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Saturday, 05 September 2015      Euro Weekly News - Alerts ‘Four Seasons in One Day’ Strange weather conditions reported in Mallorca REPORTS of torrential rain, lightning and hailstones were received from the EWN man on the ground in Mallorca on Friday September 4. If it wasn’t for the fact that the snow was months ago,...Read More Catalonia will secede from Spain if voters indicate that is their wish UNLIKE the vote in Scotland concerning independence from the UK which was officially recognised and agreed by the British government, the president of Catalonia has indicated that the regional elections...Read More Road deaths decrease in Spain THE total number of road victims so far this year is 727, 2 per cent less than the same period of 2014. However, during the summer months of July and August, 224 have died across Spanish roads, five...Read More Wanted man gives himself up to Gibraltar police ROBERT MORTBY, 28, from London who was on the UK National Crime Agency most wanted list, surrendered to police on September 2 in Gibraltar and appeared in court three days later where he agreed to be...Read More Woeful welcome for tourists BENIDORM Bus Station is in urgent need of some TLC. The busy terminal located in the tourist capital of the Costa Blanca welcomes over 700,000 people a year; however, it is in a serious state of neglect...Read More Summer sale season a big hit with shoppers AS many as 60 per cent of business owners in Malaga Province reported that the sale season had been either ‘good’ or ‘very good’ in a survey conducted by the Malaga Commerce Federation...Read More Calm summer across the beaches CRUZ ROJA has described the current summer in Torrevieja as “calm.” Head of the beach rescue and lifeguard department of the Cruz Roja, Jose Miguel Ferrandez, told Spanish daily Informacion,...Read More Man drowns at El Zapillo beach A 47-YEAR-OLD man from Portugal died on Tuesday (September 1) night on the beach opposite the Maestro Padilla Auditorium (Almeria). Local Police reported that the man had caught hold of a buoy where...Read More Soccerex celebrates 20 years in Manchester ARGUABLY what is football´s most important conference is taking place in Manchester at the Central Convention Complex from September 7 to 9. Growing from small beginnings, the Soccerex Global Convention...Read More Calvia requests help CALVIA Mayor, Alfonso Rodriguez, spoke with the Island’s Territory and Infrastructures councillor, Mercedes Garrido, regarding some of the town’s needs. He thanked her for her interest and...Read More Major marihuana plantation dismantled in Albacete A RECORD-BREAKING marihuana plantation believed to be the largest ever found in European grounds has been dismantled in Pozo Cañada, (Albacete). A 47-year-old man identified as PSA, has been taken...Read More Gazpacho free for all GAZPACHO enthusiasts are in luck as an association called ‘¿Yo? ¡Producto Andaluz!” is to hand out free glasses of this delicious Spanish cold soup in Torremolinos to promote...Read More Hose man arrested twice in one week A MAN has been arrested twice in one week for allegedly stealing gardening material from various country properties in Cartagena, the Guardia Civil has reported. Investigations began after an increased...Read More Tonnes of rubbish on Balearic coasts A TONNE of rubbish has been collected every day in August along the coastlines of the Balearic Islands. This is 40 per cent more than the same month in 2014, according to the Head of Environmental Education,...Read More Javea says goodbye to local volunteer ‘WITH much regret we have to inform you that Audrey passed away on Friday August 28, aged 93 years. Audrey was a volunteer for The Original Charity Shop and Library for more than 23 years and worked...Read More Three injured in crash when car careered into palm tree in Elche A MAN was lucky to get away with minor injuries after having to be cut out of the wreckage of the car he was travelling in when it careered into a palm tree on Friday August 28, on the Swamp Road in Elche. The...Read More Woman gets data removed THE Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has ordered the Balearic Government, Andratx Town Hall and Google to remove negative information regarding a Mallorca woman from the internet. The woman’s...Read More Lack of rain complicates regeneration of the forest DRY weather is complicating the regeneration of forests that have been affected by forest fires throughout Alicante Province. Wild fires have ravaged more than 3,300 hectares in the last three years,...Read More Pope Francis likes to go walking in Rome Although he has not yet been seen throwing coins into the Trevi Fountain, Pope Francis broke with tradition and security on September 3 by leaving the Vatican City and walking in to an optician’s...Read More Torrox, twice as colourful AS the EWN reported at the beginning of August, the Torrox Council has covered up the town streets with more than 600 umbrellas, but they did not stop there. Seeing the great acceptance the project gained,...Read More Employees rob bar where they worked TWO men were arrested in Palma for robbing the bar where they work. They allegedly forced open the door, partially destroyed the premises, threw a television screen on the floor and stole €400 from...Read More A new President for the Port of Alicante JUAN Antonio Gisbert has been chosen by the Government to revive the port of Alicante, an institution of huge importance nationwide. The full Consell ratified on Friday August 28, in its first session...Read More Military training in Almeria A TOTAL of 12 Almeria youths have passed the Officer and Non-Commissioned Officer exams and have been admitted into the Armed Forces in 2015. The amount of vacancies has been increased this year, which...Read More Hackers disclose Valencian community’s guilty secrets SPANISH company Tecnilogica compiled a map of 37 million potential adulterers on the hacked Ashley Madison list. It revealed more than 1 million members in Spain, of whom 75,000 are, or were, located...Read More It’s a step in the right direction for Spanish footwear manufacturers RECORD growth for Spanish footwear manufacturers has been recorded in the last six months. This was excellent news for the 17 companies based in the province of Alicante and demonstrates that far from...Read More Man jailed for illegal construction A MAN has been jailed for six months for building a pool on non-buildable, protected land in the Los Alcornocales Park (Cortes de la Frontera). The sentence issued by the Malaga Court will also force...Read More ‘Social baptisms’ to arrive in Torremolinos THE Torremolinos Council will change the Civil Marriage Ordinance to be able to issue name presentation and social welcoming ceremonies for children starting this November. As people choose to get married...Read More Almeria capital gets a cleaning contingency plan IN light of the well-known torrential rains that usually fall in the upcoming season, the company responsible for Almeria’s Municipal Water Service, Aqualia, has put in place a gutter-cleaning contingency...Read More Wing found in sea definitely from missing Malaysian Airways flight FRENCH investigators announced on September 3 that they are certain that the piece of wing - known as a flaperon - found on Reunion Island in July came from missing flight MH370. The Island of Reunion...Read More Malaga will aid Syrian refugees MALAGA Council has put forward an initiative to help the families of Syrian refugees who arrive in the city together with the charity organisations of the city and other public administrations. Social...Read More   www.euroweeklynews.com | Facebook | Twitter

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