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Wednesday, 19 August 2015   
 

Euro Weekly News - Alerts


Spain’s sunshine going to waste

Government’s stance discourages small-scale energy producers
With its year round sunshine and ever-increasing electricity costs, Spain should be the perfect subject for continued R&D in the...Read More

David and Victoria Beckham say Adios

David and Victoria  Beckham WHEN he left Real Madrid to join LA Galaxy in 2007, David Beckham still owned a five-bedroomed mansion in the Madrid suburb of La Moraleja, which he and Victoria have just sold eight years later for a...Read More

Gibraltar launches first of the National Day celebrations

Rock of Gibraltar Friday August 21 sees the start of events in Gibraltar which will culminate in the National Day Celebrations on Thursday September 10, just one day after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is due to becomes...Read More

Doggy DNA test to transform Tarragona streets

Councillors in the north-eastern city of Tarragona are hot on the trail of negligent dog owners who leave their dogs’ mess in public places.
Working with the police and a local university, the...Read More

Bull-running deaths lead to calls for ban

BULLFIGHTING:  Recent deaths have prompted new call for ban on bull running. REGIONAL anti-bullfighting group Plataforma Antitaurina del Pais Valencia (PAP) has called for a ban on bull-running.
This came after the death of a 32-year-old man who was gored in the back and chest...Read More

Medical costs for domestic tourists

HEALTH TREATMENT: Guarantee Fund Assistance is still not operational. THE Valencian Government is still waiting for reimbursement of the cost of medical treatment for domestic tourists.
Minister for Universal Health and Public Health, Carmen Monton, said the cost of treatment...Read More

Angela Merkel faces parliamentary revolt

In order to move the matter of the Greek debt forward, it is necessary that the proposed bailout be approved by the German Parliament. To some surprise it appears that there may be a rebellion within...Read More

‘Shark attack’ scare off Poniente beach, Benidorm

BRITISH newspapers have sensationalised what appears to have been a fairly traumatic encounter between a child and an unidentified fish into a major shark attack off the coast of Benidorm. No doubt it...Read More

Nijar Council intends to reclaim private land in Cabo de Gata

NIJAR Council has announced a new project which, if approved next month, is guaranteed to cause rows as it intends to reclaim private land by Cabo de Gata Natural Park to create better access to the beaches.
The...Read More

RAY LEWIS of the Drifters at JOYS Puerto Banus Wed August 19

Get ready for a feast of classic songs performed by the one and only RAY LEWIS of The Drifters at the elegant venue, JOYS Puerto Banus. Ray will be wowing the guests with famed songs such as ‘Save...Read More

Firefighters bring blaze under control in Cerros de Aguila, Mijas Costa

Manuel Morales,  Bomberos Mijas. A fire which started in Cerros de Aguila on the Mijas Costa has been swiftly brought under control by emergency services.
On late Tuesday morning, local residents reported white smoke billowing from...Read More

Mallorca towns in favour of protecting historical memory

MALLORCA’S town councils have agreed to open communal graves from the Civil War era as long as funds to do so do not have to come from municipal coffers.
The town halls of Algaida, Alaro, Calvia,...Read More

An end to power problems

ENDESA electricity company has agreed to spend €900,000 on improvements to the network in Nijar to avoid more power cuts, the council has announced.
Mayor Esperanza Perez Felices met Endesa’s...Read More

Parents arrested for suspected child abuse

THE parents of a four-month-old baby girl have been arrested in Malaga City for suspected abuse detected by doctors at the Materno Infantil children’s hospital.
Doctors raised the alarm on Wednesday,...Read More

Flocks of residents leaving Malaga

Traditionally, Malaga has been a province known for its talent to attract new residents thanks to its dynamic labour market and bright future prospects. 
However, with the arrival of the financial...Read More

Most popular names for boys and girls announced

Every baby needs a  name. According to the British Office for National Statistics, the most popular boy’s name in 2014 was Oliver, whilst Amelia became the most popular girl’s name for the fourth year in a row.
To...Read More

Villajoyosa beaches easier to reach

LAND will be compulsorily purchased in Villajoyosa to provide access to the Varadero, Estudiantes and Tio Roig beaches.
The notification appeared in the regional bulletin, Diari Oficial, and the town...Read More

Guadalest looking for a child for the school

GUADALEST:  More  visitors than residents. IT’S been said that more people visit Guadalest than the El Prado art museum in Madrid. There might be a relentless influx of tourists to the picturesque inland village but there are only 226...Read More

Four youths are injured in traffic accident in El Toyo

FOUR youths aged from 18 to 19 years sustained injuries after being involved in a traffic accident at the Al-3115 in the area of El Toyo on Sunday (August 17).
Amongst the injured were two children of...Read More

Almeria opens arms to Game of Thrones

LOCATION: Sets  begin to arrive on site at El Chorrillo de Sierra Alhamilla in Pechina. EXCITEMENT is rising in Almeria, particularly in El Chorrillo de Sierra Alhamilla in Pechina, as set-builders prepare to get to work for Game of Thrones filming.
Sets built in Belfast, Northern Ireland,...Read More

Tense moment for Valencia's PSOE-Compromis-Podemos alliance

 LAS CORTES:  Seat  of the regional government in Valencia City. A COUPLE of months in and the regional government’s PSOE-Compromis-Podemos alliance is having a tense moment. The culprit is Vicent Marza, who heads the Generalitat’s Education Department.
Statements...Read More

Study reveals the Valencian Region has highest amount of coastline construction

COASTLINE  DEVELOPMENT: Region is the most developed in Spain. BARS; hotels; apartments; unregulated constructions; the coastline of the Valencia Region is the hardest hit by brick in Spain, being the autonomy with the highest percentage of construction.
A report...Read More

Sun, fun, sea, sand and books for you to enjoy altogether in Benidorm

BIBLIOPLAYA: A  reading room with a Benidorm view. BENIDORM’S ‘biblioplaya’ beach libraries were pioneers for Europe and Spain.
The first opened exactly 15 years ago and the three libraries are now used by more than 100,000 people a...Read More

Guardamar’s market is ordered to close

MARKET:  Guardamar’s El Campico market has been operating for nearly two decades. GUARDAMAR is to abide by the judgement of the Superior Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) and will close the El Campico market, rejecting appeals by market management.
The market has operated without a licence...Read More

Car thieves arrested near Malaga’s Guadalmar beach

A COUPLE has been arrested suspected of stealing from seven cars parked near Malaga’s Guadalmar beach.
Following a number of similar reports of thefts in the area, the National Police force posted...Read More

Malaga woman complains on Facebook 'Cancer does not go on holiday'

ASAMMA Facebook  page. “Cancer does not go on holiday,” was the phrase a woman on Facebook used to denounce the shutdown of operating theatres during the holidays at Hospital Clinico in Malaga.
According to...Read More

Palma barber stabs bus driver with scissors

A BARBER, 70, was arrested in Palma for allegedly stabbing a bus driver with a pair of scissors. 
The number 25 bus stopped in Calle Trasime and the driver reportedly sounded the horn because there...Read More

Marbella police unions call for chief to be replaced

FIVE trade unions representing local police officers in Marbella (UPLB-A, SIP-AN, UEPAL, SIEP and STAL) have lobbied city mayor Jose Bernal to dismiss the current police chief Rafael Mora, alleging that...Read More

Barcelona lose in the 2015 Super Cup

Arriving at the Nou Camp on August 17 with a surprising 4–0 lead from the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, Athletic Bilbao would have been forgiven for expecting a very hard match. In the event,...Read More

Elderly man telephones police to confess to murder in Granada

A 72-YEAR-OLD man from Amilla, Granada, telephoned the Guardia Civil on Monday August 17 to advise them that he had killed his 68-year-old wife with an axe.
Agents who immediately attended his house...Read More

 
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