...Read More Suspected suicide bomb kills at least 28 in Turkey AN EXPLOSION in Turkey which has killed at least 28 people and injured around 100 others has been described by authorities as the likely work of a suicide bomber. The town of Suruc lies near the country’s...Read More Island politicians campaign to send Ibiza Shore packing POLITICIANS on the holiday island of Ibiza are taking steps to stop the filming of a new series in the MTV reality franchise that includes Geordie Shore. The president of Ibiza’s local government,...Read More Smoke without fire on Aguilas train PASSENGERS on a Murcia-Aguilas line had to break their journey when a diesel engine threatened to catch fire. The driver detected the fault when the train stopped at Pulpi’s El Pilar de Jaravia station...Read More Valencia extends public health care to include illegal immigrants ACCESS to health care is to be extended to illegal immigrants to give them the same conditions as other users of the Valencian public health network. Regional councillor for Health, Carmen Monton, said:...Read More Guarding the grapes: Police patrols protect Aspe harvest THE Aspe Safety Board has deployed police patrols to protect the early grape harvest. Newly bagged to protect it from the elements, the grape crop is still at risk of a more human threat – thieving....Read More Free WiFi hubs pop up in Manilva ELEVEN new WiFi points across the three parts of Manilva mean users can now surf the net for free for one hour per day. Points have been placed on Pozo del Rey and La Vendimia squares in Manilva, Plaza...Read More Outcry as Algarrobo mayor scraps wages for 3 women councillors ALGARROBO’S mayor and leader of the local socialist PSOE party, Alberto Perez Gil, has decided that three women councillors will not be paid wages for the role. On the other hand, the rest of the...Read More Read while you swim in Huercal-Overa USERS of Huercal-Overa’s municipal pool can now combine the favourite summer pastimes of swimming and reading. Books will available for children and adults, plus newspapers and magazines, throughout...Read More Gorham’s Cave excavations uncover more Neanderthal artefacts GORHAM’S CAVE, the Gibraltar site of important Neanderthal discoveries, has thrown up new clues to the lives of modern humans’ ancient cousins. Shortly after a new set of excavations got underway...Read More Scottish court to extradite boxer Scott Harrison to Spain FORMER world champion boxer Scott Harrison will be extradited from his home in Scotland to Spain where he faces a four-year sentence for assault. The ex-WBO featherweight champion was sentenced by a Malaga...Read More Counterfeit money bust sees ten arrests AT LEAST €200,000 in counterfeit €20-bills was introduced to circulation in Spain by a criminal network which has been busted, say police. A total of 10 people have been arrested by National...Read More Crevillent volunteers keep an eye out for fire A CAMPAIGN for the surveillance of potential fires in the Sierra de Crevillent has been launched with the work being carried out by a total of 104 volunteers from various associations around the area. There...Read More New cerebral palsy centre to be located in El Campello THE Manuel Peláez Foundation and the Cerebral Palsy Association of Alicante (APCA) have signed an agreement to collaborate over the building of the Infanta Elena Centre, a comprehensive care centre...Read More Pedestrian safety measures announced for deadly San Pedro street SAN PEDRO Council has announced new measures to step up pedestrian safety in the Boulevard area after one person was killed and another injured earlier in July. Although the plans to reduce traffic had...Read More Torrox takes on the jellyfish menace and provides first aid for stings NOT all visitors will be welcomed on the Torrox coast this summer, as the council launches an anti-jellyfish crackdown. A collaboration agreement between the town council and the Civil Protection team...Read More Countdown to halt Los Almendros meter fraud ALMERIA City’s Los Almendros neighbourhood has until August 1 to legalise its electricity supply. Many residents in this marginalised part of the city had made illegal connections and following an...Read More Free school meals to stay in place for September AUTHORITIES are working to ensure that school canteens stay open in both September and July to ensure children from needy families will have a meal. Valencia region’s minister of education, Vicent...Read More First aid at hand on the beach with Elche’s new defibrillators FIVE defibrillators have been installed on the beaches of Elche to offer immediate assistance in cases of cardiac arrest amongst swimmers and bathers. These devices have been placed on the beaches of Arenales,...Read More David Cameron unveils five-year plan to tackle extremism in UK BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron is unveiling a five-year plan to counteract extremism in the UK, which he has called “the struggle of our generation.” Speaking in Birmingham, the prime...Read More Kitchen installer accused of knife attack on customer A MAN, 53, was arrested in Palma for attacking a client with a knife following a complaint. He had installed a kitchen for the victim, who came to complain about the work. The two began to argue until...Read More Dramatic runaway cement truck crash in Petrer A 25-TONNE cement truck loaded with 13,000 kilos of cement careered downhill in a busy avenue in downtown Petrer on Friday July 17 at 12.30pm, crashing through a basement window of a local factory. The...Read More Tourist accused of throwing glass at Malaga bullring A SWEDISH tourist has been arrested suspected of throwing a glass and a mug out of his hotel room window while an event was underway in Malaga City’s La Malagueta bullring. A photographer covering...Read More Wildfire burning near Sotogrande may be arson A WILDFIRE in San Roque, which started late at night on Sunday July 19, was still burning on Monday morning having destroyed around 100 hectares so far. Fire authorities are working to get the fire under...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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