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Saturday, 22 August 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Google required to remove old crime links from search results THE European information watchdog has told Google to take further steps to wipe any mention of a link between a person’s name and a minor criminal offence committed more than ten years ago from...Read More EasyJet clocks up 1 million passengers on Gibraltar route ACCORDING to a statement released today, easyJet has now carried one million passengers on its London Gatwick to Gibraltar route.  The low-cost airline took over GB Airways from BA in 2008 and soon...Read More Ryanair loses delayed flight compensation test case RYANAIR has lost a court case where it attempted to change the rules on claiming compensation for delayed flights. A Supreme Court decision made in 2014 confirmed that passengers had the right to claim...Read More North Korea puts border troops on war footing, says state report REPORTS from North Korea say Kim Jong-un has put troops along the border with South Korea on a war footing, after shots were exchanged. KCNA, the state news agency in the heavily fortified and insular...Read More Four arrested in Almeria drug trafficking sting FOUR individuals have been arrested in Almeria Province after national police dismantled an alleged drug trafficking operation. Police made the arrests after discovering 600 kilogrammes of cocaine in...Read More Liverpool says farewell to city’s sweetheart Cilla FANS, friends and family shared their memories of Cilla on Thursday, as hundreds thronged the route the singer and presenter’s funeral cortege took through her home city of Liverpool, throwing...Read More 35,000 Malaga cheaters exposed in Ashley Madison data dump PERSONAL data from 35,000 Malaga residents has been published in the Ashley Madison hacking scandal. The dating website, which encourages married couples to engage in affairs by recruiting members who...Read More Choosing which season to set sail in the Balearics SEASONED sailors from all around the world choose the Balearics over other venues as it has so much to offer the sailing enthusiast. The islands have particularly good weather conditions for sailing because...Read More Malala’s proud dad shares Nobel Prize winner’s GCSE results AMONGST the young people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receiving their GCSE results on Thursday (August 21) was one particularly special pupil, Nobel Peace Prize winner and education campaigner...Read More Albir charity shop needs cooling down SECOND CHANCE CHARITY SHOP is looking for help from a kindly air-conditioning company or engineer. They need someone to look at and fix, free of charge, the unit at their Albir shop. “It works...Read More Torrevieja premiers mobile crime unit A DEMONSTRATION has been given of the mobile police unit located in Torrevieja's Paseo Vistalegre. The OFIPOL office offers citizens immediate and direct access to the Guardia Civil and is also a safe...Read More Valencia’s Agora centre will not be completed VALENCIA’S City of the Arts and Sciences continues to soak up regional funds. The Consell – the Valencian government’s cabinet – will not pay the €10 million needed to finish...Read More Mijas up in arms over scramble for parking spaces PEOPLE in Mijas are becoming increasingly frustrated with parking problems in the area, and one local representative has asked police not to fine tourists parked illegally for fear of chasing away custom. Finding...Read More Son Espases launches pirate ship-themed CAT scan in children’s ward LAST week saw the official unveiling of the new pirate ship-themed CAT scan in the Paediatric Department of Son Espases University Hospital in Palma. Some 350m² of decorative vinyl wrapping has...Read More Uncertain future for the Lope de Vega theatre THE keenly awaited renovation of Velez-Malaga's Lope de Vega theatre is on shaky ground due to budget issues. “The town council will not be able to meet this major investment at the moment, we...Read More Tourism creates jobs in Marina Alta TOURISM appears to be behind a 4.8 per cent fall in unemployment in the Marina Alta area in July according to newly released local figures. Altogether the month ended with 12,459 registered as jobless...Read More Nijar rescue teams under pressure MARINE Rescue teams in Nijar were kept busy on Thursday afternoon (August 20) as the engine of a yacht with four people on board caught fire and a man disappeared when his catamaran overturned. At 2.22pm...Read More Earth moves for people in Roquetas A MINOR earthquake which registered three degrees on the Richter scale and was located southeast of La Mojonera was felt on Friday morning (August 21) by locals and people in Roquetas de Mar. The...Read More Limits set on Los Montesinos land development LOS MONTESINOS has had approval given to developing a new land use plan (PGOU).  The approval however has constraints and the government is limiting the amount of land for development. By agreeing...Read More Costa del Sol saddles up to host first stages of La Vuelta THE Costa del Sol is set to go bonkers for bicycles at the weekend, as the first stage of La Vuelta, Spain’s biggest cycling race, gets under way on Saturday (August 22). The first stage, the short...Read More Pedro sale helps tiny club in Tenerife THE SALE of their former striker Pedro to Chelsea has seen the largest profit for any player who has come through the Barcelona youth scheme by several million euros.  There has however been a surprising...Read More Syriza splits as Greek PM Tsipras resigns and calls election GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned, triggering a snap general election in the debt-ridden country which has just received the first instalment of a new €86 billion bailout. The loan...Read More Spain sees record numbers of domestic violence reports THE Spanish government’s Gender Violence delegate Blanca Hernandez has announced a 10 per cent increase in victims calling the 016 helpline, saying calls reached a record high of 35,714 over the...Read More Mourners line Liverpool streets to say goodbye to Cilla MOURNERS lined the streets of Liverpool to pay tribute to local heroine Cilla Black as her funeral cortege wound through the city streets on its way to the service held at St Mary’s Church in Woolton...Read More Cilla died from stroke after falling at home in Estepona A POST MORTEM examination revealed that Cilla Black died of a stroke after she fell and hit her head while sunbathing on the terrace of her villa in Estepona, a coroner has stated.  In a family...Read More Cilla dies at home in Spain, aged 72 SINGER and TV presenter Cilla Black has died at her home in Spain, aged 72. Spanish police reported that the hugely popular star passed away on Sunday (August 2) at her home in Estepona on the Costa del...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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