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Wednesday, 30 September 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Angry cabbies to descend on Malaga TAXIS from all over Spain are expected to cause havoc in Malaga city on Wednesday (September 30) in a protest demonstration planned against what associations call a mortal blow to the public taxi sector. The...Read More FC Barcelona star Javier Mascherano charged with tax fraud JAVIER MASCHERANO has been charged with defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of more than €1.5 million, Spain’s public prosecutor said on Monday September 28.  The Argentinian is alleged...Read More NATO forces arrive in Valencia by air and sea for a military exercise TRIDENT Juncture 2015 is NATO’s most ambitious exercise for over a decade. Partner nations and International Organisations (IOs) will participate in Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Italy, Portugal...Read More Not a great week to fly in Europe TRAVELLERS across Europe are due to suffer because of action between October 3 and October 8 which will no doubt cause delays for passengers. Following strike action last Saturday which caused some flight...Read More Healthy event in Calvia AS part of European Mobility Week, an event was held in Calvia for participants to carry out routes on bikes and on foot. There was a cycling circuit for children, and two routes for adults, one long...Read More Nazi banner shocks locals in Nice PEOPLE in the French city of Nice were alarmed to see a Nazi banner hung from a government building on Monday September 28. Two men could be seen draping the banner over the roof of the Palais de la...Read More Gibraltar hospital to offer chemotherapy THE Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) at present sends patients either to Spain or to the UK for chemotherapy at significant cost, and in either situation there is often great discomfort as well as difficulties...Read More Dead man found in Almuñecar LOCAL POLICE and fire fighters from Almuñecar have found a dead man inside an apartment in the Abencerrajes residential complex (Marina del Este). The discovery was made after neighbours reported a...Read More Nerja will host refugees and fight for lgbt rights THE Nerja Council has approved during a plenary session to add the town to the list of those who will be soon welcoming Syrian refugees. In the same plenary session, the governing team, led by EVA-Podemos...Read More Ronda one of the best places to visit RONDA has been rated amongst the 100 best places in the world to go in 2016 by Trivago international search engine and hotel price comparison site. One of just four places in Spain to be included in...Read More Putin says “differences can be resolved” after meeting with Obama AFTER the first face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama in almost a year on Monday September 28 Putin said the nations could find a way to work together...Read More Ibex supports the Sierra Leone Ebola Orphan Appeal IBEX DIRECTOR, Philip Langley, is set to participate in his fourth Sierra Leone Marathon in Makeni, Sierra Leone on October 24. He was presented with his race shirt by Ibex Marketing Executive, Mariana...Read More Catalan President Artur Mas charged with organising illegal 2014 independence vote THE Catalan president Artur Mas has been charged under Spain’s civil disobedience laws on Tuesday September 29 with organising a referendum on independence in November of last year. Under Spain’s...Read More Mijas donkey taxi the next step THE video, which has brought the matter of the treatment of the donkeys to a head, was made by Mark Bajerski who is a ten-year resident of Mijas pueblo and runs the Healer of Hearts centre which helps...Read More New grapes bring back old custom in Alboloduy WINE-PRODUCING areas are bringing in their grapes, ready for pressing. Some, like Alboloduy (population 642), have revived the tradition of organising a fiesta where the first grapes of the season are...Read More Fish farm in San Juan de los Terreros must respect and protect wildlife A FISH farm is to be installed 3.2 kilometres off San Juan de los Terreros (Pulpi). An annual 3,000 tons of gilthead bream and sea bass will be raised in the 113-hectare installation and processed at...Read More Adra asks for assistance ADRA council put politics aside and voted to request official help following this month’s floods. All parties supported, without debate or criticism, the motion put forward at an emergency plenary...Read More Youths sentenced for animal cruelty TWO underage boys were found guilty of trying to beat a donkey to death last year. An Almeria juvenile court ordered the boys, aged 16 and 17, to attend a re-education day centre for 12 months after...Read More Ladies freemasonry celebrates 10 years on the Costa Blanca THE Costa Blanca Ladies Masonic Lodge is a group of vibrant, life affirming and passionate women and if you would like to be a freemason, the ladies of the Costa Blanca Lodge of Tranquillity No 52 would...Read More Spa hotel plans for Alhama de Murcia ALHAMA DE MURCIA wants to launch a hot springs spa hotel which would make use of the thermic waters that can still be accessed below the spa town. The plans are part of long term projects to improve...Read More School talks against gender violence NEARLY half the schools in Alicante Province will welcome police talks against gender violence. The Government is launching a campaign to fight gender violence throughout the Valencia Region with the...Read More Still for sale as office lies empty THE headquarters of the Mancomunidad lie empty as the public auction of the offices failed to produce a buyer. The auction had a starting price of €125,000 for the 260 square metre office space;...Read More Volkswagen admits that Spanish cars are affected in emissions scandal THE Volkswagen company has finally admitted that some cars produced in Spain were fitted with the ‘doctored’ emission-test device. They have apologised to Spanish customers for “abusing...Read More Postal strikes could spread across the Balearics THE strike being held by Binissalem postmen since last week could extend to the rest of the island. The postmen have called a strike with the support of the General Workers’ Confederation (CGT),...Read More Celebrities to raise money for ex-servicemen and women ON Sunday October 4 there will be a Help for Heroes variety night at the Benidorm Palace with proceeds going towards the Help for Heroes charity that has been set up to help ex-servicemen and women who...Read More Nurseries in Valencia against education plans NUMBER of nurseries in the region are angered over the government move to offer free schooling for children as young as two years old, warning that many of the centres proposed by the ministry do not...Read More Benidorm goes electric for cars THE councillor for Mobility, Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, announced that Benidorm would within onemonth have two recharging points for electric vehicles available on public roads. Zarate made the announcement...Read More Jose Mourinho questions Chelsea players’ commitment AFTER a below par start in the Premier League Jose Mourinho has questioned the “unstable attitude” of some Chelsea players. Chelsea won last season’s Premier League however they are...Read More Plaza de la Nogalera officially renamed in Torremolinos AS of September 24, those who use the name Plaza de la Nogalera to refer to what used to be Torremolinos’s Plaza Jesus Santos Rein are no longer in the wrong as the council has officially renamed...Read More EU regulators to drop Spanish bank tax credit probe EUROPEAN Union regulators will shut down an investigation into the way Spanish banks use tax credits after Spanish authorities announced changes to head off concerns that the tool may break state aid...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Tuesday, 29 September 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts Unemployed boost in Motril UNEMPLOYED residents in Motril, Torrenueva, Calahonda and Carchuna are to be aided by programmes to help them find their way back into the labour market and aid them with other payments. Social Services...Read More Benalmadena expats go off the beaten track FIFTY-SIX people recently joined a trip to Cadiz organised by Benalmadena Council’s Foreign Residents’ Department as part of the Off the Beaten Track programme. The trip, one of many aimed...Read More PM Rajoy rules out independence talks for Catalonia after separatists’ election victory PRIME MINISTER Mariano Rajoy has refused to enter into discussions on independence in Catalonia following a win for Catalan separatists on Sunday September 27. Speaking to reporters today, Monday, September...Read More More tourists spending more in Spain NOT only have more tourists from abroad been drawn to Spain so far this year, they have also been digging deeper into their pockets, the latest statistics have revealed. During the first eight months...Read More Freddie Starr about to declare himself bankrupt IN a moving exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, which was published on Saturday September 26, Freddie Starr, who it was revealed last week had ‘fled’ to the Costa del Sol, disclosed a...Read More Ikea’s €1 billion investment in Spain will double number of stores nationwide THE new CEO of Ikea Iberia for Spain and Portugal, Tolga Oncu, announced plans on Monday September 28 to invest €1 billion in Spain creating 1,700 direct and 14,000 indirect jobs by 2020. Speaking...Read More Bridging the gap for bikes AN AGREEMENT between Marbella city council and the Junta de Andalucia regional government to create 55 kilometres of bike paths in and around the city should be signed before the end of the year. Transport...Read More Sight-seeing goes green MIJAS has launched a new, environmentally-friendly, way of seeing the sights of the popular village in the form of electric mobility scooters available for rent. The scooters, Public Streets and Tourism...Read More Islands request stop to drilling plans THE Balearic Government has formally requested the central government and the EU to stop plans to drill for oil around the islands. The regional government wants requests from companies which have already...Read More Programme to help employment THE manager of the Calvia Institute for Training and Employment, Dario Espallargas, took part in a local event to help job seekers. The business forum of the second edition of the Employment and Charitable...Read More Second edition of the Street Food Festival FOLLOWING the success of the first edition, the second edition of the Food Truck Festival returns to Port Adriano from tomorrow (Friday) to Sunday. There will be a variety of foods to try, including...Read More Taxi driver accused of rape A TAXI driver was arrested in Palma accused of raping a passenger. The woman claimed that he picked her up in Cala Major and took her home to Palma. She told National Police she believed that she had...Read More Yorkshire fugitive arrested in Marbella A MAN wanted by Yorkshire police for alleged fraud and tax evasion has been arrested in Marbella by the National Police force. The arrest happened under an international arrest and extradition order...Read More Plans in place to fight caterpillar invasion IN AN aim to avoid a repeat of last spring’s pine processionary caterpillar invasion, Mijas council has announced a fumigation scheme to be put into practice in the near future. The contract, awarded...Read More UK Shadow Chancellor on ‘Redistribution of wealth’ at Labour Conference 2015 JOHN MCDONNELL, the UK Shadow Chancellor, has launched a wholesale review of Labour’s economic policies at the Labour Conference in Brighton today, Monday September 28. In his first important speech...Read More Freedom of City for Royal Gibraltar Police ALTHOUGH the award was announced some time ago, The Royal Gibraltar Police marched up Main Street on the morning of September 26 to receive Gibraltar’s highest civic honour, the Freedom of the City. Commissioner...Read More Alicante to host next edition of Volvo Ocean Race IT has been confirmed that Alicante will once again host the start of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017. However, Josep Miquel Moya, Director General of Sports of Valencia, has warned that there will have...Read More Controversial case filed once again THE court of Velez-Malaga has ordered the dismissal of the case in which a prosecutor identified as GMA was being investigated in connection with a traffic accident where a young motorcyclist died and...Read More Wales stun England, Ireland and Scotland triumph in thrilling Rugby World Cup weekend IN a dramatic turnaround of Welsh fortunes the injury-beset side came from 10 points behind to beat Stuart Lancaster’s England 28-25 at Twickenham on Saturday September 26. Dan Biggar kicked 23...Read More Towns demand end to illegal races THE councils of 10 towns in the Serra de Tramuntana will demand measures to put an end to illegal motorbike races. The mayors of Pollença, Escorca, Fornalutx, Soller, Deia, Valldemossa, Esporles, Banyalbufar,...Read More Breached noise regulations EIGHT 20-year-olds holidaying in Mojacar were faced with an expense they hadn’t allowed for upon leaving their Sevilla homes. Things did not get off to a good start when the girls arrived to find...Read More Fashion for charity in Quesada A TOTAL of €712 was raised from a fashion show at the Quesada Country Club for the Paul Cunningham Nurses Charity. The Torrevieja Barbershop Harmonisers entertained the crowd with their singing...Read More World Tourism Day celebrations continue into October A total of twenty restaurants are participating in Week of the Pincho to commemorate World Tourism Day in Benidorm. The event is being celebrated until October 4 in Benidorm with the participation of...Read More Death on board cruise ship A MAN died on a cruise ship, just hours before it arrived in Palma Port. He reportedly felt ill and died suddenly. The captain informed the authorities in Palma, which was the nearest city and a coroner...Read More El Acebuche celebrates Dia de la Merced PRISONERS, prison guards, dignitaries, politicians, representatives from the legal professions and social organisations recently filled the auditorium at El Acebuche prison. They were there to celebrate...Read More Finestrat environmental campaign THE Department of Environment in Finestrat have placed a total of 15 signs informing the public about the correct use of the waste collection points in the town. As explained by the councillor for the...Read More GCSE students in Britain may have papers marked in Spain THE shortage of examiners in Britain may lead to GCSE papers coming to Spain according to OCR, one of the largest exam boards in England. Michael O’Sullivan, chief executive of OCR’s sister...Read More Drug known to Hippocrates in 420BC helps cancer sufferers RESEARCH by the Leiden University Medical Centre was presented to the European Cancer Congress in Vienna on September 28, detailing long research that suggests cancer sufferers taking aspirin survive...Read More Motril port could be better OUTDATED facilities are one of the main complaints at the Motril Port, according to its main representative. President of the Port Authorities in Motril, Francisco Alvarez de la Chica, has denounced...Read More Torrevieja welcomes the arrival of the Amadea TORREVIEJA welcomed its first ever cruise ship yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. The Amadea ship anchored out at sea with boats operating a shuttle service as around 400 of the 600 passengers on board got...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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