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Tuesday, 18 August 2015   
 

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Drowned boy was British

A FOUR-year-old boy who drowned in Mijas Golf on Sunday (August 16) was of British nationality and fell into a pool while playing in the garden of a rented villa.
The boy is reported to have been running...Read More

Tourists killed in Bangkok bombing

A BOMB has gone off at a major tourist site in central Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 27 people and injuring more than 80 according to local media.
The blast, near Erawan Hindu shrine in downtown...Read More

Expats seek dual-citizenship as referendum insurance

Dual-Citizenship  considered by many in EU WITH the announcement that Britain would hold a referendum on EU membership by the end of 2017, a large number of people are considering whether they should try to obtain dual EU citizenship.
Prior to...Read More

Italian believed to have taken own life in burning van

Felanitx GUARDIA CIVIL investigating the death of a 42-year-old Italian man in Felanitx believe he stabbed himself when his van caught fire.
The victim, named as Massimiliano PR, was well known in Mallorca as a...Read More

Council hunts for help with Villaricos heritage site

VILLARICOS archaeological site has fallen into a deplorable state and although opened to the public a year ago, is not fit for visits, the council has complained.
Indalecio Modesto, Cuevas del Almanzora’s...Read More

Pego family fight losing niece and nephew to Social Services

A PEGO couple are battling to prevent Social Services from snatching away their niece and nephew.
Pepe and Carmen have looked after the children, now aged two and five, since October 2013. The children...Read More

Storms wreak havoc in Mallorca

ALMOST 70 emergencies were registered in the Balearic Islands over the weekend due to the heavy rains.
They included 56 incidents in Mallorca such as houses, businesses and streets flooding, and trees...Read More

Almuñecar athletes are too sexi for Facebook!

ATHLETICS: For the  pure of mind. THE Sexitanos Athletics Club based in Almuñécar, Granada has been given the runaround by the moderators of Facebook.
Wanting to move into the cyber age, the club thought that it was about...Read More

Almeria robbery suspect arrested after man threatened with electrocution

A MAN has been arrested suspected of breaking into a home, threatening to electrocute the resident and escaping with €1,900 in cash.
The Guardia Civil reported that 45-year-old JFJ, from Almeria City,...Read More

Cartagena police out in force to stop drink driving

CARTAGENA police are clamping down on drink driving. A special campaign is running throughout the municipality this week in collaboration with the DGT traffic authorities.
For drivers found to be over...Read More

Petrer police don’t see the joke as woman faces ‘Gag Law’ fine

WHEN she saw a police car in a disabled parking space, a Petrer resident decided to photograph it.
She uploaded the photo to the Facebook page “No eres de Petrer si no...” (You’re not...Read More

Andalucia region issues safety tips as emergencies increase

Emergency  services: offered a series of tips to avoid accidents. OVER the first half of 2015 the emergency services in Malaga Province have dealt with 41,100 incidents, 4.26 per cent more than between January and June 2014.
Andalucia 112 Emergencies reported that health...Read More

Four men dead after bloody weekend of bull-running

A bull entering  the arena. FIESTA season has taken a tragic toll over the weekend, with four men killed in bull-running incidents. The deaths bring the total number killed this summer in Spain after being gored by bulls to nine.
In...Read More

UK Labour Party issues ballots for hotly contested leadership race

JEREMY CORBYN:  Labour leadership election candidate. MEMBERS of the Labour Party can expect their ballot papers to drop through their letter boxes over the next few days. There are four candidates, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall.
Although...Read More

Spain introduces stricter controls on working with children

A NEW law approved in July will set up a Spanish register of convicted sex offenders, and require anyone working with children to provide a certificate showing they have no convictions.
The new stipulations...Read More

Michael Douglas’s ex uses Mallorca mansion

THE former wife of actor Michael Douglas, Diandra Luker, is reportedly spending time at the mansion the couple owned in Deya.
The 19th century mansion, S’Estaca, with 11 rooms, terraces, swimming...Read More

Rescue dog Flo is looking for a home

APARiV Dog Rescue in Rincon de la Victoria would like you to meet Flo, August’s ‘Dog of the Month’.
Flo, who was born around 2005, was found all alone and abandoned on a dry riverbed....Read More

Demolition to get underway in Almeria’s Parque de las Familias

BUILDINGS near Parque de las Familias in Almeria City that have attracted squatters are soon to be knocked down.
The Executive Commission of Urbanism has approved a contract to demolish the industrial...Read More

Young man dies after fight outside club in Totana, Murcia

DISCO DEATH: Fight  spilled out of a club and into the street. A 29-YEAR-OLD Moroccan male died on Sunday morning outside the Discoteca Millenium in Totana, Murcia.
It would appear that a scuffle had started within the club and then spilled out of the building to...Read More

Calpe market to move back where it belongs

A SURVEY showed that Calpe residents and business-owners want the Saturday open-air market to return to the Old Town.
A survey by town hall’s Commerce department found that few were happy with its...Read More

Paris isn’t on Tabarca!

TABARCA: Visitor  wasn’t all she seemed to be. TABARCA, the island off Alicante City, recently received what appeared to be a celebrity visit.
There was little “Is it or isn’t it?” hesitation amongst customers seeing a slender blonde...Read More

IMF issues caution over Spain’s economic growth

Christine Lagarde THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a cautionary warning over Spain’s recovering economy, saying growth, which should hit 3.1 per cent by the end of 2015, is likely to slow down over...Read More

150,000 Alicante patients can’t pay to continue treatment

CRISIS COST:  Patients say they are unable to pay for their medications. NEARLY 150,000 patients stop their treatment because they cannot pay for medicines.
It has been revealed that a shocking number of people in Alicante Province recognise that in recent months they have...Read More

Wildlife group calls for ban on Gibraltar National Day balloons

GIBRALTAR BALOONS:  Fears they could harm wildlife. AS part of the celebrations, those attending the Gibraltar National Day rally which takes place on September 10 each year release balloons, which either float across the border or land in the sea.
It...Read More

Colmenar residents asked to save water

Local people have  been asked to collaborate and avoid superfluous use of water. COLMENAR Council has released an emergency statement requesting that residents reduce their water consumption as much as possible, as the town is in short supply.
To avoid future problems, local people...Read More

Man dies of heatstroke in Torrevieja

HEATSTROKE:  61-year-old was rushed to Torrevieja Hospital and later died. A FIFTH person has died as result of the intense heat sweeping across the province.
Torrevieja Hospital has notified the Ministry of Health of the death of a 61-year-old male from heatstroke. This is...Read More

We didn’t have an iPad. How did we cope?

THURSDAY afternoons at the Euro Weekly News headquarters are a little different to the rest of the week. Our six papers are out on the streets, and although we’re already hard at work on next week’s...Read More

 
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