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Friday, 18 September 2015   
 

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Valencia proposes boat charters for refugees

REFUGEE  SUPPORTERS: Protestors carry placards to highlight the Syrians’ plight. AN initiative to bring Syrian refugees directly by boat to Valencia has been proposed by Monica Oltra in Madrid.
The vice president of Generalitat Valenciana and Mayor Joan Ribo called an emergency conference...Read More

Jewellery gang held in Costa Blanca

AN organised gang which targeted jewellers around the country has been broken up. One arrest was made in Alicante Province as the gang is thought to be responsible for eight thefts in Alicante, Madrid,...Read More

Cultural centre in Torevieja closed as it has no opening licence

MORE CLOSURES: The  cultural centre has also now also been closed pending an urgent inspection. THE Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre now joins Torrevieja’s list of facilities being closed by the council.
Councillor for Planning, Fanny Serrano, said it was closed due to the lack of an opening...Read More

Matas appeared in court this week

Jaume Matas THE former President of the Regional Government, Jaume Matas, has appeared in Palma court this week for his involvement with the Son Espases case.
The former health councillor for the Balearic Government,...Read More

South Sudan death toll

Children of South  Sudan A TANKER carrying oil crashed off of a road in Maridi, a settlement in the world´s youngest independent country South Sudan on September 16 and then burst into flames leaving at least 100 people dead.
Having...Read More

Russian pranksters target Elton John in a ‘hoax call’

A PHONE recording, which revealed Sir Elton John being tricked into thinking President Vladimir Putin had called him to review gay rights, has been broadcast on Russian TV.
Pranksters Vladimir Krasnov...Read More

Missing Paraguayan girl spotted by passerby in Malaga City and returned safely home

A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl from Paraguay who went missing in Malaga City on Monday (September 14) has been found safe and reunited with her family, the police have reported.
The girl, Katherine Alonso Samaniego,...Read More

Motril's bus station almost ready for opening

MOTRIL’S new bus station will be finished by December.
Delegates from the regional government in Granada visited the area this week and confirmed that the works were currently 70 per cent complete.
The...Read More

Tiger mosquitoes in Almeria

THE tiger mosquito has colonised most of Spain’s Mediterranean coast in under a decade.
Almeria has not escaped and the black and white tigerstriped insects have been located in Huercal de Almeria,...Read More

Nine out of 10 choose Castellano in Valencia

THE debate over which language children should study in the province has come to the forefront once again as children return to school, after statistics reveal that nine out of 10 students have...Read More

Theatre website gets lost in translation

EXPATRIATES browsing the website for Malaga’s Cervantes Theatre in English were left rolling about laughing last week due to automatic translations resulting in a number of hilarious errors.
Those...Read More

Jose Mourinho - I’m a fantastic manager

Jose Mourinho  Chelsea manager IN a reversal of the poor form that Chelsea have experienced since the start of the Premier League season, they thrashed Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-0 at Stamford Bridge on September 16 to the obvious delight...Read More

Diving with a scientific purpose

LA HERRADURA’S diving scene is growing at a high speed as it holds an important training course. The Mediterranean Centre of Granada University will celebrate for the first time a course in La Herradura...Read More

Free diabetes check in Santa Ponsa

Diabetes check ONE of the fastest growing diseases of modern society - caused in the main by our lifestyles and diet - is diabetes and Specsavers Opticas Santa Ponsa is joining forces with the Calvia Lions Club to hold...Read More

Euro Weekly News Media Partners of Marbella 4Days Walking October 2015

AS part of the annual Marbella 4Days Walking event, on Saturday October 10 and Sunday October 11, children aged from four-12 years and their families are invited to participate in two six-kilometre routes...Read More

Not all of the best art galleries are in Madrid

MASTER PAINTER:  Statue of Diego de Velázquez at the Prado Museum, Madrid. ALTHOUGH it is true to say that there are some tremendous galleries in both Madrid and Barcelona, there is still plenty to discover across the length and breadth of Spain.
Malaga, in the south, can boast...Read More

Funding is given to aid migrant workers

FIELD SUPPORT:  Money to fund activities such as the basic needs of accommodation and meals. THE Consell has allocated €350,000 to get better working conditions for immigrants in the agricultural sector.
The plan is to offer aid amounting to €350,000 to finance projects to improve agricultural...Read More

Backlash over jihadist arrest in Gandia

THERE has been an internet backlash on social media against the Guardia Civil by radical Islamists after an 18-year-old woman was arrested in Gandia, for allegedly making plans to travel to Syria to join...Read More

No new shopping centres in Mallorca

MALLORCA government has approved a law suspending the creation and extension of shopping centres on building and rural land.
The transitional law will remain in place until June 2017 when the approval...Read More

Motril celebrates the 15th edition of the Romantic Cars festival

ROMANTIC CARS  CLUB: Event will draw participants and cars from every corner of Spain. MOTRIL celebrates the 15th edition of the Romantic Cars of the Costa Tropical festival this weekend.
The event is scheduled to take place on September 19 and 29, and was organised by the ‘Romantic...Read More

Share and share alike for new cycle lanes

BICYCLE-FRIENDLY:  Almeria cycle lanes are now complete. ALMERIA City must now ensure peaceful coexistence between cyclists and pedestrians on its now-completed cycle lanes.
City hall is working on by-laws regulating their use and must also stem possible sources...Read More

End to animal abuse in Palma

AIM: Palma to be a  city without animal abuse. POLITICAL party Ciudadanos in Palma has proposed the creation of a list of anyone who has been fined by City Hall for abusing animals or who has been sentenced for the same reason.
It would be managed...Read More

Bollywood shines the spotlight back on Nerja

NERJA continues to attract the attention of the movie phenomenon that is Bollywood.
The production team made the long journey from India to film in the town. Tourism Councillor Patricia Guiterrez announced...Read More

People-trafficker is arrested off Almeria

THE drama of people-trafficking continues unabated in Almeria.
While all attention is turned to the plight of thousands of refugees at the border between Hungary and Serbia, mafias are still preying...Read More

Mayors of Torrevieja and Guardamar have held a meeting

MAYORAL MEETING:  José Manuel Dolon (left) with Guardamar's Mayor, José Luis Saez THE mayors of Torrevieja and Guardamar have held a working meeting to address various issues that the two municipalities have in common.
Torrevieja Mayor José Manuel Dolon received the mayor of Guardamar,...Read More

Pool water reclaim in Benidorm

BENIDORM City Council announced yesterday that it seeks to reuse water from private pools that are normally emptied into the sewer for irrigation work and street cleaning, in a move intended to save around...Read More

Almost one third of patients now from abroad at Costa del Sol hospitals

EXPATRIATES now make up about 30 per cent of cases treated at Costa del Sol hospitals, the health department has reported.
Although more patients from abroad could be expected during the summer months...Read More

Spanish Royals cost people in Spain 16 cents each per year, PP says

THE Partido Popular stood up for the Spanish Royal Household in Congress on Wednesday (September 16), rejecting opposition parties’ requests for the 2016 budget for the institution to be reduced and...Read More

Orihuela Costa beaches cleaned after storms

WRECKED: La Zenia  beach was ravaged by the recent storms, but the Town Hall says repairs have nearly been completed THE beaches of the Orihuela Costa have almost returned to normal after the damage suffered from the recent rains and storms.
Councillor for Beaches, Sofia Alvarez (PP) said the state of the beaches is...Read More

Spanish economy doesn´t look so good to a reader in Javier

ONE of our many readers has contacted us with regards to regular observations in the media concerning the growth in the Spanish economy and says that there has been no obvious tourist boom in Javea as...Read More

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