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Tuesday, 25 August 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Tricycles to run until midnight in Palma city THE chauffeur-driven tricycles for tourists known as bicitaxis, which can be found in Palma, will be able to operate from 8am to midnight. Palma City Hall has announced that there will be three official...Read More Chinese stock market crash sends waves round world A CHINESE stock crash sent share prices tumbling across the world on Monday (August 24), as fears for the world’s powerhouse economy rocked European and American markets.  The Shanghai Composite...Read More Children’s find on Torrevieja beach sparks intense search A GROUP of children holidaying in Torrevieja made a find on Saturday (August 22) which resulted in police and Red Cross members carrying out an intense sea-search for drugs. The children, playing on...Read More Firefighters use swimming pool water to battle Axarquia blaze A FOREST fire in the Totalan mountains area (Axarquia) has been active since 3pm, according to Infoca forest fire fighting and prevention services. The organisation has said that work to put out the...Read More Cruise ship controversy as Torrevieja traders fear they’ll feel no benefit THE arrival of Torrevieja's first cruise ship on September 22, has sparked controversy among hoteliers and traders after learning that the vast majority of travellers on the ship would not spend any time...Read More Spanish troops to withdraw from last post in Afghanistan FOURTEEN years since their mission started, Spanish troops are to be withdrawn form Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced. The remaining 420 military personnel stationed in Herat, near the...Read More Fare dodger rips off ticket inspector’s ear in Barcelona train attack A MANHUNT is under way for a fare dodger who bit off a ticket inspector’s ear lobe on a train near Barcelona. The trade union CCOO released information about the incident, which occurred on Saturday...Read More Pensioner killed and three children injured in London knife attack A MURDER investigation is underway after a 79-year-old pensioner was rushed to hospital in London on Sunday evening (August 23) suffering with stab wounds but he was declared dead soon after arrival. Two...Read More No official help after Pego fire PEGO continues to seek assistance in regenerating the area destroyed by forest fire in May. The fire was caused by a local farmer who lost control of a bonfire of weeds and vegetation on an extremely...Read More Lucky dog survives cruel ordeal thanks to passerby in Adra EL REFUGIO animal refuge has announced that Naif, a dog recently found in Adra with a stab wound to the neck, with its legs tied together and chained to a post, is recovering well and looking for a new...Read More Estepona’s new wheels for cleaner streets ESTEPONA has decided to ensure its Old Town centre is spotless for the remainder of the tourist season by buying a new cleaning vehicle specially designed for the narrow streets. With a capacity for...Read More Waves wipe out swimming challenge in Rincon de la Victoria A ONE of the most important sports events in the Axarquia region had to be cancelled do to bad weather conditions. The swimming challenge ‘Brazadas Solidarias’ (Charitable Strokes), scheduled...Read More Cycling superstar Nibali disqualified from La Vuelta after getting a tow ITALIAN cyclist Vincenzo Nibali, who won La Vuelta in 2010, has been disqualified from this year’s race after being filmed holding on to his support car and thereby gaining an advantage. Pictures...Read More Politician’s daughter found carrying MDMA en route to Benicassim festival THE daughter of Enric Morera, speaker of the Valencian parliament and Compromis party leader, was detained for possessing drugs.  Police stopped the 20-year-old during a routine control as she drove...Read More Mijas roads close down as La Vuelta spins through LA VUELTA, the biggest cycling race of the year in Spain, which tours the country and started in Puerto Banus on Saturday (August 22), caused havoc on Monday as it passed through Mijas and traffic in...Read More Onlookers call out Gibraltar rescue service for baffled climbers A BRITISH holidaymaker and his three sons, aged 15, 16 and 18, were climbing East Side Rock in Gibraltar on Sunday when, around midday, they were spotted by onlookers who called the police believing the...Read More Fine threat to Spanish regions over health care for illegal immigrants backfires THE Spanish government issued a stern warning to four regions that have decided to issue health cards to migrants who don’t have residency papers in place, threatening fines of millions of euros. Valencia,...Read More Motril faces museum crisis CULTURE-VULTURES who have arrived in Motril in hopes of gleaning a little local historical knowledge have been left disappointed, as half of the town’s museums are closed for the summer. Two of...Read More Almeria politician asks how many more must die waiting for benefits BETWEEN 2013 and June 2015, 580 people in Almeria who had applied for benefits under the Dependence Law died waiting for an answer, the Partido Popular (PP) party has complained. The figures, announced...Read More Benidorm’s SATE office moving nearer to ‘British Zone’ BENIDORM’S highly successful Servicio de Atencion al Turista Extranjero (SATE) office is relocating. It will move later this year from Edificio Torrecho near the centre of Benidorm to the Rincon...Read More La Herradura star struck by David Bisbal’s diving trip INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed, Almeria-born singer David Bisbal chose the seabed of Punta de la Mona in La Herradura to enjoy a day of diving fun together with his friends. Before jumping into the water,...Read More Full steam ahead for Almeria port to city project ALMERIA City’s mayor has decided it’s time to get the ball rolling and outlined timings for a port-city project to make use of the space between the two areas. Phase one of the project, Mayor...Read More Costa Blanca tourist group warns of holiday let swindlers SPANISH tourists often make last-minute bookings when it comes to their summer holidays. And if they are looking for a holiday rental they are more likely to resort to the internet without checking whether...Read More Crab invasion worries Mar Menor fishermen FISHERMEN from San Pedro del Pinatar have reported a new species of crab in the Mar Menor lagoon and urged the authorities to act now to prevent harm to native species and the ecosystem. The blue crab...Read More Spain’s bull runs claim tenth human fatality this year THE number of people killed in one of Spain’s most deadly summers of bull running reached 10 on Sunday (August 23), when a man in his 40’s died in the Valencia Region. The unnamed man died...Read More Fire near Monda bridge strikes in same place as three weeks ago A FIRE has been extinguished near Monda bridge after starting in the exact same place as a similar fire three weeks ago. Fire brigade teams from Coin are currently attending the fire, which is in an area...Read More One Direction go off in all directions! MEMBERS of boy band One Direction have announced that they will be splitting up in March 2016 for at least one year, so that the members can pursue personal solo projects. Directioners – mainly...Read More Paris train gunman ‘lived in Spain for seven years’ THE man believed to be the gunman who opened fire on a high-speed train from Paris to Amsterdam on Friday (August 21) spent seven years living in Spain. The 25-year-old Moroccan national, Ayoub El-Khazzani,...Read More Alicante restaurateurs threaten legal action over terrace ruling LEGAL action is being threatened against Alicante’s mayor by the Provincial Association of Restaurant and Bar Owners. The group has said it will take action, through civil and criminal proceedings,...Read More Benidorm issues 30 fines to mobility scooter drag racers BENIDORM police are cracking down on mobility scooter drag racing, handing out around 30 fines in the last month to able-bodied people misusing the vehicles. The fines ranging from €50 to €90...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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