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Wednesday, 22 July 2015   
 

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Record numbers of international visitors hit Spain

AS recently predicted by Euro Weekly News, events in Tunisia and fear of terrorist attacks have led to an avalanche of extra visitors arriving in Spain from abroad.
The country has once again broken...Read More

Northern Irish holidaymaker found dead in Ibiza hotel

A MECHANIC from Northern Ireland has been found dead in a hotel room in Ibiza just hours after arriving on holiday.
Twenty-one-year-old Alan Drennan, a Volvo mechanic from Newtownabbey, left home for a...Read More

Malnourished donkey seized by San Javier police in animal neglect case

MALNOURISHED:  Christiana is now being cared for at the Rescue Centre in Rojales. A MALNOURISHED and neglected donkey was cut from a tiny, wire enclosure and seized in a joint rescue operation by San Javier police and the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre.
Police contacted the rescue centre...Read More

Dolca residents warn of confidence tricksters

RESIDENTS of Dolça have reported a pair of scammers to the Alcoy Police who are now searching for two bold confidence tricksters who posed as inspectors to enter the homes of elderly people in...Read More

Human remains found on La Concha mountain

A GROUP of climbers found human remains on Marbella’s La Concha mountain on Sunday (July 19), the Guardia Civil has reported.
The climbers told the authorities that they had found some bones which...Read More

Stag do joker sparks terror alert at Glasgow airport

A STAG do joker was arrested at Glasgow airport over a fake bomb placed in the groom’s hand luggage that set off anti-terror protocols.
According to The Sun newspaper, as the group were going through...Read More

Scientists make breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research

SCIENTISTS believe they have made an important breakthrough in developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Results of trials on a new drug suggest it can slow the pace of the condition’s...Read More

Armengol to meet Felipe VI

KING Felipe VI is due to meet with the President of the Balearic Government, Francina Armengol, at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on Friday at 12.30pm.
This is just one of several audiences with the King...Read More

La Herradura in black and white

AN outstanding collection of antique pictures taken in La Herradura has now been put together in book format for everyone to enjoy.
Under the title “La Herradura in black and white”, the book...Read More

In the swim a century ago at Adra exhibition

BEACHWEAR 1875:  The faces speak volumes EVER wondered what it must have been like to go swimming in the 19th century?
The answers are all there in Adra, at an exhibition of more than 60 photographs entitled ‘Los Baños de Mar en...Read More

Plague from Brazil is new threat to Valencian oranges

CITRUS THREAT:  Crops could be in danger from 'black spot.' A NEW plague from Brazil could be a threat to the Costa Blanca’s citrus crops.
Known as the ‘black spot’ the disease is caused by a bacterium that causes spots and dark lesions on the...Read More

Six migrants make a beach landing at El Campello

ACCORDING eyewitness reports, a small vessel of around three metres in length powered by an outboard motor and carrying six people, presumed to be undocumented migrants, arrived at the coast of El Campello...Read More

Malaga needs more doctors to keep up fight against cancer

CARLOS HAYA:  Malaga City hospital is the base for almost half the public sector oncologists in the province. THE number of specialists in Malaga Province needs to increase by 25 per cent to keep up the fight against cancer over future years, the College of Doctors has announced.
There are currently just 41 oncologists...Read More

Private jet makes emergency landing at Palma Airport

A PRIVATE jet carrying five people had to carry out an emergency landing at Son Sant Joan Airport.
The jet, registered in Germany was coming from Essen to Palma, and alerted the control tower of a problem...Read More

Almuñecar’s second Shopping Night coming up!

AFTER the major success of Almuñecar’s first Shopping Night this summer, the town is now gearing up for the second, scheduled for Saturday (July 25).
The second nocturnal shopping spree...Read More

Almeria lags on internet connections but leads on social networks

ALMERIA has just 17.6 internet connections for every 100 inhabitants.
In Andalucia, the province trails Granada’s 21.3 connections per 100 residents and nationally lags far behind Alava’s 27.7...Read More

Nominations for Health Awards wanted

THE Gibraltar Health Authority is seeking nominations for its 2015/16 Staff Awards to celebrate and recognise health employees who provide high standards of care.
The authority invites patients, their...Read More

Madrid square honours gay rights hero

A SQUARE in Madrid’s district of Chueca has been renamed after Pedro Zerola, a gay rights activist, politician and lawyer who died in June 2015, Madrid town hall announced on July 22 on Twitter.
The...Read More

Madrid’s Manuela Carmena addresses Pope’s conference of world mayors

THE Pope has gathered mayors from cities across the world, including Madrid’s Manuela Carmena, to discuss how to tackle two issues he feels should be political priorities – climate change...Read More

Benidorm celebrates gold haul in World Police and Fire Games

GOLDEN MOMENT:  Mayor Toni Pérez and Sports Councillor Ana Pellicer congratulate medallist Domingo Seguí BENIDORM’S Mayor Toni Pérez accompanied by the councillor for Sport, Ana Pellicer, congratulated a member of the fire brigade on taking an impressive four gold medals in the 2015 World Police...Read More

Suspect of Malaga police murder facing 34 years in mental health facility

THE prosecutor’s office of Malaga Court has requested a sentence of 34 years in a mental institution for Stefan R, a homeless man accused of killing a police officer in Malaga.
The events took place...Read More

Two-month wait for AVE route tortoise decision

THE Ministry of Public Works is sifting through appeals against compulsory land purchases in Cuevas del Almanzora.
Madrid plans to expropriate 500 hectares of land that will become a reserve for tortoises...Read More

Man arrested in Spain for recruiting to Islamic State

A 29-YEAR-OLD Melilla man has been arrested by Spanish police on suspicion of distributing literature in order to recruit for the Islamic State group. Assisted by the Moroccan authorities, the arrest...Read More

British prisons and cities consider extending smoking bans

TWO possible extensions to smoking bans in the UK are causing some concern but have in general been welcomed. The government is currently working on plans which would introduce smoke-free prisons in England...Read More

British tourist critical after Magaluf balcony fall

A BRITISH tourist, named as Harry Carter, 18, remains in a critical condition after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Magaluf.
The fall occurred after midnight when he was attempting to get from...Read More

La Herradura launches beach aerobics for a fit summer

A NEW edition of La Herradura’s ‘Aerobic Playa’ is to get visitors and locals exercising to the beat of the music at the town’s beaches.
‘Aerobic Playa’ is a project...Read More

British woman who died in Lanjaron bungee accident named

LANJARON: Near  Granada. A BRITISH woman who died on Tuesday (July 21) in a bungee jumping accident in Lanjaron, Granada, has been named as 23-year-old Kleyo De Abreu, 23, from London.
The accident happened at about 2.45pm on...Read More

Night tram service scrapped in Alicante

AROUND 80,000 people, 90 per cent of them under the age of 30, have been left without a cheap and reliable way home from a night out as the summer night tram service that connects Alicante, Albufereta...Read More

Torrevieja mayor creates group to ease conflict within police force

DOLON: Mayor wants  to solve policing problems in Torrevieja. A WORKING group is to be created in Torrevieja to help solve the problems experienced within the police force. Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon said the “situation has been unnecessarily prolonged”...Read More

Full speed ahead for pleasure boat sales in Valencia

THE purchase of pleasure boats in the Valencian Province has made a remarkable recovery, returning to 2009 levels. The registration of vessels increased by 83 per cent in just 18 months according to the...Read More

 
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