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Wednesday, 05 August 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Costa Brava crackdown to kick troublesome tourists out of hotels COSTA BRAVA’s badly behaved tourists may find themselves thrown out of their hotels in a new move to find solutions to holidaymakers who are out of control.  The town council of Lloret de...Read More Rescue workers search for hundreds of migrants as boat capsizes in Med A FISHING boat carrying hundreds of people across the Mediterranean has capsized 15 miles off the coast of Libya on Wednesday (August 5). The heavily overcrowded boat is believed to have been carrying...Read More Former Calpe councillor dies from electric shock in Teulada A MAN died after being electrocuted in the basement of a house in Cami de Baydal on the outskirts of Teulada. The deceased is 63-year-old Eugenio León Cardona, a well-known figure and former...Read More Torrevieja city contracts to be opened to all bidders TORREVIEJA is opening up city contracts to small companies. The city is formalising an agreement with the Local Development Agency (ADL) that will allow smaller companies opportunities to submit bids...Read More Come Dine With Me still searching for teatime stars PRODUCERS of the Channel 4 cult reality show Come Dine With Me have had a great response from Costa cooks eager to show off their dinner party skills, but are still keen to hear from more people. The...Read More German police arrest Islamic State suspect wanted in Spain GERMAN police have arrested a man suspected of recruiting for Islamic State (IS) in Spain. He was apprehended in Stuttgart on Tuesday (August 4), the Spanish Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday. A...Read More German firm buys iconic Malaga building in Plaza de Felix Saenz A GERMAN property company, Patrizia Immobilien AG, has acquired part of an iconic Malaga city centre building, on Plaza de Felix Saenz.  The agency has bought the retail space of the building, leased...Read More Something fishy that wasn’t angling at Cabo de Gata A DRIVER who does a u-turn on seeing the Guardia Civil looks suspicious. It is no different at sea, especially when a boat’s crew or passengers throw packages overboard on sighting a Guardia...Read More Malaga university doctor awarded DOCTOR Cristina Garcia Ruiz, from the University of Malaga (UMA) has been awarded the XVII Prize for New Investigators in the Area of Search and Development of New Drugs by the Spanish Society for Therapeutic...Read More Yacht sinks off Playa del Mago, Calvia A YACHT, with seven people on board, sank off Playa del Mago in Calvia. The yacht reportedly began to take on water and the captain headed to the coast, getting close enough for the crew to be assisted...Read More Motril port to be lottery star for the day MOTRIL port will be pictured on 5.5 million ONCE lottery tickets on August 22 to mark the tenth anniversary of the creation of its port authority. The tickets will carry a picture of the Royal Clipper,...Read More Lord Coe blasts ‘war on athletics’ after doping allegations LORD COE, the vice-president of the athletics world body IAAF, has called recent media coverage of doping allegations “a war” on his sport, and said it was time to fight back. German broadcaster...Read More British diver missing in Cabo de Palos AUTHORITIES are looking for a British man who went missing during a dive in the waters of Cabo de Palos. The helicopter of the General Direction of Civil Security and Emergency are working with Murcia’s...Read More La Nucia children celebrate dances of the world THE San Rafael July Festival of the XVI Escola D'estiu in La Nucía was held in the playground with a large public attendance. More than 200 enjoyed watching the 120 children go through their...Read More Estepona enjoys best June for years ESTEPONA had its best month of June for tourism of the last decade according to new statistics. Ana Velasco, councillor for Tourism, announced that the National Statistics Institute (INE) had reported...Read More Immigrant rescue operations triple in six months ALMERIA continues to be a preferred landfall for the people-trafficking mafias. Four out of every 10 emergency operations in the waters off the Andalucia coast during the first half of this year...Read More Guardia Civil run over by ‘drunk’ German on Ponent motorway A GUARDIA CIVIL officer, 38, was hit by a speeding vehicle while he was controlling traffic at an accident on the Ponent motorway between Palma and Andratx. The German driver of the vehicle, who was...Read More Almuñecar promised power line checks before August peak AREA managers from Sevillana-Endesa electrical company have said that power cuts last summer and at Easter were not due to faults but promised to check the network anyway. Almuñecar mayor, Trinidad...Read More Open swim in Moraira attracts eager swimmers TEULADA Town Council organised the open swim across the port of Moraira on Sunday, August 2 for the 20th year, attracting 80 swimmers this year in all age categories, ranging from babies right up to grannies...Read More Jail for Malaga bicycle thief who tried to kill security guard A MAN has been jailed for five years for attempting to shoot a security guard who caught him trying to steal a bicycle in Malaga city. As the gun failed to shoot, the accused hit his victim in the...Read More Costa Blanca getting busy with pre-crisis tourist numbers THE Costa Blanca is finally getting back its tourist mojo with occupancy reaching similar levels to those prior to the economic crisis. Hotels on the Costa Blanca closed July with an average occupancy...Read More ‘World’s greatest’ freediver missing feared dead off Spanish island A FREEDIVER, considered one of the greatest in her sport, has been missing since Sunday (August 2) off the coast of the Mediterranean island of Formentera, and is feared to have died. Natalia Molchanova...Read More Cristiano Ronaldo releases undercover keepie-uppie vid NEVER judge a book by its cover, nor an international football star by his beard and beer belly. One of, if not the most recognisable man in Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has posted videos of his undercover...Read More Unclogging operation at Celin spring frees water CLEARING the obstructed source of the Celin spring has increased the flow of the Arroyo stream. Following the changeover at Dalias Town Hall after last May’s municipal elections, council employees...Read More Balearics put hold on permits for new commercial areas THE Balearic Parliament has approved the law which will stop permits being granted for the creation of large commercial area for six months. All parties voted in favour of the measure except the conservative...Read More Final sprint for street improvement in La Herradura RENOVATION works on Calle Fragata, in La Herradura’s El Espinar district, are preparing for the final sprint with workers putting the finishing touches to paving and service facilities. The project,...Read More Terrace trouble in Benidorm FOR street cafés and restaurants with large terraces, a roaring trade throughout the summer generates revenue to tide trade over through the winter. In Benidorm, however, inspections on the number...Read More Costa’s great summer leads to record month for jobs THE best July in Malaga Province for a decade unemployment-wise was confirmed this week by figures from the Ministry of Employment’s figures for the month. The number of jobless people registered...Read More Pirate ships bad for business in Mallorca ‘PIRATE’ ships are damaging business for marine charter tours in the Balearic Islands. According to a local Spanish daily, around 1,000 vessels from abroad are available to be hired by...Read More Parasol controversy in battle for space on Almuñecar beaches ALTHOUGH Almuñecar Council had announced a ban on leaving belongings to reserve good beach spots, on the first weekend in August nothing appeared to have changed on the town’s coast. By...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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