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Tuesday, 21 July 2015   
 

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British woman dies in bungee accident in Lanjaron

LANJARON: Near  Granada. A BRITISH woman aged 23 died on Tuesday (July 21) in a bungee jumping accident in Lanjaron, Granada, 112 Emergency Services and the Guardia Civil have reported.
The accident happened at about 2.45pm on...Read More

Investment to save dunes at Arenales del Sol

WORK is to be carried out for the regeneration of the sand dunes of Arenales del Sol.
The central government has decided to intervene in finding a solution to the destruction of vegetation and dunes on...Read More

Spanish journalists believed kidnapped in Syria

THREE Spanish journalists are bellieved to have been kidnapped in Syria. Antonio Pampliega, Jose Manuel Lopez and Angel Sastre, who were working as freelance reporters in the country have disappeared...Read More

Researchers aim to beat the heat

ACCORDING to the Meteorological Agency the first half of July 2015 has been the hottest since the end of 1870, reaching temperatures of up to 44 degrees in communities such as Pego. Extreme weather conditions...Read More

Fuengirola’s second Park of Life is born

FUENGIROLA’S second ‘Park of Life’ is being created on the beach in Los Boliches, by Arroyo Pajares.
Featuring a sculpture of an open hand to match the one in place at the town’s...Read More

Game of Thrones’ Brienne models Vivienne Westwood’s winter collection

GAME of Thrones’ mighty warrior woman Brienne of Tarth is the new face of Vivienne Westwood’s latest collection. The actress Gwendoline Christie is modelling the avant-garde British designer’s...Read More

Danish tourists under arrest in Mallorca rape case

TWO Danish men, aged 26 and 21, have been detained on suspicion of drugging and raping a 25-year-old Spanish dancer in Mallorca.
It is alleged that the two men drugged the victim with liquid ecstasy. The...Read More

Spain goes counterfeit-crazy with 1 in 6 purchases fake

COUNTERFEIT brand clothing and shoes cause losses of up to €4.1 billion every year for the sector and represent a staggering 16 per cent of the total sale volume. They are estimated to destroy 50,296...Read More

Legionnaires back from Iraq tour, leaving an important legacy

SOLDIERS from the Spanish Legion (Brileg) base in Viator have returned after five months in Iraq.
They have left an important legacy by instructing Iraqi soldiers in anti-terrorist tactics against the...Read More

12 people rescued and brought to Motril will seek asylum in Spain

THE legal representative of 12 of the 30 people rescued on Wednesday (July 15) off the coast of Alboran Island and taken by the rescue craft Salvamar Hamal to Motril Port has announced they are to pursue...Read More

Benidorm drug connection to Northern Ireland arrests

A MAN who ran a wholesale food distribution company in Benidorm has been refused bail in Northern Ireland under suspicion of importing 167 kilogrammes of hashish from Spain.
Stephen Dainty, who used to...Read More

Malaga civil servant jailed for selling Spanish ID

TWO people have been given one-year jail sentences, banned from public office and fined €1,080 each for providing foreigners with Spanish passports and ID cards in exchange for money.
A Malaga court...Read More

Lux Mundi heads to Almuñecar to see icon take to the waves

SEA processions are a very popular tradition along the coasts of Malaga and Granada and Lux Mundi has organised a trip to allow expats to witness one for themselves.
Lux Mundi Torre del Mar will visit...Read More

Cabo de Gata is one of the summer’s hottest destinations

TRENDY: Cabo de  Gata-Nijar national park COSTA DE ALMERIA is attracting increased attention from the national and international media.
Vogue España, Hola and the French edition of GEO are all urging readers to visit the Almeria coast....Read More

Spain accepts limited number of refugees as EU quota talks fail

THE European Union has failed to agree a deal that would spread responsibility amongst the member nations for the care of refugees who have crossed the Mediterranean. Spain was one of several countries...Read More

Alicante and Elche universities amongst best in world

THE five public universities of the Valencia Region are amongst the 1,000 best in the world, according to the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR).
First to appear on this list is the University...Read More

Cheeky serial pickpocket brought to justice after stealing in court

CHEEKY:  Re-offender stole from the court secretary. A MAN of 30 who was arrested in a bar for pick-pocketing appeared in court in Villena near Alicante on Friday July 17 and was given a suspended sentence by the judge.
Immediately following his conviction,...Read More

Estepona aims to draw tourists with dock for pleasure craft

A NEW dock for pleasure boats, the first of its type for Estepona, is to be built on El Cristo beach.
The council announced that a three-metre wide, 20-metre long, T-shaped dock will be built near Doncella...Read More

Dig finds evidence that Christians lived in Muslim Pol-lentia

Pol-lentia THERE is now proof that there was a Christian community living in Pol-lentia (now Pollença) when it was under Muslim rule.
A dig carried out at the old Roman city revealed 13 lots of human bone...Read More

River Chillar protection plan now in motion

LOCAL and regional governments got together last week to discuss the future of one of the most important attractions in Nerja: the Chillar River.
Delegate of the Junta de Andalucia regional government,...Read More

Taxi drivers claim they suffer ‘Third World conditions’ at Alicante train station

HOT WAITING: Taxi  drivers complain of lack of shade TAXI drivers at Alicante train station have described the ‘Third World conditions’ they suffer from in the summer.
Workers have complained they get just a few centimetres of shadow and shade...Read More

Elche proposes €48,000 spend on protective vests for police

ELCHE wants to equip the local police force of the municipality with protective vests. Councillor for Citizen Security, Cristina Martinez, has filed a motion proposing the local government committee approve...Read More

New agreement helps people with disabilities into work

MEMBERS of the disabled community and residents in need in Rincon de la Victoria will be able to benefit from a new agreement.
An agreement signed by the local government, led by Mayor Encarnacion Anaya,...Read More

Diver killed in collision with windsurfer on Gran Canaria

A WOMAN diver has died following a tragic incident in Gran Canaria, when she was hit in the neck by a windsurfer’s board. The Russian expat, who had lived in the Canaries for a number of years,...Read More

Campaigners call for Gibraltar to ban corporal punishment

THE Equality Rights Group (ERG) have launched a new campaign to ban all forms of corporal punishment, not just in schools but at home too.
While present government policy does already prohibit the use...Read More

World class surfer fends off shark attack live on TV

AUSTRALIAN surfer Mick Fanning had to fend off an attack by a shark live on TV during a competition. The competitor was taking part in the final of the World Surf League in Jeffrey Bay in South Africa...Read More

Almeria residents rescue two dogs left in roasting car

La Rambla,  Almeria SIX residents in Almeria City rescued two dogs that had been left inside a car in extreme temperatures at the weekend (Saturday July 18).
“We alerted police at around 3pm, after seeing the two dogs...Read More

Voracious bunnies mean bad news for Vinalopó grape harvest

THE grape harvest  at risk WINEGROWERS in the Vinalopó region are desperately battling voracious rabbits that are destroying the grape crop.
At night, there are hundreds of rabbits roaming the vineyards eating the vines and...Read More

More than 1,000 animals rescued by Malaga centre

MALAGA’S Animals and Plants Protection Association has sheltered more than 1,000 rescued animals in just the first six months of 2015.
Out of the total (1,018) 845 were dogs and 173 cats, but also...Read More

Junta helps with El Ejido greenhouse repairs

POLYTUNNELS:  Essential to Almeria agriculture FINANCIAL help for 19 El Ejido growers has arrived from the Junta de Andalucia. The regional government’s delegate for Agriculture Jose Manuel Ortiz Bono presented €956,216 which will go towards...Read More

 
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